FIFA GOLDEN BALL 2011 - 23 CANDIDATE LIST | FC BARCELONA HAS 8 CANDIDATES REAL MADRID HAS 5 CANDIDATES

SPANISH SPORTS paper based in Barcelona "Mundo Deportivo" has advanced the "exclusive" news that EIGHT FC BARCELONA players have made the cut of 23 player candidates for this years FIFA GOLDEN BALL AWARD. REAL MADRID has FIVE players in the 23 candidate cut, "leaked" tonight by the Barcelona paper.

Days back FRANCE FOOTBALL handed in their initial list of 50 FIFA Golden Ball players, that has

SPANISH FOOTBALL ROUND 11 MONDAY NIGHT RESULT | SEVILLA 1 GRANADA 2

SPANISH FOOTBALL with Monday Night action as the last game of Round 11 was played of  LA LIGA. Here is a brief resume of things with the final result & the scorers.



Sevilla -Granada

SEVILLA FC lost at home against GRANADA 1 - 2 with the latter making a heroic comeback. Sevilla got off to a flying start with a goal buy MANU DEL MORAL just after 38 seconds. From here Sevilla dominated but

SPANISH FOOTBALL DOMINATES "GOLDEN BOY U-21 AWARD" CANDIDATES

The list of candidates that will opt for this years "GOLDEN BOY AWARD" has been handed in with a clear SPANISH FOOTBALL flavour. The Award has a "peculiar" title but is no less prestigious as it its the equivalente to the "FIFA GOLDEN BALL AWARD",  but in this case for Under-21 players.

The Spanish National players are Thiago Alcantara, Muniain, Oriol, Alvaro Vazquez, Rodrigo, Sergio Canales &

ROUND 11 SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL continued today-night with Round 11 of LA LIGA &  five games scheduled that have given the following final results & scorers.



Osasuna-Levante

OSASUNA put end to the dream run of LEVANTE, & the top spot of the classification table, after winning 2 - 0 at home. Osasuna have always being traditionally a tough team to beat in front of their "fierce" supporting fans. The goals

ROUND 11 SPANISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL action tonight with four matches of Round 11 with the four Spanish Champions League representatives, scheduled mid-week,  forwarding their LIGA obligations. Here is a brief summary of events, final results & the scorers.



Cuenca scores for Barça

For those who doubted, or questioned FC BARCELONA & their last performances, tonight they had their mouths shut with an smashing 5 -

VALENCIA CF TIES UP MEXICAN - DEPORTIVO MIDFIELDER ANDRES GUARDADO?

What is a talented World Class Mexican International Football player doing in the Spanish 2º Division? Obviously his contract has something to do with it & admirably his feeling of loyalty to DEPORTIVO A CORUÑA the other. The latter is not a good long-term career building sentiment to hold onto too long, while the former ends next season, thus making ANDRES GUARDADO a free-agent as of the 1ºst of

ARSENAL ASKS REAL MADRID ABOUT ESTEBAN GRANERO

Interesting news piece from Spanish Sports paper "Marca" that has been revealed in todays edition. Apparently earlier in the week ARSENAL representatives travelled to Madrid to have discussions with REAL MADRID Football Director Miguel Pardeza. The topic of conversation was midfielder ESTEBAN GRANERO with a personal message from Arsene Wenger of his interest in having the player over to London in

ROUND 10 MID - WEEK SPANISH FOOTBALL THURSDAY NIGHT RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL finally finished Round 10 with the last two matches scheduled in LA LIGA played tonight. Here are the results & the scorers.



Pandiani

RCD ESPANYOL notched up its third straight victory defeating REAL BETIS 1 - 0. Its the fifth straight loss for Betis which started so well the season & now are really suffering with their game. The winner for Espanyol came from PANDIANI who

REAL MADRID | WELCOME BACK KAKA

REAL MADRID Brazilian midfielder is back. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, alias KAKÁ, has suffered his time in the Desert just as Jesus, but his was a Football Desert & 16 months away from the National team. Today Kaka received the news that "officially" collaborates his "resurrection", with BRAZIL Coach Mano Menezes calling the player for two upcoming International Friendly games.



Kaká

The

ROUND 10 MID - WEEK SPANISH FOOTBALL RESULTS | WEDNESDAY NIGHT GAMES

SPANISH FOOTBALL continued tonight with mid-week Round 10 matches that gave the following results & scorers for the six games scheduled of LA LIGA.



Rayo-Malaga

RAYO VALLECANO won MALAGA FC 2 - 0 making some suspect that things are not well at all with Malaga. This statement does not wish to take away the marvellous match that the Madrid team put in with goals from BOTELHO in the 7th min &

ROUND 10 MID - WEEK SPANISH FOOTBALL RESULTS | SEVILLA 2 RACING 2 GRANADA 0 FC BARCELONA 1

SPANISH FOOTBALL celebrates mid-week action with Round 10, & with two games played Tuesday night of LA LIGA with the following results & scorers.



