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Real Madrid Coaches To Blame For Club Form - Asprilla

Faustino Asprilla believes that Colombian James Rodriguez feels undervalued and it's due to that the midfilder has failed to live up to his expectations. "It's not that James performs better for the Colombian national team than at Real Madrid, but with Colombia they give him the importance a player with

March 29,2016

Barcelona Player Labels Suarez A Pain?

Playing against Luis Suarez is a pain acknowledges Dani Alves, subsequent to Brazil’s 2-2 draw with Uruguay. “It’s very difficult to play against Suarez. It’s a pain in the balls. He is always cooking up something, lurking for that one small chance,” said Alves.

March 28,2016

Messi Pays His Respects

March 26,2016

FC Barcelona Star Likes To Add Fuel To El Classico Fire?

Barcelona Star Gerard Pique has stated that he likes to add fuel to the El Classico rivalry. "The Barca-Madrid rivalry is what has always made us be among the greatest." Pique Said. "So, from time to time I like to stir up the rivalry."

March 22,2016

Red? I Should Not Have Gotten The First Yellow - Pique

d that he should not have been shown two yellow cards during Sunday's 2-2 draw at Villarreal. "To begin with, the first yellow card was not fair," Pique said. The Spaniard believes that the allegations stating that he should have been sent off are not accurate and that he was right in not being sent

March 21,2016

Dani Alves is Philosophical?

Dani Alves believes that being famous is not as glamourous as it seems and has stated that the more money one has, more problems one faces. The Brazil star has also stated that Money can't buy happiness and for him, being rich doesn't mean having a big bank account.

March 15,2016

Lionel Messi is Not The Best of All times : Former Argentina Boss

Former Argentina boss Carlos Bilardo believes Lionel Messi is not one of the best players in history. "I put him among the best, but not in history, just of this moment." he said. ?He believes Maradona, Pele and other footballers all belong to a specific era of football.

March 14,2016

Ex Madrid Player Backs Ronaldo's Teammates Rant?

Christian Karembeu who won 2 champions league titles with Real Mardid has backed Cristiano Ronaldo's criticism of his teammates and understands why the Portuguese said so.

March 10,2016

Former La Liga star blames Real Madrid Management

Luis Garcia, the spanish midfielder constantly believed that Rafael Benitez was the "Right Man" for Real Madrid, but also admits that Liverpool paid the price in his time at Santiago Bernabeu. "When he [Benitez] first arrived I thought he was the right man. He knew the club, he was there for many years

March 09,2016

Ancelotti Blames Former Club?

Carlo Ancelotti former Real Madrid coach criticized his previous club's miserable medical record and said that the condition implies that the players arent being taken care of at Santiago Bernabeu. "The facts show that something is being done extremely badly," the Italian alleged to Sina Sports

March 09,2016

Atletico Madrid star Bitter about Messi and Red Card

Filipe Luis, Atletico Madrid's Brazilian international states Lionel Messi benefits from the protection of the press and La Liga. "It was a red, it was no mistake by the referee, it was a just red," he told Esporte Interactivo.

March 09,2016

Ronaldo Apologizes for Comments

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo apologizes to his team mates in regard to his statement "If all my team-mates were at my level, we might be first", he made after the match.

March 02,2016

No Player Bigger than Barcelona - Barcelona Star

Describing La Liga table toppers as a "band of brothers", Jordi Alba claims that anyone of them wouldn't criticize their fellow players like Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid. "With regard to Barca I can say we're like a band of brothers and no one thinks they're above anyone else.", he said.

March 02,2016

Casillas Tells What Went Wrong With Mourinho

Iker Casillas opens up about the rift between his former manager and him.

February 26,2016

Rakitic Plays like a La Masia Graduate - Kelava

Spanish goalkeeper Ivan Kelava, hailed his fellow citizen Ivan Rakitic's smooth involvement with Barcelona. The Swiss International won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in his debut. “It's amazing how he plays,” Kelava told Goal. Rakitic replaced the club legend Xavi and Kelava.

February 26,2016

Simeone Unfzed by Lack of Goals

Diego Simeone nullified all reasons of concern after Atletico Madrid were held to a scoreless draw by PSV in the first half of the Champions League round. Atletico had multiple chances to score on Wednesday, but all its players failed to do so. "I'm relaxed with the fact we have the game at home in the

February 26,2016

Neymar Better Than Messi - Cafu

Brazil and AC Milan Legend believes that Neymar is better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

February 25,2016

Sanchez Ready For Barcelona Challenge - Wenger

Arsene Wenger believes that Alexis Sanchez will be in good form against his former side FC Barcelona. The two sides come face to face in a champions league fixture which will be played in Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.

February 22,2016

Alexis greatest threat - Iniesta

Andres Iniesta has stated that Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez poses a great threat against his former side. The Chilean who joined Arsenal from the Catalan giants will come face to face with his former side for the first time on Tuesday.

February 22,2016

We Ca Beat Barcelona - Wenger

Arsene Wenger Believes that Arsenal can beat Barcelona and can do so only if they find the perfect balance between the attack and the defense.

