Spain’s extended honeymoon
An afternoon in Spain a month since that night in SowetoMadrid is an odd city in an odd location. A great European capital, but without the sights of Paris or Rome. A grand citadel of fútbol too, but with fewer pro clubs than Buenos Aires, and less th...
The Summer’s Biggest Transfer Target: Paul the Octopus.
What, you thought he was done? Never. Paul is in demand; hell, Paul is demand.
In a move befitting their footballing counterparts, the Madrid zoo has inquired about Paul’s services and launched a transfer saga of Jules Verne-esque proportions. Florentino Perez was reportedly overheard yelling “we must have that octopus!” during the final celebrations, and fired...
Spain’s Arrival In Madrid
The champions touched down in Madrid today – and you can watch the whole descent via dodgy Sky feed here – and were then greeted by throngs and throngs of gracious supporters ready to sign over their first born and toss panties in the general direction of Sergio Ramos. Iker then hoisted the trophy as...
Champions League final, Bayern Munich v Inter Milan — live
Live blogging the Champions League final, Bayern Munich of Germany against the Italians Inter Milan.
Euro 2008 Celebrations in Madrid
Here in our little village in rural Ireland... no one seemed to care about the Euro final but Lynda and me. And certainly no one cared about Spain. Looks like we planned our exit from Spain all wrong. Oh, how I wish I'd been in Madrid yesterday. We...
