With France hosting the 2016 Euro tournament, it might be a good time for the French. After winning the World Cup in 1998, they haven’t been able to repeat that feat, though they did win the Euro 2000 competition, the only performance worthy of remembering is the 2006 World Cup final which will be forever … Read more
£40 million for a 21-year-old might seem a little steep to some people, but that is the price being quoted by Chelsea to get the signature of one of the hottest properties in English football, John Stones. Call it a masterstroke by Everton to price up their English talent, a move out of desperation by … Read more
Aymeric Laporte Scout Report Such is the current defensive crisis at Manchester United that every half-decent centre back has been linked with the club over the past few months. One player who might well represent a solid future investment is Athletic Bilbao’s 20-year-old French centre back Aymeric Laporte. The French U-21 international is regarded highly … Read more
Atletico Madrid have celebrated Eastern seeing La Liga’s title from a closer distance. They extended the gap with Real Madrid to six points, though the cross-town rival have a game in hands as they postponed the clash against Valladolid. Barcelona meanwhile won against Athletic Bilbao still remaining in the race, albeit four points behind the … Read more
There are no limits for Atletico Madrid. Even the sceptics – those who have been saying that Diego Simeone’s squad sooner or later would haven’t been a real title contenders – must now cease talking. On the paper, this weekend should have been favourable to Real Madrid, who played Rayo Vallecano at home, whilst Barça … Read more
Manchester United had one of their worst starts in their premier league history, having suffered three defeats already. They currently sit in a shocking 12th position in the league table. Can Moyes turn the tide and make them re-enter the title race this season? Moyes should concentrate on climbing the table and reach the top … Read more
Remember Fernando Llorente? Once one of the most wanted strikers in the world now just a dejected figure in Turin. Fernando Llorente joined Juventus as a free agent after his contract expired with Athletic Bilbao in the Summer. Llorente who bagged good number of goals for Athletic Bilbao for most of the seasons he played … Read more
Just like the Premier League, the La Liga in Spain is also going a real shift of control with eight managers leaving their clubs at the end of the 2012/13 season. The last one of those jobs to be filled was that of Real Madrid. Jose Mourinho now has his long term future tied down … Read more
After having looked at the best of what La Liga had to offer in the last season, it’s time to now look at the worst. We’ve seen some of the brilliance that La Liga has produced, but last season was not without it’s negative points, here are a few of the standout disappointments of the … Read more