Manu de Moral


SEVILLA FC remains undefeated at home after drawing in the last moment 2 - 2 against RACING DE SANTANDER. Sevilla player MANU DE MORAL opened the scoring in the 36th min & again for the last moment winner in the 92nd min. Racing

FRANCE FOOTBALL 50 CANDIDATES FOR FIFA GOLDEN BALL 2011 | FC BARCELONA 10 PLAYERS - REAL MADRID 5

France Football has handed in the list of the initial 50 candidates chosen for this years FIFA GOLDEN BALL AWARD. These are now the following procedures:



1. 1st of November the list of 50 will be shortened to 23 players
2. 5th of December , three players will be named as finalists
3. 9th of January 2012 the winner will be announced



Spanish Football based players: courtesy of Marca.com

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA ROUND 9 | SUNDAY NIGHT RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL celebrated the six remaining Round 9 SPANISH LEAGUE - LA LIGA matches with the following results & scorers.



Lass for Getafe

The REAL BETIS "bubble" loses air with every game with another defeat at the hands of RAYO VALLECANO which won 0 - 2. The visitors simply finished their opportunities better than the home side starting with LASS who "looped"  a nice goal over the keeper

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LEAGUE ROUND 9 | SATURDAY MATCH RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL via its LEAGUE celebrated four games this afternoon/evening as part of Round 9 of LA LIGA. Below is a brief summary of the matches, the final results & all the goal scorers.



Andre Castro for Gijon

REAL SPORTING DE GIJON needed a win like water & they managed to get some pressure off themselves,  & give a joy to their fans,  after defeated GRANADA 2 - 0. Sporting scored early

FC BARCELONA | YOUNG SPANISH FOOTBALL PROMISE ISSAC CUENCA

This young SPANISH FOOTBALL promise is 20 year old ISSAC CUENCA. The forward currently plays in FC BARCELONA B, however the news was his debut with the A - TEAM in FC BARECLONA Champions League match against Viktoria Pilsen on the 19th of October. 



Issac Cuenca

The youngster has a bright future ahead, either with Barça or elsewhere. But did you know that Issac has more Football talents? The

EUROPA LEAGUE RESULTS | ATHLETIC DE BILBAO 2 SALZBURG 2 | UDINESE 2 ATLETICO DE MADRID 0

The two SPANISH FOOTBALL representatives in the EUROPA LEAGUE competition were in action tonight with the following brief summary of events, scorers & final results.



At.Bilbao-Salzburg

ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO hosted SALZBURG for their Group F clash & both offered an entertaining match that went down to the end - with Bilbao comeback included - to finish in a 2 - 2 draw. The match had a red card

SPANISH HANDBALL | ATLETICO DE MADRID BREAK SCORING RECORD

ATLETICO DE MADRID (ex Ciudad Real) achieved a historical record breaking the previously held by FC Barcelona in scoring 52 goals in one match. I am taking about SPANISH HANDBALL & yes, the Spanish Handball League (ASOBAL) . The unfortunate receiving opponents were ACADEMICA OCTAVIO who managed to score 27.


Atletico de Madrid currently leading the League & are doing well in Europe.

Perhaps the

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS | B LEVERKUSEN 2 VALENCIA CF 1 | FC BARCELONA 2 VIKTORIA PILSEN 0

The last two SPANISH FOOTBALL Clubs with CHAMPIONS LEAGUE qualifying Group match commitments, Valencia CF & FC Barcelona, returned a sweet & sour ( or sour & sweet ) result that I will now go into more detail below with the final results & scorers.



Sam for B.Leverkusen

VALENCIA CF travelled to Germany to play fellow Group E Club BAYERN LEVERKUSEN & finished losing 2 - 1 to virtually shut for

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS | MANCHESTER CITY 2 VILLAREAL 1 | REAL MADRID 4 OLYMPIQUE LYON 0

Heads & Tails for the SPANISH FOOTBALL Clubs participating tonight in CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. Villareal needed to not lose to keep their slim chances of overcoming their Group for possible qualification, while Real Madrid needed a victory to seal their place beyond the Group phase. 



David Silva

VILLAREAL needed to not lose their Group A match against MANCHESTER CITY & it was never going to be easy.

SPANISH FOOTBALL LEADS THE WORLD IN SOCIAL MEDIA

SPANISH FOOTBALL looks like leading the Social Media area as well as World Football. A comprehensive study of "followers" on the two currently leading "Social Media" channels ( Facebook & Twitter) gives Spanish Football Clubs FC BARCELONA & REAL MADRID as the most popular Sporting teams on the planet.