February 22,2016

Henry Plays Judas tells Arsenal How to Beat Barcelona

?Ex Arsenal Legend Theirry Henry has given key advice ahead of their Champions League fixture against La Liga Giants FC Barcelona. The Frenchman who spent his time with Barcelona has stated that the English side need to bring their A game and need to perform in the 30% possession that they would get

February 22,2016

Barcelona Trio Closer Off pitch than Real Madrid Trio - Rakitic

Barcelona Star Ivan Rakitic states that Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez are the best of friends in the history of football.

February 20,2016

Messi and Iniesta Amaze Mascherano?

Javier Mascherano states that Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta always amaze him with their on-pitch abilities.

February 20,2016

Mascherano Revelas the Tackle That Changed His Fate

Javier Mascherano has stated that his last minute tackle against ex-Arsenal forward Nicklas Bendtner changed the course of his career. The two sides met in the Champions League and the Argentine did well to save Barcelona from conceding a goal.

February 20,2016

Neville Will Succeed At Valencia - Zidane

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane believes that Valencia coach Gary Neville will succeed at Valencia, provided he's given time.

February 20,2016

Mascherano New Designated Penalty Taker?

An Petition to let ?Javier Mascherano score his first goal for Barcelona has made the headline, the petition asks his compatriot Lionel Messi to let Mascherano to take a penalty.

February 19,2016

Simeone not headed to Chelsea?

?Diego Simeone has stated that the he is focused on getting his job done with Atletico Madrid rather than any rumors. The Argentine has been heavily linked with EPL side Chelsea recently.

February 19,2016

Ronaldo Knows Reason Behind Celta Vigo Penalty

After Speculations that Lionel Messi's penalty was taken in order to drop the Portuguese to the second place in top scorer's list. Suarez who scored a hat trick from that penalty is now the top scorer of La Liga.

February 17,2016

Ferdinand Mocked Ronaldo At Manchester United

Rio Ferdinand has stated that he used to mock Ronaldo for his dressing sense after Ronaldo stated he did not speak to Manchester United trio.

February 17,2016

Messi and Neymar Scare Me - Suarez

Luis Suarez says he was initially scared of not mixing well with Neymar and Lionel Messi.

February 13,2016

Ronaldo Best in the World?

Zinedine Zidane believes that Cristiano Ronaldo's messi is not just good for them but also for the world of football. He also stated that he feel that the Portuguese is the best in the world at the moment.

February 12,2016

Turan To Play for Chinese League

The reports of Arda Turan receiving a 100 Million Euros in five year deal are reportedly untrue and agent has stated that the Turkish international is will not change his club anytime soon.

February 10,2016

Atletico Goalkeeper signs new deal

Jan Oblak signed a 1 year contract extension with Atletico Madrid. The 23 year old goalkeeper has played all matches in La Liga for Madrid based side.

February 10,2016

Lionel Messi To Get Kidney Surgey done midseason?

Goal.com has revealed that the news Lionel Messi's Kidney surgery is untrue. The Barcelona Forward who is scheduled to be tested on Monday however, the reports claiming a serious surgery are false.

February 09,2016

Ronaldo has only 3 season left?

Former England Coach Fabio Capello stated that Ronaldo has at least 3 years of top tier football left in him. Ronaldo has not lived upto the image he has created for him as for the first time since 2009, his games to goal ratio is below 1.

February 09,2016

Barcelona Legend States Premier League Boss Is the Best

Barcelona Legend Carles Puyol believes that Mauricio Pochettino is one of the best managers in the premier league. The now retired players have faced each other in the La Liga when the Tottenham boss played for Espanyol.

January 21,2016

Teammates Made Fun Of Me - Suarez

Luiz Suarez has stated that he was at the receiving end of many jokes due to his failure to find the back of the net in 2016. The Uruguayan ended his goal drought against Athletic Bilbao when he scored a hat trick in a match that ended 6 - 0 in the Catalan side's favour.

January 18,2016

Key Barcelona Player Sidelined Due to Injury?

Barcelona defender Jordi Alba has been sidelined for 10 days after he picked up a hamstring injury during the Catalan sides match against Athletic de Bilbao.

January 18,2016

Real Madrid player believes Zidane is better than Benitez

After winning 5 - 1 against Sporting Gijon, Cristiano Ronaldo stated that he has a better understanding with Zidane than he had with former manager Rafael Benitez. "There has been a change of mood in Real Madrid, a push in the right direction," Ronaldo stated. "We have a better understanding with Zidane,

January 18,2016

La Liga Giants Plan Spending Spree

According to the latest rounds of speculation, Real Madrid plan on spending large sums this summer in order to add further depth to their squad.

January 15,2016

La Liga clubs banned from the Transfer market - Again!

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have both been slapped with a transfer ban for same reason as FC Barcelona. If the La Liga sides fail to win the appeal, they will be unable to sign players till the Summer of 2017.

January 15,2016

Messi condemned by Human rights activists

August 04,2015

Xavi hails Casillas but pissed at Real fans

Xavi Hernandez and Iker Casillas two of the greats of all time, have left La Liga for pastures new as they embark on a new career journey ahead. But Barcelona legend seems to be pissed by the way the club and its fans treated Iker Casillas as he left the club for Porto.

