All posts by Javier J. Hernández
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It’s Showtime! – Some fantastic facts we think you really should know before the big game
AFP By now you are probably a little tired of the hype surrounding tonight’s ‘game of the...
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Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: The stats beyond the stats.
GETTY IMAGES With one week to go until el clásico, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are, once...
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Stat Attack: A season of ups and downs for La Liga’s goalkeepers
GETTY IMAGES There has now been 30 games played in the 2011/12 La Liga season and over...
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Top of the Flops – La Liga stats that don’t make the headlines
GETTY IMAGES Most statistic articles in the world of football, although stats are still very much in...
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Goals win games – Back to basics for La Liga’s shot-shy strugglers
GETTY IMAGES It sounds quite obvious but you can’t win a football game without scoring goals, and...
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Raúl García: The Spanish star that has gone under the radar
GETTY IMAGES In general, journalists (myself included) don’t share the reasons why they decide to write...
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A Tale of Two Halves – Fascinating facts and a turnaround in trends from La Liga
With two thirds of La Liga already gone, this is as good a time as any to...
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THE UGLY DUCKLINGS WHO STILL DREAM OF EUROPE
EFE The poem Tithonus by Alfred Lord Tennyson includes the famous line “after many a summer dies...
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THE MOST SELFISH TEAM IN LA LIGA? The stats suggest so…
Getty Images Getafe may just be the most selfish team in La Liga. Harsh statement? Yes, but...
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FIRST THINGS FIRST FOR JAVIER CLEMENTE AND SPORTING DE GIJON
Last week Javier Clemente decided to take on the difficult challenge of saving Sporting de Gijón after the...