FC Barcelona 2011

The below graph gives a snap view of positions & numbers. Its in Spanish

SPANISH FOOTBALL MONDAY NIGHT ROUND 8 MATCH RESULT | ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO 3 OSASUNA 1

SPANISH FOOTBALL finished with the last match of Round 8 of LA LIGA with an exciting game of Football palyed between ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO & OSASUNA. The "Lions" got their game finally together after some difficult past rounds matches & won 3 - 1 in front of their roaring fans ( no punt intended ).

However it was Osasuna which got off to a flying start & shook Bilbao whos keeper Iraizoz had to

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA ROUND 8 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL continued today with Round 8 of the SPANISH LEAGUE - LIGA with four matches scheduled (tomorrow the last game scheduled). Here are the results & the scorers. 



Levante 2011

LEVANTE are surprising everyone & if they keep it up will be the revelation team. Today they defeated MALAGA 3 - 0 & share top spot with FC Barcelona. Malaga was well defeated & their complaint about the

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LEAGUE SATURDAY ROUND 8 GAMES RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL action with all the four Champions League participating Clubs playing tonight in Round 8 of the SPANISH LEGAUE - LIGA. Plenty of action, controversy & of course goals , especially from Real Madrid & Barcelona. 


Here is a brief summary-round up of the action, the final results & the scorers.



Gonzalo Higuain


REAL MADRID defeated a brave REAL BETIS 4 - 1 which included

SPANISH FOOTBALL | LAST 32 TEAMS SPANISH CUP 2011-2012 DRAW

The last 32 teams for the SPANISH CUP 2011 - 2012 ( Copa del Rey ) has been drawn today with the following line-ups:



Spanish Cup 1/16 2011 draw

The Spanish League (Liga) teams join in at this stage & there are some interesting match ups between some David's & Goliath's. Take L´Hospitalet - Barcelona ( city Derby) & Ponferradina - Real Madrid as examples, which apart from the difference in "

SFS FLASHBACKS | 15 YEARS AGO | THE "FAMOUS" RONALDO GOAL

Fifteen (15) years ago the below occurred in the Spanish Football League when FC Barcelona played away Santiago de Compostela.



Spectacular goal from the Brazilian star RONALDO , bit more younger & slimmer, that has comeback to all our memories after 15 years. Great player, one of the best Nº9s in Football History.

SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM POSSESSION PLAY

This is just some extra information,  yet interesting,  to help further understand the Spanish build up to yesterdays first goal by DAVID SILVA against Scotland in the Euro Group I qualifier. Spanish Sports daily "AS" has whipped up this infograph to perfectly highlight the Spanish Football ( National Team ) philosophy of "touch-ball or possession play". 


The stats are the following: 42 touches

SPAIN 3 - SCOTLAND 1 | GROUP I EURO 2012 QUALIFIER RESULT

SPAIN equalled the historical 14 straight wins of Holland & France in official matches by defeating SCOTLAND 3 - 1 in the Group I Euro 2012 qualifier. Spain finishes top of the Group & goes straight into next years Poland-Ukraine Euro Championships, while Scotland misses out as the Czech Republic won their game to grab the 2º place in the Group & thus continue with a chance to qualify.

I was

SPANISH FOOTBALL FLASHBACK | BIGGEST HISTORICAL LOCAL DEFEAT

SPAIN plays SCOTLAND tonight in their last Group I qualifying Euro 2012 match. The home team are the current World Champions, have already assured top spot  & are looking to equal Holland & France in their 14th straight wins official games record. One may think beforehand that even though Scotland is playing for the second place ( against the Czech Rep)  in the Group that Spain are the "hot

REAL MADRID FOLLOWING YOUNG GERMAN MARIO GOTZE ?

A new & relatively unknown name has sprung up onto center stage of SPANISH FOOTBALL today (however brief). MARIO GOTZE, 19 year old German & BORUSSIA DORTMUND midfielder that Spanish Sports paper "Marca" claims is on the REAL MADRID agenda.



Gotze: courtesy Marca

Perhaps its the lack of local Football news that makes the paper venture into German Football. However, the youngster is already an

FC BARCELONA OVERTAKES REAL MADRID AS SPANISH FOOTBALL MOST POPULAR CLUB

As we all know a survey is always subjective & open to many interpretations. However, surveys if done well can give insight, reveal tendencies & capture a trend that could be interesting to bear in mind. Spanish Sports daily "AS" has contracted the firm "IKERFEL" to survey Spanish Football spectators in all 20 First Division Stadiums.