July 16,2015

Alferdo di Stefano: A year in his memory

One year ago today, the greatest player in the history of Spanish football left us for the heavens. Today we at "The Football Mind" take a look at his successful career with Real Madrid as we role back years in his memory.

July 08,2015

Bale can be better than Ronaldo - Keegan

?Former England boss Kevin Keegan was all praises for Welsh international Gareth Bale as the winger looks to start a new season at Real Madrid under new manager.

July 01,2015

Van Der Vaart signs deal with Real Betis

Former Spurs man Rafael Van der Vaart signs three-year deal with Real Betis. He has managed to score 25 goals for the oranje in his 109 appearances. He has represented them in 3 European championships and 2 world cups. The Ajax youth academy graduate went on to play for their senior team, Real Madrid,

June 18,2015

Luis Enrique unsure about his future

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has neither confirmed nor denied anything about his future with the Spanish club despite winning the treble with them. Barcelona beat Juventus 3 – 1 in the Champions League finals to win the treble this season. They also become the first team ever to twice win their domestic

June 08,2015

Benitez to be unveiled as Madrid coach on Wednesday

The former Valencia manager with whom he managed to win two La Liga titles was pictured leaving the Marina di Castello hotel on Monday Morning, hours after a 4-2 defeat to Lazio at home ended Napoli’s hopes of securing Champions League football next season.

June 02,2015

Ancelotti on his way to West Ham?

Former Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti who was relieved of his coaching duties at the Spanish club after a trophy less season, is now being linked with English midtablers West Ham United.

May 26,2015

Carlo Ancelotti sacked by Madrid

Real Madrid Club President Floretino Perez announced that Carlo Ancelotti has been fired as the manager, exactly a year and a day after the club won the 10th Decima with him. Real Madrid has fired 9 bosses in just 12 years. The news of Ancelotti’s dismissal was certainly not taken well by the fans

May 26,2015

Valencia pays unique tribute to Nepal Earthquake victims

Valencia paid a unique tribute to Nepal by having their names written in Nepali in their 1 – 1 draw against Celta Vigo. Pablo Hernandez gave Celta Vigo the lead but Nicolas Otamendi pulled one back for Valencia.

May 19,2015

Barca win La Liga defeating Atleti

Barcelona defeat Atletico Madrid to clinch the title with one match yet to be played. Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the game in the 65thminute to ensure a 1 – 0 victory over Atletico Madrid. Barcelona won the game at Vicente Calderon, exactly a year after Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona at

May 18,2015

Atletico Madrid vs FC Barcelona Match Preview

FC Barcelona need to win 4 matches in three different competitions to win the treble. Their trip to Vicente Calderon on Sunday, exactly a year to the day that Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona to win the title at Camp Nou.

May 17,2015

Carvajal says La Liga gone !

Real Madrid made a semi-successful come back after being down by 2 goals against Valencia. However, even after giving it their best, Madrid ended up with a 2-2 draw.

May 12,2015

Suspension of Spanish football from 16th May?

Spanish football will be suspended from 16 May because of a dispute over TV rights. Barcelona is currently 4 points ahead of Real Madrid with two games to spare. The strike will affect 600,000 players and 30,000 matches in 17 regional federations. This could also mean the end of the current La Liga season

May 10,2015

PSG vs Barcelona Match Preview

Paris Saint Germain welcomes Spanish league leaders Barcelona in the first leg of quarterfinals. The last time both of them locked horns with each other, Tito Vilanova’s Barca edged past Carlo Ancelotti’s PSG.

April 15,2015

Mateo Musacchio suffers a ghastly injury

Vilarreal defender Mateo Musacchio suffered a horrific injury in the his side’s 1-1 draw with Getafe in Premiera Division game. The defender is set for a lengthy spells on sidelines.

April 14,2015

Real Madrid raid Granada by 9 goals!

Cristiano Ronaldo ran riot as Real Madrid destroyed Granada by eight goals in a whacky encounter at Santiago Bernabeu. The final score read 9-1 with Ronaldo scoring five of them including an eight minute hat-trick in the first half.

April 06,2015

Barca vs Real Madrid Match Report

Luis Suarez’s brilliant goal gives Barcelona a much needed El Classico victory as they stretch their advantage at the top by four points. Ronaldo shines for the Madrid boys but Messi fails to make his mark.

March 23,2015

Each side has a 50% chance of winning: Gerard Pique

On the eve of the El Clasico weekend Barcelona's Spanish defender Gerard Pique addressed the media. The doled out 50-50% of winning for both the sides as the two teams are only separated by a point.

March 22,2015

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Match Report

Leo Messi and Luis Suarez inspire Barca to a comprehensive win over Madrid club Rayo as they thrash them 6-1. This win temporarily propelled Barca to the top of the table as the title race heats up.

March 10,2015

A new Phenomenon: Seung Woo Lee

The world of football and the clubs in it are now filling their academy's up with a lot of wonder kids that are being churned out from every corner of Asia. Asia a market which has been untapped for so long, the products of the seeds sown in the past years with numerous academy's is visible now.

