Barcelona has become a boring side to watch. Not because they are suddenly playing defensive football, but because their playing style is becoming too predictable, too machine-like. In every match, one can foresee the same things happening during the course of the game. Plenty of possession (usually sterile), lots of exchanges in passes (often in the … Read more
Another game, another goal for the best player in the world. It wasn’t a particularly spectacular goal but it added to his already incredible tally of goals this season. Mind you, I am not talking about his goal against PSG – I might as well be talking about one of countless he has scored this, … Read more
I, as I have done for every one previous to this, had an “ideal draw” in mind before the Quarter-Final draw of this season’s Champions League. What made this year different from every other, however, was that both were almost exactly alike. With the exception of Real Madrid v Galatasaray (I was hoping the latter … Read more
The headlines that have been pretty relentless these days. Will the ‘Special one’ come back to his special place? There have been claims of text messages to players (which, if truth be told, never stopped after he left), meetings with Chelsea’s higher officials (wouldn’t be surprising, in the small world of elite European football), a house … Read more
One of the biggest talking points in football is not about ‘if’ but ‘when’ Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior will make the move to European football. Neymar just didn’t arrive on the football scene, but exploded after debuting for Santos in 2009. Neymar has already appeared for Santos on 102 occasions and amassed an incredible … Read more
Here is a weekly update from Soccersouls on La Liga goal scorers. It is already game-week 21 in Spain as Barcelona hold firm at the top of the table. Usual suspects Messi & Ronaldo stole the show once again. 1. Lionel Messi – 33 Scored 4 goals in Barcelona’s 5-1 win over Osasuna at the Camp … Read more
Weekends La Liga Fixtures : Saturday Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad Levante vs Valladolid Real Zaragoza vs Espanyol Deportivo La Coruna vs Valencia Sunday Real Madrid vs Getafe Rayo Vallecano vs Real Betis Barcelona vs Osasuna Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid Mallorca vs Malaga Monday Sevilla vs Granada Saturday : The first game of the Game … Read more
Two round of matches have been completed after the La Liga resumed from it’s usual mid-season winter break and the order of the goal charts doesn’t have much difference. As it stands Messi, Falcao and Ronaldo has been the top of La Liga goal scorers chart while the likes of Ex-Arsenal forward Carlos Vela and … Read more
Spanish sports daily El Mundo Deportivo are reporting that there are concerns among the Barcelona board over the future of Gerard Deulofeu, the 18-year-old sensation of Barcelona B. The Riudarenes born youngster has as his agent Gines Carvajal, who coincidentally also happens to be the agent of Victor Valdes and has just announced that the … Read more
The Spanish Armada in the EPL There is little question that Spanish football dictates the beautiful game these days. The national team is on a roll of three consecutive major trophies, while Barcelona is the most formidable club team for years now. The Spanish players have developed a signature style of play, based on fine … Read more