All posts tagged "match"

Basque Brilliance – When Real Sociedad shook-up Spanish football.

EFE The period between the death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in 1975, and 1982 when the elected...
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...
ESPANYOL SLUMP AS THE EUROPEAN DREAM BEGINS TO SLIP

GETTY IMAGES There could have been few Espanyol fans confident their team would return from Sunday’s game...
BERNABÉU, FRANCO AND REAL MADRID – The truth behind the club and the dictatorship

Santiago Bernabéu has frequently been linked to the Franco dictatorship that governed Spain for almost 40 years...
Spotlight Season: The Birth of La Liga – 1928-29

FCBarcelona.com Why 1928-29? After years of wrangling, Spain’s foremost teams were finally getting their act together to...
HONOURS EVEN AS MOLINA’S MEN CONTINUE THE RECOVERY – Villarreal CF Latest News

GETTY IMAGES Given how poor many of the early games have been on Sundays, it was a pleasure...
UNITED FANS FEEL THE BRUNT AS LA LIGA LOOKS FOR REVENUE

Manchester United officials are set to meet with UEFA next month after learning that Athletic Club intend...