March 07,2015

Real Madrid has a new Beckham?

Real Madrid signed David Beckham from Manchester United for a cool 30 million pounds in 2003, which was quite a hefty price which Los Blancos paid in that era. Before becoming the superstar of football, we all know how he rose to fame at Old Trafford.

March 05,2015

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the third highest goal scorer in the history of Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 290th goal for Real Madrid with his goal putting the game to bed against Elche. The striker cum winger who scored at the 69th minute was his 38th of the season.

February 24,2015

Diego Costa becomes a Good Samaritan in his hometown

Diego Costa has always been in the news either for his goals or some theatrics. But this time for a change he is in the news for some good reasons.

February 20,2015

Takuhiro Nakai the Real Madrid Wonder Kid

Takuhiro Nakai, the Japanese Cristiano Ronaldo as he's known in his age group signed for the Real Madrid juniors last year.

February 19,2015

LFP to investigate Drunk Ronaldo chants by Barca fans

In what can be termed as one of the most bizarre forms of crackdowns by any league, La Liga is going to investigate ‘Drunk Ronaldo’ chants that were sung by few Barcelona supporters in order to mock Real Madrid superstar.

February 19,2015

Is Isco the future for Real Madrid?

Real Madrid is arguably the biggest club in the world. Thus invariably they are ought to have the best players in their team. Real Madrid in the Los Galacticos era have been just a fan’s dream team. Today, we’re going to do a rundown on Real’s potentially biggest talent in Isco.

February 17,2015

Real Madrid beat Deportivo

Real Madrid returned back to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna at Bernabeu as Isco and Karim Benzema’s goals in either half did the needful.

February 16,2015

Real Madrid has injury issues

Real Madrid’s squad depth has been envied by clubs world over. Los Galacticos are known to have a superstar in every position and a superstar replacement incase they are forced to manage with one of their preferred stars are not available.

February 14,2015

Cristiano Ronaldo nominated for another award

Cristiano Ronaldo has been nominated for yet another award after a successful campaign last season.

February 13,2015

Real Madrid and Microsoft join hands

?Software giant Microsoft has joined hands with ten times European Champions, Real Madrid.

February 13,2015

Bale under fire

The recent drubbing of Word Club Champions on the hands of their closest rivals, Atletico Madrid has raised questions on the credentials of worlds most expensive squad.

February 11,2015

James blow for Real Madrid

Real Madrid’s summer signing James Rodriguez is slated to be on sidelines for at least two months as the playmaker limped off in Real’s 2-1 win over Sevilla.

February 06,2015

Neymar vs Ronaldo: Similarities

Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar both are world class talents. Both the players not only share their birthdays but also share some other traits as well. Here we'll list few of them.

February 06,2015

David Moyes Pays His Tribute

Real Sociedad manager David Moyes paid tribute to a fan who died on his way to last weekend's La Liga match against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. David Moyes attended the 23 year fans funeral, as the team and the manager all paid their tributes before the game.

February 05,2015

Happy Birthday Cristiano!

Portuguese super-agent Jorge Mendes has said that his client and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is the best in the world. To be precise he said he is best player ever.

February 05,2015

Barcelona vs Villarreal Match Report

Barcelona pipped Villereal in a humdinger at Camp nou as they came twice from behind to win the tie 3-2 in frantic 56 minutes. Los Che stunned their illustrious rivals twice but failed to land the killer blow.

February 04,2015

Ronaldo goes under an image makeover!

Being suspended from your job gives you ample of free time. Cristiano Ronaldo it seems is using this time to spend some time with his son Cristiano Jr and also it seems that he undergoing some kind of a makeover.

February 02,2015

Benzema saves the day!

David Moyes took his Real Sociedad side to the legendary Real Madrid stadium where the away side scored a the first goal, to the surprise of the home team.

February 02,2015

Ronaldo banned for two games!

Three time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo was handed a two game ban after his disgraceful act of kicking and punching opponents in the game against Cordoba on the 24th Jan.

January 31,2015

Barcelona Breeze Past Nine Man Atletico Madrid

For all the controversies and speculation surrounding Barcelona, the team have done well to stay focused on the pitch as they made it to the semi finals of the Copa Del Rey beating Atletico Madrid at Vicente Calderon.

January 30,2015

Real Madrid to rename Santiago Bernabeu to Abu Dhabi Bernabeu

Real Madrid is all set to rename their iconic stadium as they look to fund their stadium expansion. Santiago Bernabeu will be renamed to Abu Dhabi Bernabeu stadium after the UAE consortium will pay 500 mn euros as the sponsorship fee.

January 30,2015

Three Fans and Real Madrid

Real Madrid recently made a short film in honor of their three of the oldest fans. These three fans have been with the club ever since the 1940’s and have seen the club scale dizzying heights.

January 30,2015

Star of the show Neymar

Neymar who scored twice against Elche in a six goal rout, has now scored 19 goals out of his 24 appearances for the Catalan side. Neymar who is in his second season for Barcelona has already scored four more than he did in the last term.

January 28,2015

Real Madrid win but Ronaldo is sent off!

