Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder has a bone to pick with Arsenal striker Robin van Persie – over who is Holland's number one free-kick taker. The two Dutchman have shared free-kick duties when playing for their country but Sneijder wants to clarify who is the premier set-piece specialist. "We need to have it cleared up," said Sneijder. Click to continue reading...

Watch the Uefa champions league Live at footiedb.com and see the highlights after the game. Tuesday at 20.45!   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site  LIVE clique here!   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site   Click to continue reading...

Milano derbisinde favori İnter olmasına rağmen, maçta Milan'ın evsahibi olması maç öncesi dengeyi sağlıyordu. Milan Ronaldinho'nun golüyle Mourinholu İnter'i yendi. Ronaldinho ve derbi deyince akla Madrid'de Barselona'nın şov yaparak kazandığı maçta, Madrid tribünlerinin Ronaldinho'yu alkışlamak zorunda kaldığı maç geliyor. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you pay your $2,000,000 worth of speeding tickets... Bosnich comeback ends badly (Mariners Offside) Just a finger wag for Polkraine (BBC Football Blog) Vela still the new Henry? (Footballing World) The Homeless World Cup (Unprofessional Foul) In defence of Thierry Henry (La Liga Review) Ray Hudson goes too far (Eleven Devils) Managing Newcastle like managing Madrid (NUFC Blog) Dave's [. Click to continue reading...

Así como lo hizo Roman Abrahamovic a su llegada al Chelsea hace algunos años, los nuevos dueños del Manchester City están empeñados en traer a su equipo a las estrellas más importantes del futbol mundial y convertirlo en el mejor equipo de Inglaterra. Después de llevarse a Robinho, quien no estaba contento en Madrid tras la [. Click to continue reading...

24/09/2008

Barcellona - Betis Siviglia 3 - 2
Villarreal - Racing Santander 2 - 0
Osasuna - Deportivo La Coruna 0 - 0
Getafe - Atletico Madrid 1 - 2
Siviglia - Espanyol 2 - 0
Real Madrid - Sporting Gijon 7 - 1

25/09/2008

Malaga - Valencia 0 - 2
Valladolid - Almeria 2 - 0
Recreativo Huelva - Athletic Bilbao 1 - 1
Maiorca - Numancia 2 - 0

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Dersaneye gidip, iyi kötü çalışıp, 4 sene okuyup sonra evlenip evde oturan kız çocuklarına sinir olurum. Ailesinin ve devletin desteğini boşa harcadığını, dahası aynı olanaklara sahip olmayan başka birinin hakkını gasp ettiğini düşünürüm. Aynı duyguları İspanyol Sporting takımı için de düşünmeye başladım. Click to continue reading...

24/09/2008

Barcellona - Betis Siviglia 3 - 2
Villarreal - Racing Santander 2 - 0
Osasuna - Deportivo La Coruna 0 - 0
Getafe - Atletico Madrid 1 - 2
Siviglia - Espanyol 2 - 0
Real Madrid - Sporting Gijon 7 - 1

25/09/2008

Malaga - Valencia ore 20. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City turn attentions to Sergio Agüero of Atletico Madrid

Manchester City will send representatives to Madrid to assess Atletico's Argentine forward Sergio Agüero with a view to a January transfer bid that would shatter the British record £32.5 million paid to take Robinho to Eastlands in the summer. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you learn that honesty is always the best policy... Some brief love for Ji-Sung Park (Man Utd Offside) Raul really likes playing for Madrid (The Spoiler) Amr Zaki - unsurprisingly good (Kornheiser's Cartel) Balls through the ages (Football Filter Blog)* The future of Dutch football (Netherlands WCB) Man City - poorer than advertised (The Run of Play) Ten [. Click to continue reading...

Unlike you-know-who, we have managed to secure a dream move to Madrid so please some sporadic posting over the last/few days while we seal the deal. We will be back on top form soon. In the meantime, please watch the video below. Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com Click to continue reading...

I don't remember when was the last time I was in full agreement with MARCA, but yes, MADRID and their 'pedestrian futbol' stunk it up again. Warning - Guti had an excellent game, now expect him to disappear for the next 5 matches.



ENGLISH TRANSLATION - "NOT MUCH SOCCER, NOT MANY GOALS, A WHOLE LOT OF WHISTLING, but we're LEADERS" Click to continue reading...

"Della partita mi sono piaciuti soprattutto il gol e la vittoria". Claudio Ranieri non si nasconde: la sua Juventus, al rientro in Champions League, soffre molto contro i russi dello Zenit, ma poi risolve la pratica con una punizione di Alex Del Piero. Tante difficolta', per cui ben venga un esordio bagnato dai tre punti.

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It´s a personal pleasure to be able to witness again after 11 years ATLETICO DE MADRID back in the Champions League competitiontonight with the elite of European Football. Frankly, it makes... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

Week 1: Group D: Uefa Champions League: PSV are meeting Atletico Madrid in their first match in the Champions League this year, tuesday 16th. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Watch the highlights and LIVESTREAM here Click to continue reading...

Robinho's move to Manchester City was - in the short-term at least - neatly summed up in yesterday's defeat to Chelsea. It is a well-known fact that the Brazilian could easily have been playing for the opposition in the Saturday evening match, but he chose Eastlands ahead of Stamford Bridge (Didn't Madrid refuse to sell [. Click to continue reading...

