Category: Spain
Chess, Rugby and Football’s Other Outside Influences
Comparing football to chess feels like it lands somewhere between pretentious and tacky.
It definitely requires the use of a drop cap at the start [...]
Ramos & Pique: The Best of Friends – The Worst of Enemies
Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique: Never before have a pair of players got on and played so well together at international level, yet treated one another [...]
First Monchi, Now Sampaoli: Are Sevilla in Danger of a Slump?
The scene is the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, the day Sunday the 15th of January 2017 and the game is one that looks to be the dawn of a new age that many i [...]
The Brothers Alcântara: On the Path to Greatness
With extensive trophy hauls that even some of the most seasoned veterans are unable to boast of, the brothers Alcântara -- both the fruits of Barcelon [...]
Weekend Worldwide Five: Spare Beds, Fast & Furious, Sead Kolašinac, Barca’s Balls Up & Two to Watch
Worldwide five has a departure from the norm this week. From an unbelievable display of unity, to Barca dropping a European bollock AGAIN, your weeken [...]
Friday’s Worldwide Five: Australia, Spain, Supermarkets, & The Biggest Game in Europe This Weekend
Friday’s Worldwide Five: Australia to Spain, supermarkets, tinker-men plus the biggest game in Europe this weekend.
By Chris Williams
Worldwide fiv [...]
Dani Ceballos: Proof of Spain’s strength in depth?
Rich and endless talent pools at international level are few and far between.
They tend to coincide with teams winning major tournaments and a prol [...]
Iago Aspas: How The Liverpool Reject Became a Vital Cog in the Celta Vigo Machine
The summer transfer window is a mere spec in the distance and yet the saga involving Antoine Griezmann and a potential transfer to Manchester United f [...]
An Alternative Future for Antoine Griezmann
Although we are only at the beginning of March, a summer transfer saga has already begun. The future of French international Antoine Griezmann is alre [...]
Danilo’s Downfall: Where Next For the Real Right-Back?
'I would like to thank God for making me good at football'.
The date is 9th July 2015, and in the grand wood-paneled offices of the Santiago Bernab [...]