Spain star out for the count during cup tie With the tragic death of Sevilla's Antonio Puerta last year still fresh in the memories of Spain's football fraternity, there was inevitably a lot of concern when Real Madrid midfielder Ruben de la Red collapsed during last night's Copa del Rey tie with Real Union. Click to continue reading...

After 44 years in the wilderness a jubilant Spanish side celebrate their EURO 2008 triumph after beating Germany 1-0 in the final. With the eyes of the world on the festivities in Vienna, Sergio Ramos removes his Spain shirt to reveal a tribute to his dear friend and former Sevilla teammate Antonio Puerta, who died tragically while playing for Sevilla early in the 2007/2008 season. Click to continue reading...

Breaking News: German goal keeper Jens Lehman blames the referee for their loss in the Euro Final. It was not Lehman's crappy play on the game winning goal that caused it! Hahahahahahaha. And good times were had by all.


UEFA European Championship 2008

The Final
-Sun Jun 29
Spain 1-0 Germany - Spa goal by Fernando Torres. Click to continue reading...

When Antonio Puerta collapsed on the pitch and died last year, there were all sorts of memorials from all over the footballing world and beyond. Not to take anything away from any of them, but yesterday's tribute by Spain right back Sergio Ramos has to be one of the Click to continue reading...

An intriguing story in today's Observer about Cristiano Ronaldo and his (alleged) seven-months-in-the-making transfer to Real Madrid.

According to journalist Duncan Castles, CR has been doing all the engineering of this move on his own, and his agent had been repeatedly counselling against a move. Click to continue reading...

It would be criminal of me today to not mention Antonio Puerta, on this 'Jueves de Feria' (Feria Thursday). 2 years ago, Antonio Puerta single handedly started Sevilla on a run that would Spain 15 months and 5 separate titles (UEFA Cup 2006, 2007, Spanish Copa Del Rey 2007, Spanish Super Cup 2007 and European Super [. Click to continue reading...

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Phew. What a week. So much going on everywhere, particularly here in dear old England. Lots to take in and much that's no doubt passed some of us by. Let's take a look back at an event-filled week of football that had plenty to catch the eye...

Carling Cup gathers momentum
The second round of the Carling Cup (that's the League Cup for older visitors) took place on Tuesday and Wednesday and it's the stage of the competition where most of the Premier League teams enter the field of battle - often with disastrous consequences. Click to continue reading...

The NY Times takes an in-depth look into the death of Antonio Puerta and also examines two other collapses that occurred yesterday and in the past:

Late yesterday another player — the Zambian striker Chaswe Nsofwa, 27, who plays for Hapoel Beersheva in Israel — collapsed during a scrimmage.

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Antonio Puerta, one of the most talented Spanish footbll players, one of few who played in genuine Latinoamerican sytle, has passed away in a hospital three days after his heart stopped during the match between his Sevilla and Getafe. Click to continue reading...

Some People Are On The Pitch were saddened to hear of the death of Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta yesterday.

Puerta, who made his debut for the Spanish national team last October, suffered a heart attack during the first half of his side's opening game of the season against Getafe on Saturday. Medics attended to the player and prevented him from swallowing his tongue but his recovery was brief as Puerta collapsed again in the changing room after the match. Click to continue reading...

As we reported yesterday, Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta collapsed during a Primera Liga match on Saturday. Today brought the sad news that Puerta has died, just three days later. He had suffered a heart attack and had been on life support since Saturday. What makes this even sadder is that Puerta was going to become a father for the first time in about six weeks' time. Click to continue reading...

This is shocking news and terrible for the game, UEFA have postponed Tuesday night's Champions League qualifier between AEK Athens and Sevilla after the death on Tuesday of the Spanish club's defender Antonio Puerta. The 22-year-old Spain international collapsed on the pitch during the weekend game against Getafe and, though he was able to walk off, suffered a relapse in the dressing room and required cardiac resuscitation. Click to continue reading...

As we reported yesterday, Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta collapsed during a Primera Liga match on Saturday. Today brought the sad news that Puerta has died, just three days later. He had suffered a heart attack and had been on life support since Saturday. What makes this even sadder is that Puerta was going to become a father for the first time in about six weeks' time. Click to continue reading...

I don't watch a lot of Spain's La Liga, but on Saturday I picked a fateful match to watch, Sevilla v. Getafe. I saw Antonio Puerta go down and his teammates rush to his side. It was a surreal experience. I don't know very much about Sevilla or Antonio Puerta, but I was very sad to hear the news of his death today. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. Click to continue reading...

It´s a sad day in the footballing world.
Seville´s Antonio Puerta has died he was 22.
Puerta died of "multiple organ failure stemming from prolonged cardiac arrest" and subsequent coronary problems, Virgen del Rocio Hospital director Gimeno Guerrero said in a statement. My condolences to his family and friends.R.I.P



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Three days after his first collapse on the field of the Getafe vs. Sevilla match - the 22-year old Spanish winger passed away. He was due to become a father in less than 2 months. This is beyond tragic and to watch the whole thing unfold on television is unreal. I had never been so speechless and emotional during a match than when I saw Puerta go down. Click to continue reading...

As The Gaffer already mentioned Sevilla kicked off their season on Saturday with a 4-1 win over Getafe. While I had been looking forward to the Madrid derby, I decided to watch the Sevilla-Getafe match and was not disappoined at all. The game had plenty of excitement, flair and talking points. In the first half alone there was enough action and drama for an entire match. Click to continue reading...

The first Jornada of La Liga is behind us, and it was a weekend filled with some great football, but seemingly overshadowed by the current situation with Puerta in Sevilla. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid was not televised anywhere as the cable rights war is still going on between Audiovisual and Mediapro in Spain. Real [...] Click to continue reading...

With my Sevilla scarf proudly wrapped around my neck on Saturday, I watched one of the scariest things I have seen in my football career. During the Sevilla-Getafe match, Sevilla fullback Antonio Puerta collapsed on the field after running back to defend a Getafe counter attack. When Puerta hit the ground, he was unconscious and [...] Click to continue reading...