SPANISH FOOTBALL IS AN "EXPORTER" OF SUCCESS

Ireland Coach Giovanni Trapattoni mentioned after the Spain - Ireland Friendly game days back, that this Spain was better than the legendary Brazil of Pele. A real honour coming from a man who is a walking Football History book & with huge experience. 

There is no doubt that Spain has & is ruling World Football since 2008 with Euro 2008, FIFA World Cup 2010 & Euro 2012 titles. If Spain can add

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SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM SHIRT NUMBERS | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP

Many readers of Spanish Football Sports email asking about the numbers that each player in the Spanish National Team wears on their shirt. This changes from time to time & from competition. Today the shirt numbers have been allocated to the current FIFA Confederations Cup Spanish squad in the following manner. That is these are the numbers that each member has for the upcoming FIFA Confederations

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REAL MADRID POLITICS | JOSE MOURINHO TO LEAVE PRESIDENT FLORENTINO PEREZ TO STAY

Everything indicates that the "Mourinho era" at Real Madrid has come to its end. Scorched earth some claim, a created disaster area like a recently passed Hurricane. The "Special One" came to put back the glory back onto Real Madrid & will leave with only a Spanish Cup, Liga & Spanish SuperCup title. Not bad at all for any other Club, but not with Real Madrid that measures success with Champions

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | ROUND 36 GAMES FINAL SCORES

Real Madrid & Atletico de Madrid  play each other in the final of the Spanish Cup on the 17th of May, which under other circumstances for them coincides with Round 36 of Liga. Obviously both cant participate if on Friday they meet which has forced their scheduled games to be put forward for tonight. That is, two Spanish Football matches were played tonight as part of Round 36 of Liga.




Celta

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NEYMAR TRANSFER NEWS | REAL MADRID BACK IN THE FRONT POSITION ?

Nearly everyone takes it as a given that Brazilian & Santos player Neymar will make the jump soon to European Football  & concretely to FC Barcelona. In fact, it is well known that there exists a pre-agreement between Neymar & FC Barcelona with the latter advancing 10M€ to the player & with a penalty clause if the player does not sign. The only unknown is when will be his arrival, Barça is

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LIVERPOOL FC - INTER MILAN EYE FC BARCELONA DEFENDER MONTONYA

There is a "tug of war" between English Premier League Club Liverpool FC & Italian Club Inter Milan for the FC Barcelona defensive "pearl" Martin Montoya. The English Club thinks Montoya is the candidate to substitute Carragher, while Inter Milan see Montoya as the "fill in" for injured defender Javier Zanetti.



Martin Montoya is said to be thinking about a move away from Barça because current

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | ROUND 33 GAMES RESULTS

Been out of town this weekend which has limited my time in viewing most of the Liga Round 33 games. However, not wishing to halt the habitual post with all the Spanish Soccer - Football final results & all goal scorers, I´II give below a brief summary that I hope will serve.

Real Zaragoza 3 ( Montañes, Postiga, Rochina ) - Real Mallorca 2 ( Hemed, Arizmendi )
At.Madrid 1 ( Falcao ) - Real Madrid

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | SUNDAY ROUND 32 MATCH RESULTS

Spanish Soccer - Football action this Sunday with four matches of Round 32 of Liga played. Here are the final scores ( results ) & all the goalscorers.

Madrid Club Getafe hosted RCD Espanyol & lost 0 - 2. Goals from Verdu in the 37th min & Stuani in the 74th min.




Deportivo A Coruña drew 1 - 1 with Athletic Club Bilbao in a game that did not serve the objectives of both Clubs. The shared

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REAL MARDRID CF | ANCELOTTI CHOSEN IF MOURINHO LEAVES

Current Coach José Mourinho neither affirms or denies that he will be leaving Real Madrid CF at the end of the season. However, signals give the impression that Mourinho will be heading elsewhere at the end of the current season & everything points to Chelsea FC. Said this there is some hard bargaining & negotiations happening with Chelsea & Paris St Germain is his second option if the first

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FC BARCELONA LOOKING FOR GOALS | A TRUE NUMBER NINE STRIKER

Spanish Sports daily based in the city of Barcelona "Mundo Deportivo" asks today the question: "What happens if Messi doesn't score goals? Who will?According to the above source, theses are questions that the FC Barcelona technical team & Directives asked themselves flying back from Paris after drawing 2 - 2 in the 1ºst leg quarter-final of Champions League against Paris St Germain & with Messi