Real Madrid had to dig deep in order to overcome a cocky Cordoba side in their La Liga clash this weekend. Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for punching Cordoba defender Jose Angel Crespo in the 83rd minute.

January 26,2015

A tribute to CR7

Cristiano Ronaldo has hit his purple patch in 2014 once again after some average years by his standards. He led Real to their coveted La Decima as Blancos won the Champions League after almost 12 years.

January 25,2015

FC Barcelona 2015 kits revealed!

Spanish media outlet Sport.es has leaked the pics which are rumored to be Barca’s kit for the next season. Sport ran couple of stories to intensify their supposed exclusive.

January 25,2015

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Match Report

It looked like normal service resumed for Barcelona after their dominating performance yesterday against the defending La Liga champions. Atletico who visited the Camp Nou ten days ago, where back in town, but this time was for a game of Copa Del Rey. Atletico and Barcelona went head to head with the

January 22,2015

Reus not going to Madrid says agent

Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus is the hottest property in the transfer market. And according to Spanish website El Confidencial, the winger is on his way to Real Madrid.

January 21,2015

Real Madrid under FIFA review

Still just a speculation, Real Madrid the ten time Champions league winners could be under review from FIFA for the same issue as their rivals Barcelona, that is for signing under age youngsters.

January 19,2015

Are financial problems stopping the Messi transfer?

Much has been written about Lionel Messi and his proposed move to Chelsea. Some report that the Argentine prefers a switch to London if he at all moves to Premier League with Manchester clubs in the tow.

January 16,2015

Atletic breeze past Real!

Fernando Torres goals in the first minute of each half helped Atletico qualify for Copa Del Rey quarter finals.

January 16,2015

Messi coy on his Barcelona future

Lionel Messi has sparked off host of rumors on his future at Barca after making contentious statements at Ballon d’Or gala. Messi lost to Cristiano Ronaldo this season for Ballon d’Or.

January 14,2015

Ronaldo urges Madridistas to back player Gareth Bale

The Ballon d’Or winner has urged Real Madrid fans to back Gareth Bale, after reports emerged that he isn’t a fan favourite and is regularly jeered by them.

January 14,2015

Messi shuns move to other clubs as lies

After securing his side to all three points against defending champions, Leo Messi spoke to Barcelona's in house media channel, and was quoted saying:

January 13,2015

A subdued start for Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres who moved three clubs this year, returned home to Vicente Calderon as he seeks a return in form. Chelsea who loaned Torres to AC Milan at the start of this season, went on to move on a permanent basis to the Italian side where he failed to make an impact.

January 10,2015

Barcelona the situation

The Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu cleared the air which had been surrounding the Calatan as he spoke to the media and revealed everything was running smoothly and coach Luis Enrique hasn't been given any ultimatum.

January 09,2015

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Match Report

Atletico Madrid pipped their illustrious neighbours at Vincente Calderon 2-0 to gain an upper hand in the two legged Copa Del Rey round of 16 tie. This is Real's third straight defeat after going unbeaten in 22 games prior to that.

January 09,2015

FC Barcelona in turmoil!

Spanish giants FC Barcelona who this week lost a game against Real Sociedad as both Leo Messi and Neymar were benched for the start of the game.

January 07,2015

Messi mania rocks social world

Lionel Messi has just created the biggest furore in social media since the Gangnam style. When he followed Chelsea, Thibaut Courtois and Filipe Luis on Instagram all hell broke loose.

January 07,2015

David Moyes did not expect to win over Barca

Real Sociedad manager David Moyes wondered how his side came away with all three points against a mighty Barcelona side. Real Sociedad beat the Catalans 1-0.

January 06,2015

Valencia vs Real Madrid Report

Valencia end Real Madrid’s 22 game unbeaten run as they edge past them in a thrilling 2-1 win over the league leaders.

January 05,2015

Home Coming Of Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres was presented to Atletico Madrid fans as the Ateltico Stadium Vicente Calderon, was filled with 45,000 supporters who had turned to see their "El Nino.

January 05,2015

Gerrard can join me at Sociedad: Moyes

Steven Gerrard who has decided to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, and is yet to decide when club he'd being joining, has been given an open invite by the new Real Sociedad manager - David Moyes.

January 04,2015

Valencia vs Real Madrid Preview

The winter break is over in Spain and La Liga action is back in action as Valencia host mighty Real Madrid in their first fixture in 2015. Noveau rich Valencia will be looking to get back in the European competition and sit pretty at 4th place in the league with Villereal hot on their heels.

January 04,2015

Fernando Torres First Training Nightmare

Fernando Torres who recently joined his boyhood club Atletico Madrid after a lot of hype, was seen putting through his paces in the first session.

January 02,2015

La Liga Review 2014

2014 has been a year of surprise in La Liga as for the first time in over 18 years Real Madrid-Barcelona duopoly had been broken. Real’s less illustrious neighbours finally got their hands on the Liga trophy as they pipped Barcelona for the title on the final day of the season with a 1-1 draw at Camp

December 31,2014

Barcelona will not be allowed to sign players until January 2016

Barcelona’s woes didn’t cease to end as Court of Arbitration of Sport dismissed their appeal against the transfer ban imposed by FIFA on them.

