Euro 2012 Preview and U.S. T.V. Listings for Spain vs. Lithuania
Spain limps into their second Euro 2012 qualifiers against Lithuania, as injuries forced five of their usual call-ups from participating in La Furia Roja's two upcoming fixtures. Cèsc Fabregas, Fernando Torres, Pedro Rodríguez, and Jesús Navas all have different knocks and nicks, but the man that Vicente del Bosque will miss the most is the...
Vicente del Bosque Announces The Spain Squad for the Two Upcoming Euro 2012 Qualifiers
Injuries forced Vicente del Bosque to alter his standard squad for Spain's forthcoming Euro 2012 fixtures against Lithuania on Friday and Scotland on Tuesday. Xavi Hernández is suffering from tendinitis, Cesc Fábregas has an ankle injury, Jesús Navas is dealing with a thigh strain, Fernando Torres limped off against Blackpool on Sunday with a groin problem...
World Cup 2010: Spain Triumphs In A Match of Contrasting Styles
After Euro 2008, Vicente del Bosque took the reins of the Spanish national team from Luis Aragonés, the man that led Spain to their first international tournament conquest since 1964 when they hosted and won the second UEFA European Championships, known then as the European Nations' Cup. Aragonés' tactical style went completely away from former...
Onward!
I'll post my own idiosyncratic thoughts about the Spain v Germany match tomorrow... until then you can read Jonathan Wilson's excellent and cohesive article about the match instead. He's spot on. Also, German coach Joachim Low was a total g...
Onward!
I'll post my own idiosyncratic thoughts about the Spain v Germany match tomorrow... until then you can read Jonathan Wilson's excellent and cohesive article about the match instead. He's spot on. Also, German coach Joachim Low was a total g...
Spain Effective If Unspectacular As They Win Group H in FIFA World Cup 2010
With an unfathomable yet realistic possibility of an unceremonious exit from FIFA World Cup 2010, the Spanish national football team tussled with a Chilean side that has been one of the most impressive teams in this tournament thus far. Marcelo Bielsa, Chile's manager, insisted on a positive approach with an indirect emphasis on flair that...
misc. links
While I wait for the France v Mexico match to start, I thought I'd post a few cool links of things that caught my attention today.First... World Cup: Science Fiction. Stunning images from space of the countries participating in the world's favor...
misc. links
While I wait for the France v Mexico match to start, I thought I'd post a few cool links of things that caught my attention today.First... World Cup: Science Fiction. Stunning images from space of the countries participating in the world's favor...
La Liga Talk Throughout the Summer
This writer has not fallen off the face of the earth after the season concluded in mid-May. I am writing this as I leave on a boat from Napoli en route to Palma de Mallorca. I have been traveling through Europe these past weeks, and I was in Barcelona to cover the FC Barcelona presidential...
