SPAIN 4 ALBANIA 0 | EURO U - 21 GROUP QUALIFIER

The Spanish Football National U-21 Team took an important step forward towards reaching their objective of qualifying for Euro U-21 Championships of 2015 & consequently the Olympics in Rio 2016 (Brazil). Tonight Spain defeated 4 - 0 Albania & notched up three valuable points summing up 6 points from 2 games.

The match wasn't smooth sailing for Spain during the first half hour as Albania planted

SPAIN WINS 0 - 2 FINLAND | GROUP I WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFIER

Tonight World Cup 2014 Group I qualifier with Finland hosting Spain. The Spanish Football National Team comfortably won an awkward & sticky Finland team 0 - 2. Big step for Spain towards securing the Top spot of their Group & thus allowing them to automatically qualify for Brazil 2014. Group second placed France also helped out drawing 0 - 0 with Georgia & thus allowing Spain to open up a 3

TOP 10 FOOTBALL - SOCCER - PLAYERS TRANSFERS 2013

With the 2013 - 2014 European Football season now under way & the "Transfer Window" has shut until the 1st of January 2014 ( Winter Market ). Thought it may be informative for the readers to see the TOP 10 Transfers where Spanish Football Clubs have been very active selling & buying.

The list is shown below & some final transfer economic figures are "distorted" as they include only the cash

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP DRAW 2013-2014

The Europe League Group draw was celebrated this midday with the following Club match-ups.



There are three Spanish Football Clubs in the competition, Valencia CF , Sevilla FC & Real Betis. Valencia will be in Group A & its a difficult group, while Sevilla is in Group H & Real Betis in Group I.The above diagram gives you the full list of Clubs & Groups.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP DRAW RESULT - CLUB MATCH UPS

UEFA has celebrated the Champions League Group Club match-ups - draw - with the following results:




For the four Spanish Football Clubs the outcome was:


Real Madrid ( Group B) Juventus, Galatasaray & Copenhague.
FC Barcelona (Group H) AC Milan, Ajax & Celtic.
Atletico de Madrid  (Group G) Oporto, Zenit & Austria de Viena
La Real Sociedad ( Group A) Manchester United, Shakhtar & Bayer

REAL SOCIEDAD 2 OLYMPIQUE LYON 0 ( 4 - 0 AGG ) | REAL SOCIEDAD IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Spanish Football was on the European Football stage as one of its Clubs Real Sociedad took a 2 - 0 aggregate advantage over French Club Olympique Lyon in the 2º leg match of  the preliminary Champions League phase & attempt to join FC Barcelona, Real Madrid & Atletico de Madrid in the Group draw to be held tomorrow at Monaco.




Fantastic home atmosphere as the local fans embraced with warmth

UEFA BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE 2012 - 2013 | RIBERY FAVOURITE AHEAD OF RONALDO - MESSI

The local Football observers & punters have French International & Bayern Munich Franck Ribery as favourite to take the "UEFA Best Player in Europe" season 2012-2013 award. If the Frenchman wins he will be come the second after Zidane ( 2002 ) to take the prestigious Individual European Football Prize




To win Ribery will have to overcome in the voting  from European Sports-Football journalist

REAL SOCIEDAD WINS 0 - 2 OLYMPIQUE LYON | 1º LEG CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PRELIMINARY QUALIFIER

Excellent result for Spanish Football Club Real Sociedad defeating Olympique Lyon 0 - 2 in the 1ºst leg of the Champions League preliminary qualifier. Deserved victory away that should make things a little more easier for the return 2º leg where Lyon will have to go all out.




The match was settled by two extraordinary goals that will be travelling around the global in the next 24 hours. When

CRISTIANO RONALDO - RIBERY - MESSI FINALISTS UEFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

UEFA has handed in their list of the three candidates up for the "UEFA Player of the Year" season 2012-2013. The three chosen are:

Cristiano Ronaldo ( Real Madrid CF)
Franck Ribery ( Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi ( FC Barcelona)


The winner will be announced the 29th of August in Monaco where 29 leading Football journalists will vote live & direct via an electronic voting system.






Cristiano

SPAIN 1 PORTUGAL 0 | UEFA U-19 EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Spanish U-19 National Football Team got off to a great start in the UEFA U-19 European Championship being held in Lithuania. Spain played its first group match against Portugal & won 1 - 0 to get the three points.



