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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
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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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La Liga Jornada 35 Preview: El Clásico takes centre stage
Saturday Barcelona v Real Madrid ‘The most amazing club game in the world’ were the words former Spain...
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Money isn’t everything in the Europa League
Angel Martinez/GETTY IMAGES European football faces the very real prospect of two all-Spanish cup finals come mid-May when...
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Tension mounts in Granada after damaging loss to Zaragoza
Foto: Toni Galán. Last week at Real Zaragoza, Granada missed a golden opportunity to take a giant stride...
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Barcelona v Real Madrid Tactical Preview: The Ultimate Guide to el Clásico
GETTY IMAGES The sixth, and hopefully penultimate, clasico of the season takes place on Saturday night. According to conventional...
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Were Chelsea worthy winners against wasteful Barça?
GETTY IMAGES As rearguard action go, it was certainly up there with the fighting retreat from Dunkirk and Michael...
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Bayern late show leaves it all to play for in Madrid – Tactical Analysis
GETTY IMAGES Setup Both sides lined up in their expected 4-2-3-1 shape. These mirroring systems and similar styles that...
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Tactics, Transfers and a book on Malaga CF – Spanish Football around the Web
AFP IMAGES The Big Two both won after going down early to keep the clash on Saturday at the...
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Ribery outshines Ronaldo as Bayern bag slender lead
Photo by Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images In the summer of 2009 it seemed only a matter of time before...
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Clemente looks for a Sporting chance as la Segunda beckons
GETTY IMAGES Sporting Gijon slipped ever-closer to a drop into the Segunda Division on Saturday night after two...
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Spotlight Season: Super Depor lead the way – 1999-2000
Background Such is the domination of the big two in Spanish Football, any glimpse of a realistic alternative or...
