Even though there‘s still 13 weeks left to La Liga, everyone is keen to crown Barcelona as the champions already. While it may be true that the point difference may be a bit too steep for anyone to catch up, both of the Madrid teams are keen to give it a go: but first, there‘s an important derby to get through. The two teams have already faced each other this season on October the 4th, which ended in a draw – but this time around it may very well be different. The UK-licensed bookie TonyBet is in strong favour of Real Madrid, who got the odds of 1.76 at a victory against the much more … [Read more...]
Will there be any twists in La Liga this season?
With the final leg of the season fast approaching, it’s time to consider whether La Liga fans will witness any shock upsets or whether it will just be business as usual in the Spanish top division? Can anyone knock the mighty Barcelona off the top? Can Gary Neville salvage anything from the wreckage at Valencia? Or are they doomed to go down? The top Looking at the league table, it seems difficult to imagine anyone overtaking Barcelona in the title run-in. They are in incredible form and have recently broken another club record. The team are unbeaten in 29 games across all competitions … [Read more...]
Deadline Day Quiz: Which player are you?
With tensions running high on the final day of the Winter transfer window, clubs across Europe are scuttling about trying to complete their pieces of last minute business. For want-away players who are also looking for a move to pastures new, deadline day can become an extremely stressful time, especially if said players have no concrete offers on the table as the final hours approach. Courtesy of Free Super Tips who produce Football Predictions, we implore you to try our transfer deadline day quiz which finds out what sort of player you'd be in football's circus-esque last day of 'wheelings … [Read more...]
Ronaldo VS Messi ! Rivalry is not just limited to the football field.
Both Ronaldo and Messi are no doubt great players on the field. If you see their stats, it is very hard to say who is better. Both of them will go down in the history among the greatest players of all time. Stats won't tell you the whole story, you need to consider other factors as well such as "endorsements". … [Read more...]
Can Real Madrid keep scoring and stay ahead of Barcelona?
Barcelona and Real Madrid return from away matches in Europe midweek for two different matchups in La Liga this weekend. … [Read more...]
Why Barcelona are La Liga Title Favourites
Barcelona moved within one point of league leaders Real Madrid at the top of La Liga over the weekend following Atlético Madrid’s 4-0 humbling of their rivals. … [Read more...]
Five things the Premier League can learn from La Liga
For once let us not get into this subjective and yet a futile debate on whether La Liga is better than the Premier League and vice-versa. Why can’t we be happy with the notion that both are great leagues in their own right and have enriched the beautiful game in various manners. … [Read more...]
La Liga Writing Competition – win a retro football shirt of your choice!
In conjunction with Campo Retro, La Liga Blog are pleased to announce a free writing competition exclusively for all our readers! The premise is simple. Submit an article for La Liga Blog between now and the competition deadline on Monday 5th January at noon and the writer of the best article will win a personalised, Campo Retro shirt of their choice! … [Read more...]
The Irish-Spaniard
Who is the only Irish manager to manager successfully in Spain? That man is Patrick O’Connell, also known as Patricio O’Connell, who managed successfully at both Real Betis and FC Barcelona. But, who was he? Where did he make his name? Patrick O’Connell was born on the 8th of March 1887 in Westmeath, Ireland, playing the position of wing half. His playing career included playing for: Belfast Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City and Manchester United. As an Irish International, his honours include captaining Ireland to the British Home Championship in 1914. … [Read more...]
New ‘Ordem’ ball released for La Liga
Sports giant Nike have released the official new football for 2014-15’s biggest tournaments. The ‘Ordem’ will be used across English tournament the Premier League, Spanish tournament La Liga and Italian tournament the Serie A, with each league using different color variations of the new design. The all new ball has a new range of enhanced features and will follow the classic Nike design structure of 40 per cent synthetic rubber, 30 per cent rubber, 20 per cent polyester and 10 per cent cotton. … [Read more...]