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LOS ANGELES – Iker Casillas believes Luka Modric can not only match Real Madrid's current skill level but improve the team.
Reports in Croatia suggest the Tottenham Hotspur playmaker could make his switch to Real Madrid official as soon as Monday for a move worth an alleged 35 million pounds.
Casillas was asked about Modric at a press conference on UCLA's campus after Madrid's first training session since arriving in the United States.
“I know him,” Casillas said through a translator. “It's been some time that he's been a player at Tottenham, and he has been in the eyes of the world. At...
Posted by spanish on 10:35 AM
Barcelona defender Marc Muniesa, who had been expected to step up from their youth ranks to the first team this season, will be out of action for up to six months after damaging knee ligaments. The 20-year-old centre-back sustained the injury during Barca's 2-1 pre-season friendly win at Hamburg SV on Tuesday, when highly rated youngster Gerard Deulofeu and Dani Alves scored the goals.
New Barca coach Tito Vilanova got off to a winning start in his first game in charge, despite missing many of his first-choice players including Lionel Messi.
Muniesa's injury reduces Vilanova's options in the centre of defence, and Pep Guardiola's...
Posted by spanish on 11:20 AM
Spain's Cesc Fabregas celebrates after scoring the decisive penalty shootout during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Spain and Portugal in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Glasgow, Scotland – Given what its national team has accomplished the past four years, Spain faces some obvious great expectations at the Summer Olympics.La furia Roja have won two Euro titles (2008 and 2012), a World Cup (2010) and the UEFA Under-21 championship (2011).So, is mining precious Olympic gold next?The Spaniards start their quest for their second gold medal -- they won their first at the 1992 Barcelona...
Posted by spanish on 9:16 AM
The centre-back is one step closer to returning to full match fitness following the surgery that ruled him out of the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has received some encouraging news from the treatment table, as experienced defender Carles Puyol has resumed training again after spending the past two months on the sidelines with a knee injury.
The 34-year-old picked up the knock in the closing stages of the 2011-12 campaign, and missed Euro 2012 after undergoing surgery to correct the problem.
However, the Barca captain trained away from the rest of the squad in their penultimate session...
Posted by spanish on 11:29 AM
The Brazilian talent ruled himself out of contention for the prestigious award and stated that the Blaugrana ace deserves to win the accolade for the fourth time in a row
Santos star Neymar has declared that he is tipping Barcelona forward Lionel Messi to win the 2012 Ballon d'Or award.
The Argentine star is believed to one of the favourites to clinch the individual accolade after inspiring the Blaugrana to win four titles in 2011-12 with 73 goals in all competitions.
Neymar has often earned comparisons with Messi, but the 20-year-old dismissed the notion that he is contention for the accolade, insists that he expects the Barca...
Posted by spanish on 11:18 AM
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is in Paris tonight and will undergo a PSG medical this morning.
Both agent Mino Raiola and PSG chief Leonardo confirmed all contracts had been agreed with AC Milan last night.
Ibra flew in from Stockholm yesterday to finalise the move with PSG officials, a delighted sports director Leonardo declared: "Ibra will make history here.
"It's a great year for Paris Saint Germain, the fact that a player of this level has come here is incredible, he is a player who can change everything.
"He's one of the greatest players in the world and our relationship with Milan has helped a lot. We found the agreement and tomorrow there...
Posted by spanish on 11:30 AM
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Barcelona League champions these kinds of past two conditions (04/05 & 05/06) in addition, they extra the...
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2012/13 Spanish Liga BBVA Table / Table
July 13, 20122012/2013 Spanish Primera División Table
Overall Home Away
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1 Athletic Bilbao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Atlético Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
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MADRID - In an ominous sign for their rivals for an Olympic soccer
medal, Spain's coach Luis Milla says his team at the London Games will
be a richly talented and well-drilled outfit with the same roots and
playing style as the nation's all-conquering senior side.The
Spanish have swept to back-to-back European titles with a first World
Cup triumph in between by honing the style of fast-flowing,
possession-based football known as "tiki-taka" to something close to
perfection.Many of the young players who will feature
for the Iberian nation at the London Games, where Spain will make their
first appearance in the football competition in...
Posted by spanish on 11:00 AM
MADRID (AP) — Spain wants to follow up its European Championship victory with soccer gold at the London Olympics.
The World Cup champions won an unprecedented third straight major title on Sunday after defeating Italy in the Euro 2012 in the final in Kiev, Ukraine. That triumph in Kiev, Ukraine, is providing extra incentive for the Olympic squad.
"It would be nice to (win the games) after all they have achieved," said Spain forward Iker Muniain on Friday as the squad prepared for the Olympics that run July 27 to Aug. 13. "We're starting an adventure that we're very motivated to get started on and finish with a medal."
If Spain manages...
Posted by spanish on 10:57 AM
he signing of Jordia Alba will help Barcelona regain the throne of
Spanish football and win La Liga next season. The Catalan club was not
able to win its fourth consecutive league title last season as rivals Real Madrid won their first crown since 2008.
Dale Johnson of ESPN shares the details of Alba's transfer:
Barcelona sign left back Jordi Alba from Valencia for €14 million on a 5-year contract. #fcb
— Dale Johnson (@dalejohnsonESPN) June 28, 2012
Alba's arrival to the Nou Camp will address the weakest
position in the Barcelona starting XI over the last several years: left
back.
While center backs Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, and...
Posted by spanish on 10:46 AM
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Spain has taken its place among soccer's great
teams by becoming the first nation to successfully defend its European
Championship after winning the World Cup. The task, now, is to be
remembered as the greatest.
La Furia Roja now turns its attention to retaining its world title at
the 2014 tournament in Brazil, hoping to become the first team to win
consecutive World Cups since Brazil in 1958 and 1962.
"The bar has been set very high," midfielder Xavi Hernandez said
after Sunday's 4-0 rout of Italy, the largest margin in a European or
World Cup final. "The expectations are high. Now everyone will expect us
...
Posted by spanish on 10:02 AM
MADRID: Spaniards blasted off fireworks and jumped for joy after
their football team won the European Championship on Sunday night,
giving the country a burst of national pride and temporary relief from
the crushing economic woes that have engulfed the nation.
Spanish
players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Euro 2012 football
championships final match Spain vs Italy on July 1, 2012 at the Olympic
Stadium in Kiev. -- AFP PHOTO
Tens of thousands gathered in central Madrid to watch their team beat
Italy 4-0 and shout out “Gol!” more times than they thought possible.
Even better for Spain, the...