The result is that FC BARCELONA is the most popular Football

FC BARCELONA | THIAGO SILVA STILL ON THEIR LIST

SPANISH FOOTBALL & Barcelona based Sports paper "Mundo Deportivo" remind readers that FC BARCELONA has not forgotten about AC MILAN & Brazilian International defender THIAGO SILVA. The fact was that Barça would have made a "serious" effort this season for the defender but the "money situation" at the Club did not permit extend itself beyond Alexis Sanchez & Cesc Fabregas.



Thaigo: courtesy

EURO 2012 GROUP I RESULT | CZECH REPUBLIC 0 SPAIN 2

SPAIN defeated the CZECH REPUBLIC 0 - 2 in their Group I Euro 2012 qualifier match in Prague. The Spaniards have already qualified & the Czech side needed a positive result to secure the Groups second place, however they will be disappointed with their performance tonight.



Juan Mata

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM dominated most of the match with their usual style of touch Football which caused the

EURO U - 21 GROUP 5 QUALIFIER | CROATIA 0 SPAIN 2

European U-21 Football action tonight with Group qualifiers with the SPANISH U-21 FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM playing CROATIA away & winning 0 - 2. It is Spains third straight Group 5 victory that gives them 9 points & 9 goals.The qualifiers are for the 2013 European Championship Finals places & Spain is currently in a privileged position.

The Spanish side dominated most of the game with touch

RCD ESPAÑYOL LOOK AT AJAX PLAYER EL HAMDAOUA

This piece comes from Spanish Sports & Barcelona based paper "Sport". According to the daily, RCD ESPANYOL is back at it again in their attempts to sign a striker & they have their eyes on  AJAX Moroccan forward EL HAMDAOUA.


This isn´t the first contact between the Spanish Football Club & the player, in fact they had an agreement for this season & things looked a "done deal" until something

VILLAREAL FC | WITHOUT A TRUE FORWARD

There are those with a "superstitious" edge claiming that VILLAREAL has a "curse" on the Number 9 - forward - position. This has been heightened by the injury to ROSSI who has injured himself while training with the Italian National Team. This leaves Villareal without a true forward. The other two forwards in the side Marcos Ruben ( out 15 days ) & Nilmar ( knee operation out 2 months) have also 

ATLETICO DE MADRID | PLEASE ACCEPT APOLOGIES TO ALL SEVILLA FANS - ANTONIO PUERTA FAMILY

I undertsand that times are tough, that there are many people with serious frustrations & emotional needs to belong. Sports is traditionally a "release button" of emotions which eases the five-six days of "pain". However, when the "frustration" gets mixed up with twisted illusions & many times "intoxicated" minds we sadly get events that occured at the ATLETICO DE MADRID "Vicente Calderon"

REAL SOCIEDAD - IÑIGO MARTINEZ 50 MT GOAL AGAINST AT BILBAO - 2011

The talk of the day here in Spain. Yesterdays 50+ mt goal by IÑIGO MARTINEZ for REAL SOCIEDAD against ATHLETIC DE BILBAO in Round 7 of the SPANISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE - LIGA. Here is the VIDEO of the goal:

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LEAGUE RESULTS | ROUND 7 SUNDAY NIGHT

Big Sunday of Round 7 SPANISH FOOTBALL action with the remaining 5 games of LA LIGA played with interesting results, action & goals. Here are quick briefs of the events with all the results & scorers.



Fernando Llorente (At Bilbao)

The Big "Basque Derby" went to ATHLETIC DE BILBAO which visited REAL SOCIEDAD & won 1 - 2. Typical tense match as one would expect between these fierce "local"

REAL MADRID - NEYMAR | DEAL , CONFIDENTIALLY & 2012

We could finally be at the end,  & conclusion, of the NEYMAR story. The Brazilian sensation & National "hero" will end up at REAL MADRID. His Club SANTOS,  & the player himself, have gotten "away" with their desired wishes before accepting (& signing) the selling/transfer agreement with Spanish Football Club REAL MADRID:

Santos will celebrate Club Presidential elections in December with their

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LEAGUE RESULTS | ROUND 7 SATURDAY NIGHT

SPANISH FOOTBALL action tonight with five matches played of Round 7 of the Spanish League - Liga. A high number of todays games ended in draws which is unusual. Said this, here is a brief summary of the all encounters, the results & the scorers.



Roberto ( Real Zaragoza)

VILLAREAL managed to squeeze a  2 - 2 draw from REAL ZARAGOZA in an entertaining Football game. Real Zaragoza got ahead

TRANSFER NEWS | REAL MADRID KEEPS IT EYE FIRM ON EDEN HAZARD

News today from Spanish Sports paper "AS" highlights the apparent continued interest of Spanish Football Club REAL MADRID for Belgium Football talent & French Club LILLE midfielder EDEN HAZARD. This is not really fresh news as for the last two seasons the Spanish Club has been monitoring closely the young player, especially ex Real Madrid - now "executive" - Zinadine Zidane who is his prime