SPANISH DEFENDER GOIKOETXEA NAMED "TOUGHEST DEFENDER IN FOOTBALL HISTORY"

German magazine "11 Freunde" has given its list of  "The Toughest Defenders in Football History" with Spanish International & Athletic Club Bilbao defender Andoni Goikoetxea taking the Nº 1 position. The only modern - contemporary - player in the list is Real Madrid defender Pepe with the Nº 6 spot & lastly Spanish International & Real Madrid defender José Camacho is given the N º 14 position.

LIONEL MESSI | ANOTHER WORLD FOOTBALL RECORD

Last night FC Barcelona Argentine star Lionel Messi was
called into action in the second half of the teams match against Deportivo A
Coruña of “Liga” to put some spark into the Barça game. Leading 1 – 0 with an
earlier goal from team-mate Alexis, Barcelona
was struggling to “knock-out” Deportivo who was putting up a admirable fight. 



Lionel Messi had to once again “rescue” his side late in the

REAL MADRID | SUBSTITUTES OR FULL TEAM AGAINST FC BARCELONA ?

For those who may not know, there will be another "Clasico" this weekend. Yes, another match between Real Madrid & FC Barcelona on Saturday at 16.00 as part of Round 26 of La Liga.For World Football fans this is a blessing but for these Clubs perhaps it is not. In the Barcelona case, they go in after an exhausting Spanish Cup semi last Tuesday which they lost & were eliminated, plus they are

SPAIN 3 URUGUAY 1 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY

Just got in from the local after sharing a lager with the mates. There we enjoyed a good match of Football between SPAIN & URUGUAY in their Friendly International match played in the Middle-East nation-state of Qatar.

The final result 3 - 1 to Spain that looks at first glance one-sided but had chances going to Uruguay & if they had converted would have given a closer picture. This does not say

SPANISH FOOTBALL | CARLES PUYOL CLOSE TO HIS 100 TH INTERNATIONAL CAP

This post is more about a person & a Football professional that deserves a post & a mention, a special mention. FC BARCELONA Captain & Spanish International defender CARLES PUYOL has been called up today by Spanish National Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque. The Spanish team will play Uruguay in an International Friendly next Wednesday in Qatar. The news is that if Carles Puyol gets a run

IFFHS | FC BARCELONA LEADS BEST 21st CENTURY FOOTBALL CLUB

Real Madrid CF was prized by FIFA as the "Best Football Club of the 20th Century".  Thirteen years into the 21st Century the "International Federation of Football History & Statistics" (IFFHS) has FC BARCELONA currently placed in Top spot as the "Best Club of the 21st Century"





The two mentioned Spanish Football Clubs are in the Top 10, with Real Madrid currently third placed. Just out of the

REAL MADRID | RAPHAEL VARANE

Been wanting to give this man space on the blog with a post for some time. RAPHAEL VARANE is a magnificent defender, top notch for REAL MADRID with an extraordinary future. The young Frenchmen came 100% backed by Zidane who spotted him in French Football & then spoke wonders of the 17 year old player when in Lens. Although his inner circle believed to was too early to make the jump to a Club with

FC BARCELONA LEADS FACEBOOK FANS 2012

The Portuguese website "Futebol Finance" has elaborated its particular " Football Facebook Index " , a barometer that examines the scope & scale of Club brands in the social media channels.

The 838 million users of Facebook (2012) now represent nearly 40% of the total number of Internet users on the planet. The 100 clubs that are part of " Football Facebook Index "meet the preference of more