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Atlético Meet and Greet Vol 1: Defenders and Goalkeepers

This is part one of the “meet and greet” series, which I will now do at the beginning of each season. I borrowed this idea from a very old post by the first writer of this page, Andrey. Now that the transfer window closed, the squads are official and I will write about each player and their role on the squad. If I forget anybody, let me know, but I won’t include youth players that kinda-sorta play on the senior team...

Having A Look At Our CL Group

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I Like To Think Kenny Powers Inspires Us All To Succeed

The “Group of Death” has been overplayed recently in football, starting to the best of my knowledge at Euro 04 or was it World Cup 2006? Doesn’t really matter, its all a bunch of hullabaloo. Kenny would tell you that much in an expletive laced tirade, but more on that below. Real was drawn in a group with AC Milan, Ajax and Auxerre, three teams wit...

Weekly Podcast Pleasure For Your Ears

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International breaks mean taking breaks from blogging, but not podcasting! Enjoy this week’s La Liga Weekly podcast, which can be found here. Also, I will be writing weekly articles on this site, every Wednesday, recapping whatever take aways I had from the weekend that was in Spain. Please have a read and leave comments. Enjoy the podcast and check out this Read more... Add new comment

Farewell to Rafa, Jeans at the UEFA Forum?, Some Business

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As you all probably already know, Rafael van der Vaart has signed with English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur for a reported fee of €11 million. Rafael joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2008 for a fee of €13 million from Bundesliga side Hamburg. To say his stint at Real was a tumultuous one would be an understatement, to say the least. The following summer, coach Manuel Pellegrini told Rafa that he would ...