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20
February
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David Villa might be on his way back to recovering from a leg injury he sustained during Barcelona’s Club World Cup match in December. The 30-year-old is doing his best to get back into shape and hopefully be able to defend Spain’s title for Euro 2012. Before the Euro Championship, however, the Spaniard is looking to return in time for Barca vs Real Madrid match in April at the Nou [...]

Categories: Euro 2012, La Liga
18
September
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Real Madrid won 2-1 away to Real Sociedad, their second victory in three games at the start of the Primera Division season. Winger Angel Di Maria  opened first blood with an awesome curling shot into the far top corner.

Categories: La Liga
12
August
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World Champions- Spain, were on the verge of losing their first match after lifting the World Cup last month. Mexico took a 12th-minute lead in the friendly through striker Javier Hernandez. Spain substitute David Silva equalized in stoppage-time to steal a draw.

Categories: Misc
21
July
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Fabregas is keen to return to Barcelona. World Cup winner Fabregas was a youth player at Barca before moving to the English Premier League club in September 2003 and the player has made it clear he wants to return to the Catalan capital. Local media reported on Monday that Barca’s new president, Sandro Rosell, would travel to London this week to try to strike a deal but Guardiola was downbeat [...]

Categories: La Liga
12
July
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Andres Iniesta sealed the first World Cup win for Spain in extra time. It wasn’t a high skilled, free flowing match. The referee had to stop the game on more than a few occasions and had to dish out cards, including a red card to Johnny Heitinga after picking up a second yellow card.

Categories: World Cup 2010
08
February
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Reports are in that Jose Mourinho might  leave Inter Milan for the Spanish giants Real Madrid. Mourinho helped Inter to the Serie A title last season and is preparing for a clash against ex-club Chelsea in the Champions League. Current Real coach Manuel Pellegrini is under immense pressure to improve his side’s domestic performance. Mourinho could be offered around €7m per season, to join the Galacticos. According to La Gazzetta [...]

Categories: Misc
28
December
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Real Madrid paid a world record of 94 million euros for Cristiano Ronaldo, and the class was evident from the start. Lionel Messi turned on a footballing masterclass last season and helped Barcelona win six out of six titles. The Argentine also scooped up quite a few awards, including the European Footballer of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year. Nevertheless, according to a Spanish newspaper- Marca, [...]

Categories: Misc
22
December
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Argentine and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi had won the FIFA World Player of the Year award. Earlier, he won the European Player of the Year. He has helped his club secure an unprecendented six titles this season. The 22-year-old has picked up the award for the first time, beating last year’s winner- Cristiano Ronaldo and fellow Bracelona team-mates Xavi and Iniesta. Messi was quoted saying: “I’m extremely happy. We’ve just ended [...]

Categories: Misc
09
September
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Brazil thrash Argentina 3-1 to book a place in the World Cup 2010, South Africa. Argentina Coach, Diego Maradona took complete blame for the defeat. Brazil joined South Africa, Japan, Australia, Korea Republic, Netherlands, Korea DPR and Ghana as  qualified teams for the Cup. Portugal ended up with a 1 – 1 draw against Denmark. With Portugal and Argentina both struggling to cement their place in the World Cup, the [...]

Categories: World Cup 2010