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November 6, 2008

Real Madrid 0-2 Juventus: Del Piero Taking the Bernabéu Crown (UEFA Champions League 2008-09)

There is only one king in Spain tonight, and his name is Alessandro Del Piero. Royal ADP. Real Pinturicchio. Two blows from the cannon, two thrusts of the mighty sword, two strokes of that epic paintbrush of his, painting the colours of a magical Spanish night in which Juventus beat Real Madrid on their home [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Alessandro Del Piero, Bernd Schuster, Claudio Ranieri, Juventus, Real Madrid, Spanish Liga, UEFA Champions League

October 22, 2008

Juventus 2-1 Real Madrid: Del Piero & Amauri Return Juve’s Pride. Wins Too. (UEFA Champions League 2008-09)

Like a phoenix rising from its ashes, Juventus was reborn Tuesday. With two majestic strokes of the paintbrush, one by Del Piero to erase a never-ending streak of injuries, another by Amauri to wipe five consecutive winless matches clean, the Bianconeri imposed a lesson of great will & determination on their Real Madrid rivals. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Alessandro Del Piero, Amauri, Bernd Schuster, Claudio Ranieri, Juventus, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Spanish Liga, UEFA Champions League

September 28, 2008

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2008/09 - ROUND 5 SUMMARY

SFS apologises for not giving a quality summary this week of Round 5 of the Spanish - Liga - League, due to business travels that has taken away time to dedicate to the actual blog today. However,... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Spanish Football, Spanish Liga, Spanish Soccer, blog, la liga

September 6, 2008

Where do you get your Euro football fix from?

So I recently learned GolTV, you know, the non-stop soccer channel and U.S. home to the Spanish Liga and German Bundesliga, was dropped by Dish Network and is available only through DirectTV on satellite television That's great for DirectTV customers,... Click to continue reading...

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Tags: DISH network, General Soccer, German Bundesliga, Houston Dynamo, Major League Soccer, Soccer, Spanish Liga, United States

July 3, 2008

Euro 2008 - 20 Pictures of the Spanish Triumph

By now, you've probably figured mCalcio.com (i.e. me) likes pictures. Needless to say, I am a strong believer that "a powerful image can speak louder than a thousand words". So presenting to you, a selection of 20 images giving tribute to Spain's Euro 2008 triumph in Sunday's final. Enjoy. And once again, ¡Viva España! Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Andrés Palop, Carles Puyol, Cesc Fabregas, David Villa, Euro 2008, Fernando Torres, Iker Casillas, King Juan Carlos, Luis Aragonés, Pepe Reina, Sergio Ramos, Spain, Spanish Liga, Xabi Alongs, bastian schweinsteiger, images, triumph

Euro 2008 FINAL - Germany 0-1 Spain, ¡Viva España! and Breathing Fully

Germany 0-1 Spain. The chokers are no more. In a hard-fought but dominated battle in Vienna, La Selección wiped all of their historical fears and under-achieving inhibitions away: one swift movement (as swift as Fernando Torres's run behind Philipp Lahm, and swifter than his finishing touch over Jens Lehmann) to swipe the European Cup right from [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Euro 2008, Fernando Torres, German Bundesliga, Germany, Jens Lehmann, Joachim Löw, Lahm, Luis Aragonés, Spain, Spanish Liga, Vienna

June 27, 2008

Euro 2008 SEMI-FINALS - Russia 0-3 Spain, Could This Finally Be La Selección’s Year?