December 31,2014

Fernando Torres to Atleti Official

It’s official! The boy has returned home. Fernando Torres will be a RojiBlanco come January. The former Atleti star will join his boyhood club on loan from AC Milan.

December 30,2014

La Liga Analysis

Top of the table sit Real Madrid, who have found their gears after a early season blip. Early league losses against Sociedad and neighbors and defending champions Atletico Madrid looked as if they were having a last season hangover. But Madrid shrugged off their hangover and went on to win their next

December 29,2014

Who needs transfers the most in La Liga?

La Liga like most of the leagues has entered into its annual winter break with Real Madrid sitting comfortably at the top followed closely by their eternal rivals Barca who are followed by defending champions Atletico Madrid.

December 27,2014

Sergio Busquets on a move?

FC Barcelona midfielder who has spent his childhood playing days to being pro at the Catalan club, could be on a move according to English media house Daily Express.

December 23,2014

A Sluggish Start For The Defending Champs!

Just ahead of their game this week against Athletic Club, we look at last season’s La Liga winners who have had a sluggish start to their trophy defense. From the galore of Champions League Final to Winning the League title, Atletico and Simeone did what was unbelievable a couple of seasons back with

December 21,2014

Herrera and Aguirre in mach fixing scandal

Former Real Zaragoza player Ander Herrera and coach Aguirre are named as witnesses in the La Liga fixing scandal. Along with them, there are 41 other players named in the list.

December 17,2014

Messi becomes all time top goal scorer of La Liga

Lionel Messi became all time leading scorer in Spanish Premiera Division as he scored a brilliant hat-trick against Sevilla. Lionel Messi went past Telmo Zarra’s longstanding record of 251 goals when he scored his first goal of the match.

November 23,2014

Cristiano Ronaldo to FC Barcelona?

What might just be a rumor but one which you just can't ignore, latest reports from Spain have linked Cristiano Ronaldo with a move to bitter rivals and title contenders FC Barcelona.

November 17,2014

Zidane Praises His Real Madrid Mate Ronaldo

Former Real Madrid team mates, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo, who played together for Real Madrid from 2002 to 2006 in the Galacticos side which consisted of Luis Figo, David Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Raul, Guti, Michael Owen, Robinho etc.

November 17,2014

Is Diego Simeone the Chosen One for Manchester City?

It is not even Christmas yet and the English media is already abuzz with speculations of Diego Simeone to Manchester City with Manuel Pelligrini's time at Eithad nearing the end.

November 14,2014

Ronaldo vs Messi social media saga

Cristiano Ronaldo has denied all the allegations that he has an offensive nickname for his Barcelona nemesis. Contrary to reports, that he uses an expletive to address him. There were reports that the Real Madrid star uses term ‘mother-----r’ in reference to the Argentine.

November 13,2014

David Moyes is new Real Sociedads boss

Former Manchester United manager David Moyes is Real Sociedad’s new manager as officially announced by the Spanish club. He signed an 18 month contract with the La Liga outfit.

November 12,2014

Almeria vs Barcelona Match Report

Barcelona powered themselves to a 2-1 win over Liga minnows Almeria thanks to a superb second half display from their marquee signing from Liverpool, Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan assisted in both the second half goals for the Catalan club.

November 09,2014

Pique to England?

Spain international Gerard Pique is certainly one of the hot properties in the transfer market at the moment. If reports are to be believed, then the Catalan defender is a target of almost all the top clubs in England.

November 07,2014

Real Sociedad offer for David Moyes

Former Manchester United manager who was sacked after a dismal season when he took charge of the English side after the long time manager Alex Ferguson retired.

November 07,2014

Real Madrid want Ancelotti to Stay

Real Madrid wants their La Decima winning coach to stay as the plan to hand out Carlo Ancelotti a deal till 2018. According to Spanish news out let AS, Real Madrid board are so impressed with Carlo Ancelotti and his assistant Paul Clement, that they plan to give them a bumper contract for their work

November 04,2014

Cristiano Ronaldo bristling stats of the season

November 03,2014

Zidane's coaching ban suspended

Real Madrid Castilla’s coach Zinedine Zidane has been cleared to coach Castilla team despite being banned by Liga watch dog. Earlier in the week, Los Blancos legend was handed a three month ban from coaching activities citing a case of forging his coaching badges.

November 02,2014

Real easy win over Granada

Real Madrid scored 4 past a hapless Granada side. Ronaldo opened the scoring, with less than two minutes on the clock the score board read, Granada 0 – 1 Real Madrid.

November 02,2014

Cristiano Ronaldo sweeps La Liga awards

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo won three awards at the annual LFP gala this week. The forward won the honors on the back of a stellar campaign where he scored 30 goals in 31 league games for Los Blancos.

October 30,2014

El Classico and it's various talking points

Today's Marca has rounded up various media houses from Uruguay after Barcelona's cult hero Luis Suarez started the game after a ga of four months.

October 29,2014

Zidane banned for three months

Zinedine Zidane has been banned by Spanish authorities on the grounds of forging his coaching qualifications. There was uproar few months ago and it was reported that the Frenchman will face a ban up to three months.

