El Clásico:Luis Enrique Martínez García
Today’s Clásico Heartbreaker made a grand total of 32 appearances in El Clásico and is a rarity; a player who moved from Real Madrid to Barcelona. Clásico appearances: 32 (13 for Real Madrid, 19 for Barcelona)Clásico goals: 5 (1 for Real Madrid, 4 for Barcelona)Real Madrid record: W4 D5 L4Barcelona record: W8 D7 L4Luis Enrique […]
El Clásico:Tactical Preview
Last year’s clashes between the two sides were certainly eventful. From the 5-0 thrashing by Barca at the Nou Camp to the 1-0 Copa Del Rey win for Real Madrid, the press and fan focus on the games were huge. The general feeling was one of intensity and as such emotions spilled over on more […]
El Clásico:Michael Laudrup
The first of the Clásico Heartbreakers we looked at specialised in scoring goals; the second was a master of creating them… Clásico appearances: 21 (17 Barcelona, 4 Real Madrid)Clásico goals: 2 (both Barcelona)Barcelona record: W6 D4 L7Real Madrid record: W1 D1 L2Poster boy of the “Danish Dynamite” national team of the 1980s, Michael Laudrup was […]
Mesut Özil:German Heart to a Spanish Dance
It’s taken a while. What started in 2000 by the German Football Federation (DFB) is now bringing forward a plethora of young football stars. There was the initial group, consisting of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, Phillp Lahm and Per Mertesacker, of young to-be world class footballers who announced themselves in the 2006 World […]
El Clásico:Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima
This week, we’ll be looking through the history of El Clásico to find some of the players who have played in the match for both sides. Several high-profile players of great ability have represented both Barcelona and Real Madrid, and we’re not talking about guys moving on for a last shot or easy pay packet […]
El Clásico
This weekend sees two of world football’s biggest team facing each other in what promises to be one of the biggest matches in recent La Liga history. Just like last season, Barcelona and Madrid face each other in the first half of the season with Madrid in the ascendency, and the latter will be hoping […]
RIP Socrates-Garforth Town’s Greatest
Former Brazillian World Cup captain Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira died in a Sao Paulo hospital on Sunday.He captained the Selecao at the 1982 World Cup and also played in the 1986 edition,but never managed to lift the trophy.Socrates was a gifted playmaker known for his passing and also his ability to read the game.A […]
Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea:The Scoreline Flatters Chelsea
The scoreline doesn’t tell the whole story, as Chelsea were severely tested by Newcastle United for most of an entertaining game, before finishing them off with two goals in the dying minutes.The home team had the hard-working duo of Jonás Gutierrez and Cheick Tioté out, so Peter Løvenkrands and Danny Guthrie came in. Captain Fabricio […]
Chelsea vs Wolves – Chalkboard analysis.
With all due respect to Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea boss Andres Villas-Boas won’t have cooled all of the rumours and speculation over his future at the helm of Roman Abramovich’s team with a win here, but it was convincing. Villas-Boas has come under fire after some disappointing results, but beyond the knee-jerk reactionaries calling for his […]
Spurs vs West Brom – Chalkboard Analysis.
Harry Redknapp, back from illness, made an important tactical change to come back from an early goal down to win 3-1 against West Bromwich Albion.Spurs were without their two most creative central midfielders – with Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart both absent. Redknapp has often played a 4-4-1-1 with van der Vaart in […]
Mikel Arteta,the Media Puntas and the False 9s
A month ago,i came across this brilliant article by Phil Ball,on the power and rise of the media punta. He explains the reasons behind its importance and states that with an abundance of media puntas,Spain can dominate the world in the years to come. In that article Ball mentioned that,Arsene Wenger was the only manager in […]
Djimi Traore-Legend
When someone who can do this can also do this then he is a legend.You can view John O’Shea-Legend HereYou can view Titus Bramble-Legend Here
Milan 2-3 Barcelona:Milan fail to pick up Xavi
Barcelona overcame Milan at the San Siro in a match which differed markedly from the 2-2 draw between the teams in September. In that encounter, Milan scored early on and ‘parked the bus’ before conceding two goals, then snatching an equaliser in the dying seconds. They attempted to be more proactive in front of their […]
Tokyo Sexwale-It’s All In The Name
Forget all the controversy surrounding Sepp Blatter and his comments on racism,just enjoy the video . For a more serious take on this issue,click here.
Portugal 6-2 Bosnia:Portugal Qualify For Euro 2012
Portugal convincingly beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 6-2 at the Estadio da Luz to book their place at Euro 2012. Both sides lined up pretty much the same they did as in the first leg on Saturday which ended 0-0, with Portugal in a 4-3-3 and Bosnia shaping up as a 4-2-3-1. The only player change was Sasa […]
Blatter Has To Go!
President of football organisation FIFA, Sepp Blatter faces a barrage of ‘outs’ after his comments on racism in football. Asked if racism was a problem on the pitch, Blatter told CNN World Sport: “I would deny it. There is no racism, there is maybe one of the players towards another, he has a word or […]
Football And Alcohol
“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.” Football and booze go a long long way back, in 1893 an Anglican Vicar said,”football is a fascination of the devil and a twin sister of the drink system.”And that devilish twin sister of the sport we all love,is still […]
Titus Bramble-Legend
When someone who can do this can also do this then he is a legend.You can read John O’Shea-Legend Here
Is The Future Strikerless For Spain?
When Spain played Scotland last month in Alicante,two goals and an assist from David Silva killed off any hope Scotland had of making the Euros via a playoff. One may say that this was a typical Spain performance and an expected win,it was,but for one important change. Vicente Del Bosque played David Silva as a […]
Youtube Classics-1958 World Cup Final
The 1958 World Cup Final saw the birth of the one of the greatest players ever,Edison Arantes Do Nascimento(Pele). With Brazil trailing 0-1 to Sweden,the 17 year old Pele equalizes with a piece of sublime skill. Brazil went on to win the World Cup 5-2 and Pele became a teenage hero all over the world.
