Spanish La Liga Archives: 08/2013

During Real Sociedad‘s second consecutive 2-0 victory over a decent Olympique Lyonnais side, two things occured to me. One, as previously blogged about, was that Sociedad are a genuinely likeable team that it’s hard to wish anything but success on. Second, the notion that in an age of football dictated by record transfer fees and unbelievably high wages, that maybe the small Basque club from San Sebastián club are proof that money is still not the be all and end all of the beautiful game.

A year ago today, Málaga CF drew 0-0 in Greece to Panathinaikos, advancing from the playoff to the Champions League group stage 2-0 on aggregate.…

Getafe 2-2 Almería Getafe were looking to make amends for a weak display against La Real last week, but they started badly. Conceding twice before…

This week is a big week for Gerardo Martino and Barcelona as they prepare to host the second leg of the Spanish Supercopa at the…

Manuel Pellegrini, the engineer, is publicly acknowledged for being one of the most respected and tactically astute professionals in world football currently. The Chilean over…

Gareth Bale is on the verge of becoming the most expensive player in football history with a £93-million move to Real Madrid expected to be…

Vincent del Bosque must be a very happy man. Now, that may sound surprising given that they were utterly outplayed by Brazil in the Confederations…

As Cesc Fabregas enters his third season with Barcelona’s first team the first doubts have been cast over his  position at the club. Manchester United…

One of the sub-plots on an entertaining final day in La Liga last year involved an unlikely contender for the final Champion’s League place, Real Sociedad. Last seen in Europe in…

Having failed in their near-relentless pursuit of Paris-Saint Germain’s South-American centre-half Thiago Silva, Barcelona have reportedly turned the eye of the Nou Camp to London;…

Los Angeles, California- The clash of the MLS and La Liga Titans will take place today at The University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona. The…