For several decades, soccer leagues tended to be purely composed of players from the nation they played in. This was because it was difficult to scout further afield than your own borders, so often players who were excelling in far away countries were left there. In addition, the idea of bringing in a new recruit … Read more
Luis Enrique’s team fought a great fight this Saturday as they traveled to Mestalla to face a struggling Valencia team that was really desperate for points, but eventually fell short against Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, losing at home 3 goals against 2. The Blaugrana team hit first at Mestalla, with a beautiful strike from … Read more
Manchester City believe that due to Pep Guardiola taking over the managerial position at the Etihad Stadium, Lionel Messi’s destination once he leaves the Nou Camp will be Etihad itself. Guardiola is a former Barcelona coach and a good friend of Messi’s. City believe they would be clear favourites to sign the 28-year-old Argentina star … Read more
1) England to not make it past the last 16 Maybe this is just me being typical pessimistic about my beloved Three Lions? But our squad is weak, and as much as I disposed to like Hodgson as a West Bromwich Albion supporter, the slow evolving, almost negative style of football the England have been … Read more
Who is the fastest football player in the world? Everyone will tend to say Cristiano Ronaldo or Theo Walcott or Gareth Bale. But, surprisingly they are not the top fastest player in the planet. According to the report released by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia is the world’s fastest football player. Antonio … Read more
Man Marking? is this a new way? Lionel Messi who has been struggling with his thigh throughout the pre-season, barely made it to the end of the first half and was substituted in the second. The Argentine was pretty much holding his thighs from the start of the game and noticing that, Atletico’s Diego Godin gestures to … Read more
What we learned from Levante destruction Gerardo “Tata” Martino opened his La Liga account with an emphatic 7-0 win over a hapless Levante – the biggest opening match day winning margin in the club’s history. They passed, pressed, shot, scored, defended you name it, Barcelona were obviously on full throttle the past weekend. Levante loosing … Read more
I couldn’t help it but to start off with a cliche – “The good, bad and the ugly” for some reason. AC Milan’s Mario Balotelli and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi along with their Italian and Argentine colleagues had a VIP meeting at the Vatican with the first Latin American-born Pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis. Ahead … Read more
The New Speed of Light captures the footballing genius of Leo Messi like you’ve never seen before. Exploring the moves that make him the best in the world in intricate detail through the use of light. The film captures and analyzes Leo’s movement, to reveal the secret of his movement on the pitch as well … Read more
Lo Mejor de la liga – The Best of La Liga 12/13 The Spanish league season came to an exciting end on Saturday evening. The season had it’s usual mix of drama, controversy and excitement and after all of the season’s highs and lows everyone can relax for a few months of siesta. It’s time … Read more