All posts tagged "history"
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Soccer Cities- Valencia
Valencia is a Mediterranean port and a thriving hub of both tourism and culture. The wealth generated...
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Cadiz Calling – The best new build in Spain
There once was an ugly duckling… Ah, I think you might know the ending of this story!...
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The Man in the Bowler Hat – Beautiful football comes to Spain
There was unabridged excitement in the Basque city of Bilbao last summer as Argentine tactician Marcelo Bielsa...
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The X-Men Origins: Football and Xerez CD
The city of Jerez de la Frontera encapsulates the very essence of Andalucia. It may not be...
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The Portuguese connection that Depor hope can make them super again
Deportivo’s anticipated return to La Liga was met with plenty of reminiscing of their previous sides, particularly...
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UD Almeria and their ups and downs at the Estadio Mediterraneos
Following football in Almeria must be a similar experience to backing an outsider in the Grand National....
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Before the Bernabeu – The football stadiums of Real Madrid
It may come as a surprise to many, but Madrid were absent from the birth of football...
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Spotlight Season: Southern Comfort – Sevilla’s one and only title 1945-46
Background This was the 15th Spanish league championship and to date, the title had only travelled to...
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Pepe! Pepe! Millán! Millán! – The life and times of a Spanish football legend
Following almost three years of bloody civil conflict that had killed an estimates 500,00o people, some normality...
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Big in the Basque Country – The Stadiums of Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad may have used three stadiums in its 102 years as a football club, but some...