A brace against Zaragoza took Lionel Messi to within just 7 goals of Gerd Muller's world record of 85 strikes in a calendar year. Messi scored the opener with a lovely left footed finish after a 1-2 with Jordi Alba and then curled in a lovely shot to make the scoreline 3-1. He also had a hand in the other goal, Alex Song's winner, as Messi laid the ball back for the Cameroonian midfielder to score. Now on 78 goals in 2012, Messi has roughly 7 or 8 games left to break Muller's record and stake another claim to being perhaps the greatest striker ever to have graced the game. … [Read more...]
James Rodriguez a.k.a ‘The New Cristiano Ronaldo’ unlikely to move to Manchester United or Barca
Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo first came into prominence when he arrived in Manchester as a fresh-faced teenager in 2003 and subsequently set the Premier League alight for his club, helping them achieve domestic and European silverware galore scoring a whopping 84 goals in the process. Since his high-profile move to Real Madrid in 2009 however, United have never quite been the same which is why it has recently come to light that Sir Alex Ferguson's side are on the hunt for a new winger by the name of James Rodriquez, a Colombian starlet who has been dubbed as the 'South American' … [Read more...]
Deportivo on the verge of administration
Deportivo La Coruna could be the latest Spanish club to enter administration if reports from last week are to be believed. According to local paper La Voz de Galicia, the Spanish Treasury are sequestering the incomes of the club after Deportivo failed to pay a sum of the €32m debt the club owes. This comes as a result of the crippling financial crisis encompassing Spain as the Treasury begins to take further measures with clubs. Local media reports suggest that negotiations … [Read more...]
How are Spain’s forgotten cities faring in La Liga this season?
Forget Barcelona or Madrid, Valencia and Seville are cities that have a right to be eagerly watched in this exciting La Liga season. Levante and Valencia CF from Valencia and Betis and Sevilla from Seville have had good starts to the 2012 campaign and are all sitting within the top ten of La Primera Division. With Champion's League spots up for grabs and much more, the battle between these two great cities could be very intriguing . … [Read more...]
Poor start continues for Sanchez
Quite how Alexis Sanchez merited a starting role against Celtic last night astounded those who have kept an eye on the Chilean winger's recent form as his woeful run continued. He lasted 59 minutes, wasting two wonderful chances, before Vilanova hauled him off in place of David Villa. In truth Villa contributed little to the dismal defeat in Glasgow last night but with six goals already this season, compared to just the single strike from Sanchez, he was surely discontent at facing another spell on … [Read more...]