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VIDEO: Italy vs Spain penalty shoot-out

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on June 29, 2013Posted in Abroad, InternationalTagged Confederations Cup, Italy, Spain

After a goalless 120 minutes which Italy had dominated in the Confederations Cup semi-final, Spain won the penalty shoot out 7-6, with some excellent spot kicks from both countries.

How the Haitian national team managed Chelsea players and Spain

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on June 13, 2013Posted in InternationalTagged Haiti, Spain

Who would have thought it? In a matter of a few days, the Haitian national football team has come away from two formidable friendlies against Spain and Italy with a narrow loss, historic draw and three goals. And the most sturring thing of all is: despite the bookies were favouring their oppoents, they deserved it. […]

WATCH France vs Spain: Live free stream

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on March 26, 2013Posted in Abroad, InternationalTagged France, Spain

France: Lloris; Jallet, Varane, Sakho, Evra; Cabaye, Pogba, Matuidi; Valbuena, Benzema, Ribéry. Spain: Valdés, Arbeloa, Piqué, Ramos, Monreal; Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Pedro, Iniesta, David Villa.

Masked by football: Spain’s crumbling economy

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on September 21, 2012Posted in AbroadTagged Money, Spain

Don’t be fooled by the title; I’m not about to go through Spain’s fiscal issues. What I am going to talk about though is the current problems that are shielded from the average television viewer. “The top division alone holds a combined debt of $4.61 billion through the 2010-11 season, with six of the teams […]

Here we go again… La Liga or Premier League?

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on September 14, 2012Posted in Abroad, Premier League, StatisticsTagged England, Spain1 Comment

Here we go again. Inevitably, Chelsea’s defeat to Atlético Madrid in the European Super Cup at the end of last month saw the above inquisition come to the forefront of people’s minds once more. So, I’ve decided that I may as well give tackling it a go myself. It’s rare that I consult the family […]

Iniesta – Sometimes it’s hard being smaller than the others…

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on August 19, 2012Posted in AbroadTagged Andrés Iniesta, Barcelona, Spain

The complete footballing history of Fernando Torres

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on August 11, 2012Posted in Premier LeagueTagged Chelsea, Fernando Torres, Liverpool, Spain2 Comments

Updated in December 2015 Born: March 20th 1984 Fernando Torres was born in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid. Joined Atletico Madrid: 1995 First professional contract: 1999 Torres signed his first professional contract with Atletico Madrid when he was 15-years-old. European Under-16 Football Championship, May 6th 2001 Torres was the highest scorer in the competition and scored the only goal […]

James Ducker On… AV-B, Manchester, Eden Hazard and boring Spain

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on July 4, 2012Posted in Interview, TransfersTagged Andre Villas-Boas, Euro 2012, Spain

Jordi Alba joined Barcelona when he was just 9-years-old and stayed there for seven years before he was released. He signed for neighbouring UE Cornellà when he was 16-years-old and was soon called up to the Spain U-19 squad. Valencia paid €6,000 for the teenager where he went from strength to strength. He got his […]

Spain v Italy. Euro 2012 Final. 5 beautiful moments to enjoy again.

By By Far The Greatest TeamPosted on July 3, 2012Posted in VideoTagged Euro 2012, Italy, Spain1 Comment

Spain became the first team to win 3 major International tournaments in a row with a 4-0 win over Italy. Both teams had their moments in the game, with several key chances created, but it was Spain who took theirs and were crowned Champions. Here are my top 5 moments (in the order they occurred): […]