All posts tagged "los merengues"

Spotlight Season: The Basque conquest of La Liga begins – 1980/81

Background At the start of the 1980’s, Spain was a country that was experiencing huge economic and...
Real Madrid, potty-mouthed Basques and the unlucky number 19 – Spanish Football around the Web

GETTY IMAGES Over the last couple of years La Liga has been compared to Scotland, with...
Top Ten Real Madrid Players of All Time

As Spain’s most successful side, Real Madrid have seen no shortage of great players in their 110...
Spotlight Season: Real Madrid, Barcelona and Alfredo di Stéfano – 1953-54

Real Madrid CF 1953-54 Background It had been 21 years since Real Madrid’s last league triumph, during...
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY: Sport foresee Mourinho march, Carles Puyol is Mr. Clásico and Marca losing faith in Ronaldo?

In the immortal words of Joey Ramone, one more time for the world! It’s time for the...