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La Curva! – When the heart and soul of Espanyol ruled Barcelona
When it comes to their rivalry with FC Barcelona, Espanyol supporters have never had much to brag about. Barça have always been...
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THE DEATH OF DEPOR – A meteoric rise and catastrophic fall in la Coruña
May 20, 2000. Deportivo la Coruña are crowned champions of La Liga, Javier Irureta leading ‘SuperDepor’ to their first ever title. The...
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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO JAVI MORENO?
By Sam Hughes Back in 2001, big clubs across Europe were vying for the signature of a star Spanish striker who...
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A BASQUE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL – The national team of Athletic Club Bilbao.
By Jamie Milligan One of Scottish football’s proudest moments came in 1967 when Celtic became champions of Europe. Jock Stein’s famous...
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LA CURVA RCDE 1900 – The Heart and Soul of Espanyol
By Colin Jones Follow El Centrocampista
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THE NEXT BIG THING – Álvaro Vadillo
By Heath Chesters At 16 years of age, attacking midfielder Álvaro Vadillo became the youngest débutante in the history of Real Betis,...
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TWISTING THE TRUTH – Bojan, Barça and media manipulation
By Lee Roden With the international break in full swing, journalists in Spain (and indeed abroad) are struggling to...
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A RAYO OF SUNSHINE – Vallecano have reasons to be happy
By Alex Bromley Rayo Vallecano, as an ‘institution’ of Spanish top flight football, has had a pretty prosperous start...
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LA LIGA’S GREATEST – Ronaldo
If you think we’re talking CR7 here, look away now. This is all about the ‘real’ Ronaldo, or...
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LA LIGA’S GREATEST – Zinedine Zidane
The mercurial Frenchman arrived at the Bernabeu in 2001 after Real Madrid paid a reported £52 million to...
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KING KARIM – Benzema finally finds his feet in Madrid
By Alex Grant Since his big money move from Lyon in 2009, Karim Benzema has been striving to win...
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LA LIGA TEAM OF THE MONTH – September 2011
By Olly Dawes The first month of the 2011/12 La Liga season is now at an end, with plenty...
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LA LIGA VIDEO PODCAST – A look at this week’s papers
Welcome to the first ever elcentrocampista.com Spanish Football Paper Review. Each week, we’ll take a look at the stories...
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PLAYER OF THE MONTH – Who stood out in September?
By Jamie Milligan Another month of matches are done and dusted in the greatest league in the world. September...
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THE MAGIC OF MESSI – What makes him the greatest in the world
By Richard Thorburn Last week’s brace against BATE Borisov in the Champions League saw Lionel Messi take his Barcelona...
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Estadio José Rico Pérez – Alicante’s footballing cathedral
By Chris Clements (estadiosdefutbolenespanana) The Estadio José Rico Pérez is a monument to the visionary President of Hercules CF,...