Russia 0-3 Spain. Well Italy didn't go out for nothing at least. Yet. The ever-famous (or infamous, I guess it depends where you stand) tournament-chokers really made a statement on Thursday night. Getting three goals past your opponent in a Euro Semi-Finals cannot be ignored, even if that opponent was modest Russia (who in spite of [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Dani Güiza, David Silva, Euro 2008, Guus Hiddink, Italy, Luis Aragonés, Spain, Spanish Liga, opponent, russia, semi finals, xavi

June 23, 2008

Euro 2008 - Spain 0-0 Italy, Azzurri Out on Penalty-Kicks… Again

Spain 0-0 Italy, and then off to penalty kicks. A lottery that historically never agreed too much with the Azzurri, although it seemed as if the World Cup 2006 final vs. France had finally broken that taboo. I guess not. Italy fans just have to hope the curse isn't back. Much like anticipated in the [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Antonio Di Natale, Azzurri, Cesc Fabregas, Curse, Daniele De Rossi, Euro 2008, Gianluigi Buffon, Iker Casillas, Italy, Spain, Spanish Liga, World Cup 2006, lottery

June 21, 2008

Euro 2008 - Spain vs. Italy Preview: Furia Roja & Azzurri in a Classic Red vs. Blue Encounter

Bring out the castanets and wake up the opera singers: on Sunday, Spain and Italy will step onto Vienna's Ernst Happel stadium ready to dance, and it will surely be a very hot-blooded affair. Two teams with common linguistical heritage but radically different styles of play, the Azzurri and La Furia Roja have also arrived at Euro 2008's Quarter-Finals following opposite [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Alberto Aquilani, Azzurri, Euro 2008, Iker Casillas, Italy, Luis Aragonés, Quarter Finals, Roberto Donadoni, Spain, Spanish Liga, Vienna

May 20, 2008

Spain’s Euro 2008 Roster - 23 Players, No Raúl

No Maniche for Portugal, and no Raúl for Spain. Earlier this week, La Furia Roja manager Luis Aragonés released his final List of 23 who will be travelling to SwissAustria in June and as expected, Real Madrid's captain was not selected. The feud between Aragonés and Raúl has been going on for quite some time now, and not [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Euro 2008, Luis Aragonés, Raúl, Spain, Spanish Liga

April 29, 2008

Manchester United 1-0 Barcelona: Paul Scholes Sends Red Devils to Moscow (UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals, Leg 2)

Paul Scholes the gladiator. 33 years of age and match-winner for Manchester United in the return leg of the UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals vs. Barcelona. Paul Scholes the veteran, and Paul Scholes the long-range specialist: his 14th minute strike from 25 yards (after a messy clearance by Zambrotta) was the only goal of the night, [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , English Premiership, Spanish Liga, UEFA Champions League

April 23, 2008

Barcelona 0-0 Manchester United: Cristiano Ronaldo Misses Spot-Kick, Boredom Wins (UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals, Leg 1)

Who would have thought it possible? A game with the prestige of Barcelona vs. Manchester United, two teams universally geared towards scoring goals and producing spectacular plays, ended 0-0. Scoreless. Yet, the most unlikely result between the Spanish and English giants was, in the end, the most appropriate (at least based on the two teams' [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, English Premiership, Manchester United, Spanish Liga, UEFA Champions League

March 14, 2008

UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals Draw (2007-08): Roma Get…

The draw for the� Quarter-Finals of the UEFA Champions League took place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, today at 13:00 CET (a preview of the draw here). Lucky Roma picked, would you believe it... yes, Manchester United again!! I'll make a more elaborate analysis later in the day, but for now here are [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , English Premiership, German Bundesliga, Roma, Spanish Liga, UEFA Champions League

March 6, 2008

Real Madrid 1-2 Roma: Noche Mágica en Madrid, Giallorossi Conquer the Spanish Giants (Champions League Round of 16, Leg 2)

It's a night of magic in Madrid. Magic like the touches of Totti, magic like the saves of Doni and the tackles of Juan, magic like the goals of Taddei and Vucinic, magic like only Roma can be (they're nicknamed "La Maggica" in the Italian capital). The home factor of the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu did [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Roma, Spanish Liga, UEFA Champions League

February 20, 2008

Roma 2-1 Real Madrid: Giallorossi Come From Behind at the Olimpico (Champions League Round of 16, Leg 1)

