The international break has shown its face for the last time until March (thank goodness!) with plenty of celebration for the La Liga contingent in the World Cup qualifiers. Victory was around in abundance, none more so than in the Portugal camp where Cristiano Ronaldo was once again the shining light, after his late goal in Lisbon he grabbed a hat-trick in the second leg in Stockholm sending Portugal to the World Cup finals in Brazil. Pepe and Ronaldo’s Real team-mate Fabio Coentrao also played a part in the thrilling match which finished 3 – 2, seeing Portugal victorious by a 4 – 2 … [Read more...]
La Liga team of the week – match week seven
Match Week seven, and it’s still 7 for 7 for the top two as champions Barcelona and Atletico Madrid defy difficult situations to maintain their 100 percent streaks, club records for both sides. Time for our Team of the Match day here at La Liga Blog, and it’s no surprises that the team has great representation from the ‘big two’……yes, big two. … [Read more...]
La Liga team of the week – Game Week Six
Week six has come and gone and the biggest news was the flurry of controversial refereeing decisions made by Belgian-born La liga referee, César Muñiz Fernández in the game involving Elche and Real Madrid at the Martínez Valero. Barcelona and Atleti keep their 100 percent record while Espanyol record their first loss of the season. For us at La liga Blog, it’s time to once again reward the top performers of the Matchday. Don’t fret guys, Fernandez missed out! … [Read more...]
La Liga team of the week – game week five
The games are starting to come in thick and fast, as the men are being separated from the boys in La Liga. Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao rounded up matches for Week 5 on Monday night, and here at La Liga Blog, it’s time for us to honour those players who covered themselves in glory and gave a showing worthy of mention, especially in a week laden with goalless games. … [Read more...]
La Liga Team of the week – match week four
The league has started to heat-up, as teams start to drop points, play some desperate football and have their character tested. Atletico Madrid and Champions Barcelona still maintain their lead at the top of the table after securing maximum points as Real Madrid and Villareal cancel each other out-resulting in their first dropped points of the season. … [Read more...]
Footballers and their cars: A look at Europe’s finest talent and their taste in automobiles
The summer transfer window or 'silly season' as it is more affectionately known is well under way with plenty of transfer activity to report. In Spain in particular there has been plenty of speculation to sink our teeth into. Like in Madrid for example where the Bernabeu vultures are preparing to circle in on White Hart Lane and take with them the Premier League's number one prized asset or in Barcelona where one influential midfielder could potentially be returning to the EPL itself, a league where he made his name as player in Arsenal colours just over half a decade ago. But as a complete … [Read more...]
English Championship Pick Of The Weekend – Lewis McGugan
Although not featuring in our Goal of the Week competition this week, you can't ignore this delightful free-kick from Lewis McGugan for Nottingham Forest in their 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town. … [Read more...]
The English Championship picks of the week
Liquid Football brings this weekend's best picks from the English Championship including a stunning goal from Leeds' Luciano Becchio, a catastrophic error from Tyrone Mears and more. … [Read more...]