The winner came in the 19th min thanks to the goal from FC Barcelona youngster Sandro from a pass from Jose Rodriguez. Overall a worked match with a good Portuguese team that had

LIONEL MESSI THE MOST VALUABLE FOOTBALL PLAYER IN WORLD SOCCER

Which player is the "most valuable" in World Football ( Soccer ) ? This question has been answered by the FIFA backed "CIES Football Observatory" - Sport Studies Centre, report which has been picked up by Spanish Sports daily "Sport". The Barcelona based paper have elaborated the below infograpgh to give a "birds eye" view of the World Top priced Football Players.



Courtesy from sport.es

SPAIN 1 RUSSIA 0 | UEFA U-21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP RESULT

The Spanish U-21 National Team & current U-21 European Champions began the defence of their title this afternoon in their opening Group match of the UEFA U-21 European Championships in Israel. Their opponents were Russia & the Spanish team managed to win 1 - 0. The Group is a difficult one with Germany & Holland also involved & a win with the three points was very important for Spain. There was "

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IDEAL 11 TEAM SELECTION FOR SEASON 2012 - 2013

The news source in itself could be debated if its reputable, English paper "The Sun" has released their "Ideal Champions League 11" for season 2012 - 2013". Apart from their choices - all top players - there is a stark contrast with the "Ideal 11" lists from last season. 



Firstly, the list is dominated by the German Clubs Bayern Munich & Borussia Dortmund, both which will meet tomorrow in

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI RESULT | FC BARCELONA 0 BAYERN MUNICH 3 ( 0 - 7 AGG FOR BAYERN )

FC Barcelona joins rival Real Madrid at the doors of the UEFA Champions League Final after losing 0 - 3 to German Club Bayern Munich. The overall aggregate score ends up 0 - 7 in favour of the Germans & this in itself is news. Many see this as an end of a "golden period for Barça", while others see the need to clean the "house up" for next season. 

There was´nt the intensity or seeming "spirit"

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL | POSSIBLE STARTING 11 LINE-UPS FC BARCELONA - BAYERN MUNICH

More Spanish Football heroics called for tonight when FC Barcelona host German Club Bayern Munich in the 2º leg of UEFA Champions League semi-finals. The Germans visit with a 4 - 0 aggregate advantage & were Barça needs a 4-0 scoreline to force extra-time or 5-0 to qualify. A daunting objective that is out of reach for nearly most Clubs in World Football except perhaps FC Barcelona. However,

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI RESULT | REAL MADRID 2 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 0 ( 3 - 4 BORUSSIA ON AGGREGATE )

The longed for "miracle" almost occurred, Real Madrid won 2 - 0 Borussia Dortmund in an epic game of European Football that in the end resulted in the elimination of Real Madrid due to the final 3 - 4 aggregate score after the two semi-final matches that has favoured Borussia Dortmund.The effort from Real Madrid was titanic,  but the real damage was all done in the 1ºst leg where the 4 goals from

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL | POSSIBLE REAL MADRID STARTING 11 LINE-UP AGAINST BORUSSIA DORTMUND

Everything is in place. Real Madrid will host tomorrow night German Club Borussia Dortmund in the 2º leg semi-final UEFA Champions League game with a 1 - 4 disadvantage. The objective for Real Madrid is very clear, if they can defeat Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 tomorrow night they will be through into the Final, the problem is that Borussia also wishes to win & score a goal & this last element will

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | REAL MADRID CONJURES "PAST SPIRITS" & "FOOTBALL MYSTICISM" TO DEFEAT DORTMUND

The aftermath reaction to yesterdays painful 4 - 1 defeat by Real Madrid at the hands of German Club Borussia Dortmund is to conjure up "spirits" of past glorious comebacks at the "Santiago Bernabeu Stadium". The message from Real Madrid Coach Jose Mourinho is that "we must die on the field, nothing is impossible". Sounds like something General Custer said before being slaughter by the Indians on

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL | BORUSSIA DORTMUND 4 REAL MADRID 1

The second semi-final of the UEFA Champions League was another German "white-wash" over another Spanish Football Team. In the 1º st leg match between Borussia Dortmund & Real Madrid the home side won 4 - 1 & that puts them with a foot, a leg & half a body into the Final at Wembley Stadium ( London ).It was the night of Dortmund Polish forward Lewandowski scored all four goals for his team. The

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI | REAL MADRID STARTING 11 LINE-UP AGAINST BORUSSIA DORTMUND

Second semi-final tonight of the UEFA Champions League with the 1 ºst leg match between Borussia Dortmund & Real Madrid. From the Spanish Football perspective "warning lights" after the 4-0 drubbing yesterday by Bayern Munich over FC Barcelona.This stage of Champions League has the best teams in Europe & clear favourites just don´t exist. For the first time in a long while Real Madrid Coach Jose