These past few years, one of the biggest criticisms Roma has received from 'football experts', is that while the Giallorossi are able to produce very seductive play, they lack the cynicism and deadly accuracy which make a team into a European giant. Today, they exhibited the exact opposite trend: dominated by their Real Madrid opponents [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Roma, Spanish Liga, UEFA Champions League

February 19, 2008

Roma vs. Real Madrid and Cannavaro vs. Totti: An ‘Azzurri’ Derby is in Program

Everything is ready for Roma vs. Real Madrid. Merengues supporters have arrived in the Italian capital, ready to face off against their Giallorossi opponents in a battle stadium chants. Meanwhile, the two managers Luciano Spalletti and Bernd Schuster have already begun their 'battle of the mind', a tactical showdown which will determine who holds the [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Player Profiles, Roma, Spanish Liga, UEFA Champions League

February 15, 2008

Juventus vs. Roma, Man Utd vs. Arsenal, Marseille vs. PSG: Three Classic Matches of Serie A, FA Cup, and Ligue 1 for this Soccer Week-End

� Weeks during which we can find simultaneous quality fixtures are rare in any sport, but it would be fair to say that this year, the month of February has been spoling foobtall fans worldwide. We had Barcelona-Sevilla, Chelsea-Liverpool, and Cameroon-Egypt last week-end, it is now time for a fresh batch of footy awesomeness this week-end. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , English Premiership, Juventus, Roma, Serie A, Spanish Liga

January 22, 2008

The Most Famous Cow in Soccer is Spanish

No, we're not talking about WAGs here, let's get things straight right away. What is the latest invention of the world of soccer for making money? In the Iberian peninsula, the game is called "Caca de la vaca". For those familiar just a bit with the Spanish language, you've already got the picture of [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Money/Finance in Soccer, Spanish Liga, World News

January 10, 2008

Does Pretty Futbol Matter?

The fan of international ball that reads this site is familiar with Fabio Cappello, recently chosen to lead England's national team. How familiar are you with his previous position as head of Real Madrid? Goal.com looks at the beautiful game as it's played in Spain and compares and contrasts the approaches being taken by Real, Barcelona and the others.

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Tags: England, Fabio Cappello, International Soccer, Missouri, Real Madrid, Spanish Liga, United States

January 5, 2008

All-Time Club Rankings by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS)

After the World's Top Goalscorer of 2007, the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics) has done the impossible: make yet another controversial ranking, and make some more thousand-something fans pissed off about it. This time, it's the All-Time Club Rankings. So where's the catch? Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , English Premiership, Fiorentina, Genoa, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga

December 30, 2007

L’Équipe’s Best 11 Soccer Players of 2007

It's the end of the year. A popular time for various press publications to make "Best Of 2007″-type rankings. The Times (UK) did the Best 100 movies of 2007, the New York Times the 10 Best Books of 2007, mCalcio.com the Reuters (RNPS) Best Sports Pictures of 2007 (oh what a shameless plug from my part), [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , English Premiership, Serie A, Spanish Liga, World News

December 29, 2007

Top 20 Future Soccer Stars: A 2008 Watchlist from ‘The Sun’

Few years, like 2007, can claim to have served as the launching platform for many of the talented youngsters football has to offer. From Cristiano Ronaldo to Cesc F� bregas, passing by Giovani Dos Santos and Bojan Krkic, through to Karim Benzema and Alexandre Pato, not forgetting of course Lionel Messi: while some have used 2007 to [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , English Premiership, Future Stars, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga

November 14, 2007

Real Madrid in talks with Sports Psychologist?