Week 2 LFP La Liga: Real Valladolid are meeting Atletico Madrid Saturday September 13th. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today  Watch the highlights and LIVESTREAM here   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...

I've been away from the blog for various reasons, here and there.

So to get myself back into the groove, I'm going to blog about our beloved Valencia CF for 30 straight days, beginning today.

Let's see if that holds up.

Ok, enough about me. What's up with our football club?

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According to reports in The Sun, former Newcastle United boss Kevin Keegan, wanted to bring in Thierry Henry, David Beckham and Frank Lampard, but the request was rejected by club owner Mike Ashley. David Beckham - while at Madrid - no chance of getting him on Tyneside Ashley is looking at bringing in younger players, who have [. Click to continue reading...

Especially one who allegedly 'needs counselling' according to a certain footballing legend! It had appeared that Chelsea would sign Robinho earlier this week, especially after Peter Kenyon had made several trips to Madrid in an attempt to lure the Brazilian to Stamford Bridge in the manner of the pied piper. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has admitted that if he should return to Spain one day, Atlético Madrid would be his first choice destination.

The 26 year old shot stopper is back on his homeland this week to help his country prepare for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Armenia. Click to continue reading...

After a two week period which has seen his name battered from pillar to post, his reputation dragged through the London and Madrid sewers, and been labeled as nothing more than a mercenary, how to you think Robinho would take to sprucing up his image and defending himself? Children's charities would be a start. Click to continue reading...

Two players and lots of money changed sides Monday as Robinho moved to Manchester City, and Dimitar Berbatov became a member of Manchester United. For Robinho, his move to Manchester City set the England transfer record, with his move costing a reported 32 million pounds.  Robinho leaving Madrid was not a surprise, as he has expressed his desire to leave the club since the beginning of Click to continue reading...

According to the latest Spanish reports, Manchester City have made another record-breaking bid for Brazilian forward Robinho, believed to be in the region of £32 million. It was believed that Robinho was holding out for a move to Chelsea, but now that City have made an offer that meets Madrid's valuation, it appears that Robinho [. Click to continue reading...

Fabio Capello thinks that David Beckham is not untouchable. Who is?
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E' caldissimo l'asse Madrid-Londra. Roman Abramovich si è stancato di giocare a nascondino per Robinho. Il proprietario del Chelsea ha lanciato un ultimatum ai campioni di Spagna: se oggi non otterrà una risposta definitiva alla sua ultima offerta, la trattativa sarà da considerarsi definitivamente chiusa. Click to continue reading...

Signing after signing has eluded Madrid this summer and with rivals threatening to get their act together, expect a much closer title race.

Calderón feels the heat after summer of market failure

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Phil Thompson believes Liverpool will have few problems negotiating their way to the Champions League knockout stages despite drawing one of the tougher groups.

Last night's official draw saw Rafael Benitez's men pitted against Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven, French giants Olympique Marseille and Spanish up-and-comers Atletico Madrid in Group D. Click to continue reading...

Group A

Chelsea

Roma

Bordeaux

CFR Cluj

Group B

Inter Milan

Werder Bremen

Panathanikos

Anorthorsis

Group C

Barcelona

Sporting Lisbon

Basel

Shakhtar Donetsk

Group D

Liverpool

PSV Eindhoven

Marseille

Atletico Madrid

Group E

Manchester United

Villarreal

Celtic

Aalborg

Group F

Lyon

Bayern Munich

Steaua Bucharest

Fiorentina

Group G

Arsenal

Porto

Fenerbahce

Dynamo Kiev

Group H

Real Madrid

Juventus

Zenit St Petersburg

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After leading 1-0 from the first leg, Schalke had to have had some confidence going into Madrid for the second leg. A strong performance from Atletico saw them thump the German team 4-0 to advance to the group stage for the first time since 1996-97. I had picked Atletico as my 'dark-horse' team in the [. Click to continue reading...

Why does Maradona witness Atletico de Madrid games, like yesterdays important Champions League qualifying clash against Schalke 04 ( as seen in the image below)? Question that SFS has received from... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

Last night's 4-0 destruction of a decent Schalke side (goals in the video vault on the right) confirmed what I had long suspected, that the other team in Madrid are more than worth paying attention to this season. Betfair currently have them at 26-1 to win La Liga and 2-1 to win it with a 12 [...] Click to continue reading...

According to "Marca" & "Mundo Deportivo", VALENCIA CF Argentine International midfielder & recent Olympic Gold Medal winner, EVER BENEGAS ( pictured below) flew yesterday to Madrid for... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

It's really not a good idea.

Some dude named Chris Price did in a recent broadcast. You won't believe it.

'[Rochdale] were making more holes in the Bradford defence than in a Spanish aircraft.'

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Siamo arrivati alla conclusione. La storia infinita Robinho Chelsea è giunta al termine. Il centravanti carioca da tempo dichiarava amore per il club inglese. Il Real dal canto suo, sperava di evitarne la cessione. Il presidente Peter Kenyon è volato Madrid per chiudere le trattative. La cifra pattuita sarebbe 40 milioni di euro. Click to continue reading...