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COLUMN: Four key Madrid derby takeaways as Atletico Madrid rebirth unravels Carlo conservatism
On Sunday night Antoine Griezmann had a message for young football fans in the Spanish capital. He asked Madrid’s kids to go...
Live from the Bernabeu: Takefusa Kubo and how Japan’s biggest promise won over the schoolyard bullies
One person has upstaged Jude Bellingham this season, and he bides in Guipuzkoa, going by the name of Takefusa Kubo. Bellingham has...
COLUMN: La Liga shouldn’t aim to compete, it should aim to overcome its insecurities
Since Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi left Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively, fans complain after every matchday of the so-called ‘downfall of...
COLUMN: Darder-dependencia migrates to Mallorca
In the inevitable post-mortem that follows relegation, it would have needed a compelling case to include Sergi Darder among Espanyol’s issues last...
COLUMN: Pulling the plug – Gabri Veiga’s imminent departure is a concern for La Liga
Celta Vigo boss Rafa Benitez on Saturday confirmed what had been rumoured for weeks – one of his club’s most prized assets,...
COLUMN: Time Wasting Is More Than a Jose Bordalas Problem – It Is a Spanish Problem
La Liga is back, and its first matchday brought plenty of uplifting stories this weekend: our dear “Isinho” Palazon scoring the first...
