La Liga's 11 best
I often wonder why La Liga and its English counterpart have never staged a two-legged match between a select 11 from each division as a season-endin…
El Clasico, the morning after
In the end, it wasn't so much a clasico as a basico; Jose Mourinho's tried and tested 4-2-3-1 bettered Pep Guardiola's rather bizarre midfield creat…
Will La Liga be Villas-Boas' next stop?
When Andre Villas-Boas was sacked as Chelsea manager in March, he immediately splashed some of Roman's rubles on a family holiday and announced he w…
Comparing La Liga and the Prem
The latest strain of never-ending advertising propaganda on both Spanish and English sports channels has them claiming that their own leagues are th…
Who's up and who's down in La Liga?
Who's up and who's down in La Liga this season? Here are some thoughts: Ups Athletic: After four years under the steady hand of Joaquin Caparros, it…
Soldado or Torres for Spain?
Of all those interested parties watching Spain cruise past Venezuela 5-0 on Wednesday night, Fernando Torres likely had the least to cheer about. Th…
Sunday's big test for Atletico
Sometimes, switching your coach in the middle of the season is quickly proven to be a disaster. The managerial merry-go-round of La Liga -- nine dis…
Barca's weakness exposed
"It's ten points now. It's very difficult to make up 10 points, especially when it's Real Madrid," said Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes after his…
Handicapping Mourinho's next club
These are testing times for Jose Mourinho. A seven-point lead in La Liga, a stuttering main adversary whose away form seems set to hand the title to R…
Cup half empty for Mourinho
The King's Cup is proving to be more than a mere sideshow to La Liga this season, a fate that often befalls a competition that has traditionally been …
