This is the official 'halfway' of the 2024/25 season in La Liga – 19 rounds down, 19 rounds to go – and so I thought it would be appropriate to hand out a few Football España Midseason Awards. These awards will hopefully highlight the strength of the competition in its star power, as well as […]
Wilfried Zaha is emerging as a transfer target for MLS clubs, Mail Sport understands. The career of the former Crystal Palace hero, who is signed to Turkish side Galatasarary, is in limbo after a move to Lyon early on if the season has failed to gain momentum. The winger has made just one debut for
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The League title race took another dramatic turn last weekend as Atletico Madrid secured a last-minute 2-1 victory over Barcelona at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium. This crucial win propelled Atletico to the top of the table and ended an 18-year drought of away league victories against Barcelona. It has been years since LaLiga witnessed a
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Arsenal are expected to have a shiny new striker on the scene at the start of next season. Some will say it is twelve months too late. On reflection, these claims are credible, although a full judgment on whether the failure to sign a goalscorer in time for this season should be postponed until May.
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I believe it is true that the concept of 'pace' in relation to football analysis walks a tightrope between the tangible and the (feared) intangible. It is a visible, obvious feature, yet free from the optimistic tangibility that a numerical statistic brings. Well, there is still time for an old-fashioned discussion that overdefines and complicates
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In any given week, a number of events occur to which all I can respond is, “You're kidding me.” For example, at the end of last week, LaLiga president Javier Tebas called out Vinicius Junior, one of the biggest stars in world football and a key player in his league, for doing something that many
Er kan niet worden getwijfeld aan de toewijding van Chelsea aan Reece James. Zelfs nu de club de gevolgen ondervindt van zijn laatste hamstringblessure, beloven ze het probleem tot op de bodem uit te zoeken in de hoop hem weer aan de praat te krijgen. Hoofdcoach Enzo Maresca zei woensdag dat er geen hersteltijd is
At Real Madrid's annual general meeting this weekend, club president Florentino Perez gave a speech full of confidence… and some contradictions. Announcing €1.073 billion in revenues – the highest in the club's storied history – Perez underlined Real Madrid's position as one of the most powerful institutions in global sport. Yet his speech soon devolved
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