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FC BARCELONA | JUVENTUS PREPARING AN OFFER FOR ALEXIS SANCHEZ

FC Barcelona player Alexis Sanchez , the man who self proclaimed himself as "a great Football player" to media while in International duties, has his future out of Barça according to local & overseas sources. The Chilean International has had a horror season with expectations way below what anyone at Barça would have thought when the Club decided to sign the player.The last weeks have been

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REAL MADRID | KAKA - COENTRAO - HIGUAIN EXIT CANDIDATES

If in the below post I mentioned some of the FC Barcelona exit names for next season, here I will mention some of the names that are being said with exit Real Madrid, or at least that is the intention of the Club.

The name & player Gareth Bale of Tottenham Hotspurs keeps sounding locally as a potential new signing for Real Madrid next season. However, for the Welshman to arrive Real Madrid must

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FC BARCELONA NEW SEASON 2013-2014 PLANNING | EXIT NAMES

Most Football Clubs are planning the next season 2013-2014, FC Barcelona is no different. Today Spanish Sports paper & considered "media ally" "Sport" write up the situation & possible exits for next season. Apparently they have the inside story of a recent Barça Directives & Coaching technical team meeting that laid the basis of the "new FC Barcelona". The paper has elaborated the below image to

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | ROUND 31 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Soccer - Football action continued today with four more games of Round 31 of Liga. As yesterday there was plenty of goals with the following final results ( scores ) & goalscorers.




Madrid Club Rayo Vallecano fell 0 - 2 to the "revelation" Club of the Liga Real Sociedad. The Basque Club consolidate themselves a little more in the 4th position of the ladder & thus access to next season

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REAL MADRID NEWS | CARLO ANCELOTTI - CAVANI TIED UP ?

This next story should be taken for what it is, speculation without any official statement. The news comes out of the Barcelona based Spanish Sports daily "Sport", something good & bad, the first its out of the Real Madrid dominated media & the second bad because "Sport" is always attempting to put a spoke in the Real Madrid bicycle.According to reports, many observers believe that current Coach

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | ROUND 31 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Four games of Spanish Soccer - Football scheduled today as part of Round 31 of Liga. Lots of goals & some emotional & heart stopping encounters. Here are all the final scores ( results ) & all the goal scorers.






Valladolid is hoovering around the danger-zone of the classification table & points are of importance. They managed three today with a worked 2 - 1 victory over Madrid Club

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REAL MADRID PRE-SEASON 2013 SCHEDULE | USA VISIT

Spanish Soccer - Football Club Real Madrid has let know its 2013 pre-season schedule. Spanish Football Sports has lots of American readers & friends & there is a good part of the pre-season that is down for the US. I thought that it may interest in case your in the planned US cities & wish to visit to see your favourite Football stars.Apart from the US , Turkey & Sweden will also be part of the

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REAL BETIS COACH PEPE MEL | THE BIRD IS THE WORD

Spanish League - Liga - kicked off with Round 31 yesterday night in the most intense way it could, with a city of Sevilla derby between its two Football Clubs that divides the city : Real Betis ( traditionally working class ) & Sevilla FC ( the well doers ).

The match did not let anyone down & was up to expectations with intensity & a near Sporting pitch battle that included controversial

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SPANISH SOCCER | DERBY ROUND 31 | REAL BETIS 3 SEVILLA FC 3

Spanish Soccer - Football started this Friday Night with Round 31 of Liga. The match usually gets included in the Saturday games round-up post, but this match is special & deserves to be treated now & separately. The big Andalusia region & city of Seville derby is famous for its intensity as it divides the city with Football emotion that gets dangerously close to being over zealous.The Real Betis

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINALS DRAW MATCH-UPS

The Champions League draw for the semi-finals match-ups held this midday at UEFA H/Q in Nyon has giving the following clashes:


Bayern Munich - FC Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund - Real Madrid CF





The first leg matches are scheduled for the 23rd & 24th of April while the return 2º leg matches are down for the 30th of April & 1st of May. 

There is a chance that we could have an all Spanish Final

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