Revista de La Liga: A royal meeting sees Espanyol continue their unbeaten run by coming from behind
RCDE Stadium, Barcelona – Receiving royal patronage is an honour. An honour that both Espanyol and Real Sociedad have had the privilege of. In 1910…
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Paul Lambert: The Unlikely Messiah
Optimistic and exuberant are hardly words that have traditionally associated themselves with Paul Lambert, but suddenly after just one game in charge he has transformed…
Eddie Howe: No focus to stop Arnautovic
Bournemouth manager, Eddie Howe highlighted that there will be no special plan to stop West Ham’s in-form striker Marco Arnautovic. The Austrian started the season…
Fame Over Familiarity: The Welsh FA Gamble On Giggs…
Great players do not always make great managers, I’m sure you’ll remember Alan Shearer at Newcastle United in 2009 and how he oversaw the club’s…
Archie’s Last Stand
Sunday 19 November and I am in Edinburgh to watch Heart of Midlothian’s first home league game of the season. Heart of Midlothian, the club…
Leicester City Previews: ‘Nothing but the Huth’ – Can David Moyes avoid an unwanted 12-year record?
West Ham vs Leicester City 24/11/17 Kick off 8:00pm Preview: The first game of the weekend for footballing fans comes from the London Stadium, as…
Slaven Bilic the latest to be ousted in cut-throat Premier League
And so Slaven Bilic became the fourth managerial casualty in the Premier League this season in what is only the early days of November. The…
Hughes: Has He Lost His Spark?
As the half-time whistle blew on Saturday at the Bet365 Stadium, the Stoke players trudged off to a chorus of boos. Unimpressed with the cheap…
Revista de La Liga: Matchday 3
Barcelona and Real Sociedad are the two at the top whilst Real Madrid drop points at home again. Riazor, La Coruna – The Real Sociedad…
From the Touchline: How a Manager Can Save His Job By Befriending the Media
As we have mentioned repeatedly in this column, managers have an incredible survival instinct. They seek whatever advantage they can on the pitch and in…
From the Touchline: Why Clubs Hire the Same Men and Will Always Do So
This week two news articles from different sides of the Atlantic caught my eye. They were about different subjects in football but they play into…
Controversy in football: Do we love it?
Anything can happen in football. Surprising events and results now happen so frequently we should expect the unexpected. Very rarely does a weekend of matches,…
La Liga is BACK and Real Madrid look to extend their two point lead at the top
With the last international break of the season wrapped up, Europe’s most reputable leagues make a comeback this weekend with Espanyol vs Real Betis getting…
20 Questions for La Liga’s Action-Packed April, Part 3 (Teams 10-6)
10. Are Alaves the cup specialists of La Liga? Deportivo Alaves who made headlines around the millennium with their epic then UEFA Cup final vs Liverpool…