According to the Spanish newspaper As, the Madrid giants are in close talks with signing top sports psychologist Kerry Spackman, the "man that turned Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton from a beginner to a veteran". As' actual printed healine was litterally "Mental therapy" (to avoid crossing that very thin line between actual news and sensationalism, right? Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Soccerlens, Spanish Liga

October 16, 2007

Top 10 List of Europe’s Most Expensive Benchwarmers (2007-08)

Shevchenko, Podolski, Crouch, Chevantón, Riquelme: these are just a few of the quality players which have been reduced to a benchwarming role in their clubs, as the new season continues. It wouldn't be surprising to see some of them decide it's time for a change, and travel to greener pastures: with the January transfer window [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , English Premiership, German Bundesliga, Soccerlens, Spanish Liga, World News

October 13, 2007

Ronaldinho’s Shooting Hoops - Nike’s ‘Momentum’ Commercial

Ronaldinho's back in the advertising world, meeting up with his best friend Nike. This time, he's playing some Basket-Ball for Nike's Summer advertising campaign exclusive to Spain, "Momentum". After his 'hitting-the-crossbar-4-times-in-a-row'� stunt (which� many people still believe to be real), this time� Ronnie has to� score a basket with his feet. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Ads & TV, Spanish Liga

October 11, 2007

Enzo Maresca Speaks Up on the Current FC Sevilla Crisis

7 matchdays have passed in La Liga. While Real Madrid is perched at 1st spot with 19 points, the two Seville teams (Real Betis and FC Sevilla) have 12... if you add their totals together, that is. While the fact Betis is underperforming doesn't make much of a headline anymore, seeing the team of Juande Ramos [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Soccerlens, Spanish Liga

October 9, 2007

La Liga ‘Loca’ about Rossi

They called him "Joe Red" during his time at Manchester United. Villareal still have to come up with a nickname for the young Italian, but Giuseppe Rossi just can't stop scoring in La Liga: the ex-Red Devil striker produced yet another tally this week-end. And what a goal that was. The Yellow Submarines were travelling to [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Biographies, Soccerlens, Spanish Liga

September 29, 2007

The Summer’s 20 Most Expensive Transfers - Their Performance So Far

Some might think it would be hasty to make such as an assessment so early into the season (after all, European leagues have only begun for a month or two) but it is interesting nonetheless to have a preliminary look at how some of this Summer's signings are performing. Indeed, some managers (such as Sir [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , English Premiership, European leagues, German Bundesliga, Serie A, Spanish Liga, Transfers

September 24, 2007

World news: big games of the week-end (23/09)

Other than the big Roma-Juve clash, there were a number of interesting matches to watch across Europe this week-end. The most notable took place in the Spanish Liga and the English Premiership. In terms of match form, this was probably the most anticipated match of the week. Barcelona had set their boat back on track after [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , English Premiership, Spanish Liga, World News

September 1, 2007

UEFA Super Cup - AC Milan vs. Sevilla

There was a long debate amongst officials and players on whether it was appropriate to play this match, given the tragic circumstances surrounding the recent death of Sevillan� player Antonio Puerta. In the end, both teams decided that they should play the UEFA Super Cup, to honor the memory of their colleague and comrade, a 22 [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Milan, Spanish Liga, UEFA Super Cup

August 30, 2007

Pre-season friendlies - Trofeu Joan Gamper

It was a very sad atmosphere at the Nou Camp Wednesday, for the friendly� match opposing� Spanish team Barcelona to Serie A Champions Inter. The hearts of players and spectators were still aching for the recent death of Sevilla defender Antonio Puerta, but it was nonetheless decided to play the trophy anyway, as an homage to Puerta [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Inter, Pre-season, Spanish Liga

August 28, 2007

R.I.P Antonio Puerta

I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever. Amy Tan Farewell Antonio, you will be missed... Share This Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , Spanish Liga, World News

August 19, 2007

World news: big games of the week-end

Still a week left to the start of Serie A. While we wait for the Italian league to begin (not forgetting the Italian Super Cup match Inter vs. Roma today),� why not have a� look at some of the big games this week-end had to offer? Sometimes, there are great match-ups in other major leagues� in Europe, and [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: , English Premiership, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, World News