October 28,2014

Suarez releases video on why he bit his opponents

Suarez who made his Barcelona debut in the El Classico, released a video saying why he wasn't to blame for the bite gate and he has been undergoing therapy to recover from it.

October 27,2014

Suarez happy with the debut but disappointed with the result

Luis Suarez made his official Barcelona debut against Real Madrid, but his sides defeats has left a sore taste in the striker mouth. Suarez who played 69mins against Real, has already made his contribution, he was the one to assist the goal for Neymar as Barca took the lead against Real.

October 27,2014

Real Madrid destroy Barcelona

Real Madrid came from a goal down to thrash Barcelona 3-1 at Santiago Bernabeu as they continue their rich run of form. Luis Suarez made his Classico debut on the losing side. An all round display from the hosts gave them all 3 points and led them closer to the league leaders Barca.

October 26,2014

El Classico - Real Madrid vs Barcelona Match Preview

The big daddy of all the games in club football is less than 12 hours away! The battle lines are drawn. The Cules are gathering up in Madrid to help their boys against Merengues. Friends will be foes and brothers will be rivals. It's Spain vs Catalonia. It's El Classico!

October 25,2014

El Classico Build Up - Part 4 - Battles in the War

We are continuing with our build up to the biggest match in the world, El Classico. This time we are having a look at the micro battles around the pitch which could make or break the tie for both the teams.

October 24,2014

El Classico Promo

One of the most watched matched on the planet - the El CLasico is tomorrow. Watch this promo for the main event!

October 24,2014

El Classico Build Up - Part 3 - Battle on the Touchlines

When two of the biggest clubs in the world collide, not only those 11 players on field collide but it is a battle of two clans. We at TFM, today check out the leaders of the respective clans.

October 23,2014

Should Suarez make his debut at the El Classico

When he was at Ajax he was their heart and soul of that team. Ajax had a period of ultimate dominance when they had the Uruguayan. He is capable of things which only he knows or even he doesn't!

October 23,2014

El Classico Build Up - Part 2 - Stat Attack

In the second part of the build up to the biggest rivalry in the Spanish Football history, we here at ‘The Football Mind’ look at a set of stats which would speak for themselves.

October 22,2014

Bale will miss Liverpool clash

Gareth Bale is set to miss his side’s crunch Champions League fixture on Wednesday. The Wales international has picked up a knock while on duty for his national team.

October 21,2014

Levante vs Real Madrid Match Report

Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo continue their hot form as they thrash Levante 5-0 at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. Ronaldo scored a brace for the visitors.

October 19,2014

Barca stand by Gerard Pique

Gerard Pique was involved in a controversy recently which saw him insult two on duty police officers. The defender used some derogatory remarks and foul language as he insulted the officers.

October 17,2014

Messi inching closer to La Liga record

Lionel Messi is on the verge of another milestone as he is just two goals shy of equaling the record of most goals by a player in La Liga. The record is currently held by Athletic Bilbao legend Telmo Zarra. Zarra scored 251 goals for the Basque club.

October 17,2014

Messi and Ronaldo share a Positive Rivalry

The 2013 Ballon d' Or winner Ronaldo who has had a sublime start to the new season, was quoted saying his rivalry with Lionel Messi is a “positive” one.

October 11,2014

Gareth Bale wants Cristiano Ronaldo to stay in Madrid

There have always been rumors about Cristiano returning back ‘home’. With planes flying over the matches and various other gimmicks.

October 09,2014

Ronaldo can score 80 goals this season - Balague

Cristiano Ronaldo is in the headlines after scoring his 3rd hat trick in four games. The scintillating form of Portuguese has led many fans and pundits to make wild predictions about him this summer.

October 07,2014

Ronaldo the Unstoppable hits hat-trick again

Cristiano Ronaldo continued in rich vein of form as he scored his 3rd hat trick in 4 games en route thrashing Athletic Bilbao 5-0 at Santiago Bernabeu.

October 06,2014

Match Report Valencia vs Atletico Madrid

Valencia have announced their arrival in La Liga with a resounding 3-1 win over defending champions Atletico Madrid. The result was shock to many but Valencia’s opening 15 minutes did Atletico in.

October 05,2014

Match Report Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona

Barca continue to build on their impressive start to the season as they registered their seventh win of the season in as many games with a 2-0 win over nine man Rayo in a record breaking style.

October 05,2014

Lionel Messi and his father will be dragged to court

Lionel Messi and his father, Jorge, were accused of duping Spanish authorities to the tune of 4.16 million euros ($5.99 million) in tax on earnings from the player's image rights from 2007-2009 through the creation of a web of shell companies in Belize and Uruguay.

October 04,2014

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid Preview

Both the teams have made a very good start to the season in an identical fashion. In their opening 6 fixtures, both the teams have four wins and two draws. Valencia due to their superior goal difference is sitting at the second position behind Barcelona. Atletico have picked themselves up excellently

October 03,2014

Villarreal vs Real Madrid Match Report

The game was entertaining, as both the sides played decent amount of attacking as well as defensive football. With Villarreal dominating the play most of the first half. But it was Real Madrid, who broke the deadlock as the Croat Luka Modric scored at the half hour mark.

