15,000 Zaragoza fans demonstrated against club President, Agapito Iglesias on Saturday prior to their team's 1-1 draw with Getafe at La Romareda. The club are in dire straights and currently on the brink of extinction with their board of administrators having been present for 10 days until Iglesias forced them out due to his controlling influence. Action group Salvemos El Real Zaragoza influenced supporters to protest against the chaotic manner in which their club is being run by chanting and waving placards outside before bringing banners into the ground as the match proceeded. In the 32nd … [Read more...]
How to level the financial playing field in La Liga
The first thing you usually hear when someone mentions La Liga to you is the response: "oh, well, it's just Barcelona and Real Madrid competing every year for the title". And while those two teams are undoubtedly the best in the planet, most football fans would agree that La Liga is not the deepest league. Serie A and the English Premier league have more teams capable of doing well in Europe and going after world class players. Outside of Malaga and the Big Two, we don't see great players going into other teams. Instead we see players like Juan Mata, David Villa, David Silva, Sergio Aguero and … [Read more...]
Four things you need to get a result at the Nou Camp
The other month we wrote a comprehensive guide on how any team could shape their bunch of prima donna no-hopers into a force to be reckoned with by replicating Barcelona's sexy style of attacking football. After reading this guide and taking everything we've said on board, your team no matter what level should be ready to take on the world destroying every team in their wake with fluidity and over-whelming finesse. However, should your transformation fail despite your best efforts, what's the best thing to do when you find yourself on the next plane to Barcelona knowing you face … [Read more...]