September 29,2014

Barca hit back through Neymar hat trick against Granada

A lot was made in the midweek when a possession loving Barcelona side came away with a 0-0 draw at La Rosadela against Malaga. But the La Blauragana gave a befitting reply to all their detractors by demolishing a hapless Granada side 6-0 at Camp Nou.

September 29,2014

Atletico Madrid vs Sevilla match Report

Atletico Madrid literally pushed aside a underpower Sevilla side, as the game saw the return of Diego Simeone as he returned to the dug out after a eight game ban.

September 29,2014

Ronaldo ends speculation

Cristiano Ronaldo has come out and quashed doubts surrounding his future at Real Madrid. The Portuguese international who joined Real Madrid in 2009 since his record money move from Manchester United, has been linked by various media outlets saying the star man would want to move back to England, and

September 26,2014

Weligton verbally abused by Messi

It has been a revelation of sorts this week by Malaga defender Weligton. He was sent off for throwing Lionel Messi to the ground in his side’s La Liga fixture against Barcelona.

September 26,2014

Cristiano Ronaldo the record breaker

Two hat-tricks in four days, is a thing which not every player can manage to do. But when it comes to Cristiano Ronaldo everything becomes achievable, the fans expect from him, he himself expects from himself. Ronaldo a name still sung at Old Trafford by the faithful, is a human machine which has only

September 25,2014

Barcelona thrash ten man Levante

Neymar, Messi, Rakitic, Sandro Ramirez and Pedro all scored as Barcelona returned to the top of the summit of La Liga table.

September 23,2014

Match Report Deportivo La Coruna vs Real Madrid

Real Madrid look like a team with vengeance on their mind. After losing to local rivals Atletico Madrid, Real have pumped in 13 goals in two matches in a span of three days. They thrashed Basel 5-1 at the Bernabeu and carried on from where they left against Deportivo. Los Blancos ran riot as they mauled

September 22,2014

The Man who made Barcelona

"This man's incredible story takes us on a journey from lowly, humble beginnings to football stardom, to heroism and bravery in his fight against fascism during the Spanish civil war. Stories like Paddy O'Connell's cannot be lost in the annals of history."

September 20,2014

Real Madrid reserve coach Zidane in trouble

Zinedine Zidane assisted manager Carlo Ancelotti last season as a part of La Decima project. This year he has been handed out the responsibility to hone young talent at Real. The punishment if proved guilty will lead up to a ban of 4-20 games or 1-6 months. This is detrimental to the legendary Frenchman

September 19,2014

Barcelona to honor Tito Villanova by naming their training centre after him

Barcelona to rename their training centre as Campo de Entrenamiento Tito Vilanova as a gesture to the late Manager.

September 17,2014

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Match Report

Atletico Madrid continue to irritate their illustrious city rivals Real as they win 1-2 in the Madrid derby at the Santiago Bernabeu. This is their second win over Los Blancos in just under a month.

September 14,2014

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Match Preview

Real Madrid take on their cross city rivals Atletico Madrid in a third clash in less than a month.

September 13,2014

Messi on the verge of another milestone against Athletic Bilbao

Lionel Messi and records are synonymous with each other. There are now only a handful of records which haven't been smashed by him. Now he is on the cusp of one such record ahead of this weeks clash against Athletic.

September 12,2014

Indian wonderkid joins Spain's Real Valladolid

16 year old Abneet Bharti joins Spanish second division side Real Valladolid from Singapore side Balestier Khalsa FC. He was first Indian teenager to play for an international club when he moved to Singapore at the age of 13.

September 09,2014

Real Madrid post record revenue

Real Madrid post a record revenue of €603.9M for the financial year 2013-2014. An 11% increase in revenue from the last year, makes Real Madrid the biggest revenue generating club in the world for the 10th consecutive season.

September 08,2014

Spanish reporter Claims Xabi Alonso Left Spain Because Of Affair With Singer

Xabi Alonso moved Real Madrid to Bayern Munich this summer, a deal which can also be called as the strangest transfer of the transfer window. After winning the La Decima in May, Xabi Alonso extended his stay with the whites by signing a two year contract extension.

September 07,2014

Cristiano wishes to return to Manchester

Cristiano Ronaldo who spent 6 seasons with the Red devils before joining the current champions league winners, Real Madrid in a deal worth a record 94M Euros. Cristiano who’s still a legend, idol at the Manchester club has revealed, that signings of Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao will bring the

September 05,2014

Spanish Liga outfit Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone banned for eight games

Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone has been handed an eight match ban after placing hitting the fourth official during his side’s 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup second leg.

August 27,2014

Five Players to look out for in the La Liga

With the new season starting tonight, lets have a look at 5 players to be watched.

August 23,2014

Malaga Athletic Bilbao Match Preview

Last season was a season of disappointments for Malaga. After losing star player Isco and the departure manager Manuel Pellegrini meant, Los Boquerones struggled to stay competitive and a finished low in the league, just above the relegation zone.

August 23,2014