REAL MADRID SIGNS ESPANYOL PLAYER JOSE CALLEJON

News up on Spanish Sports paper "AS" announce that REAL MADRID has signed RCD ESPANYOL player JOSE CALLEJON. Real Madrid is already in full gear with next seasons squad planification & will pay the sum of around 5M€ for the player. However, the transfer will not be made official until the end of this current season.



RCD Espanyol player Callejon 

This could be the second signing for Real

FC BARCELONA 1 REAL MADRID 1 | FC BARCELONA WINS ( 3-1 AGG) TO GO INTO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

FC BARCELONA drew 1 - 1 aginst REAL MADRID in the return leg of the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE semi-final tonight to earn their ticket straight into the Final at Wembley Stadium (London UK) on the 28th of May. This result gave Barcelona a 3 - 1 aggregate score after disputing two highly tense & explosive semi final legs.

Real Madrid went in with an attacking line-up this time around in their attempt to

FC BARCELONA LEADS IFFHS BEST WORLD CLUBS LIST

This news piece appears just hours before the decisive Champions League 2 leg semi-final clash between FC BARCELONA - REAL MADRID. The FIFA backed IFFHS ( International Football Federation of History & Statistics) has released its list of "Top World Clubs" with FC Barcelona leading Real Madrid in second place,  & Villareal jumping in at 7th position. Great to see Villareal amongst the best Clubs

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2º LEG SEMI | FC BARCELONA - REAL MADRID | IF YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES...

The death of the "Most Wanted Man" in Pakistan by the United States has taken the attention & news spotlight off the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2º leg return semi final match between FC BARCELONA & REAL MADRID. Indirectly a good omen as the pre-match build up was becoming a bit tense & the bigger fear was that emotions could spill over into the "personal" area on the ground &, god forbid, between fans.

REAL MADRID | CRISTIANO RONALDO "PUNISHED" TO THE STAND

REAL MADRID has the first casuality from the "Barça Wars", or at least the one that is ringing the most in Spanish Sports media. CRISTIANO RONALDO has been "punished" by his Coach José Mourinho mainly for the following post-match comments to media after the Champions League semi-final 0 - 2 loss against FC Barcelona :

"No me gusta jugar así, pero tengo que adaptarme a lo que me piden..."

"I don

PORTO 5 VILLAREAL 1 | SPANIARDS STEAM-ROLLED IN EUROPA LEAGUE 1º LEG SEMI

Portuguese League Champions PORTO took the sail out of the "Yellow Submarine" after defeating Spanish Football Club VILLAREAL 5 - 1 in the 1º leg of the EUROPA LEAGUE semi final. The Portuguese Club put in an electric second half that knocked the Spaniards onto the "Football canvass".



Villareal celebrate their goal


It looked in the first half that Villareal would surprise the hot favourites

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1º LEG SEMI FINAL RESULT | REAL MADRID 0 FC BARCELONA 2

REAL MADRID lost 0 - 2 to FC BARCELONA in the 1º leg of the semi final of CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. Very controversial with Real Madrid going down to 10 men when referee Stark unjustly sent off Pepe (Red Card) in the 60th min & with the match in a 0 - 0 draw. The protests lead to Coach Mourinho being sent off as well & the balance was pushed "artificially" in Barça favour. 



Pepe red card 

At the end

SPANISH LEAGUE ROUND 33 MONDAY NIGHT GAME RESULT | REAL ZARAGOZA 1 ALMERIA 0

The SPANISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE celebrated its last schedule Monday Night game of Round 33 with two Clubs fighting for their LIGA lives. REAL ZARAGOZA made their local fans suffer & managed to defeat last placed ALMERIA 1 - 0. This win gives Zaragoza three vital points & sends Clubs Osasuna & Hercules into the relegation zone along with Almeria which is basically doomed.



Real Zaragoza win their

REAL MADRID - FC BARCELONA NEWS BRIEFS RUMOURS | WARMING UP THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMIS

Hype, vibe, excitement, anticipation, build-up, accusations, previews, atmosphere...just a few words circulating as Spain, Madrid, Barcelona & the Football World looks forward towards next Wednesday night & the 1º leg semi - finals of the Champions League between REAL MADRID & FC BARCELONA.

Here are some interesting curiosities & news pieces circulating,  or items confirmed:


1. Spanish Sports

FC BARCELONA 2011 | VICTOR VALDES REACHES 400 GAMES

Barcelona Spanish Sports based paper "Sport" informs us that today FC BARCELONA goalkeeper VICTOR VALDES will notch up his 400 game for the Club. A controversial figure with a "love - hate" relationship with Football fans, there is however little doubt about his quality & outstanding goalkeeping skills. His 3 "Zamoras" ( least goaled keeper in the Spanish Football League ) gives proof of this

VIDEO | SERGIO RAMOS SPANISH CUP TROPHY BUS ACCIDENT

When one opens up his email account & finds more the 50 mails from readers asking for the VIDEO of Real Madrid defender SERGIO RAMOS dropping the SPANISH CUP (accident) in front of the celebration bus to then see it get run over & trampled, one finds it for the Spanish Football Sports Blog readers. 



Sergio Ramos later put on his twitter ...that he did not drop the Cup, the Cup jumped on of his

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS | SPANISH CUP FINAL 2011 | FC BARCELONA 0 REAL MADRID 1

VIDEO highlights of last nights SPANISH CUP FINAL between FC BARCELONA - REAL MADRID courtesy of Jonzea. Video in HD with 12 minutes of the intense on field battle with Real Madrid winning 0 - 1 & the Title.


Great video in case you missed the game.

SPANISH CUP FINAL RESULT FC BARCELONA 0 REAL MADRID 1

REAL MADRID won their 18th SPANISH CUP Title, plus 18 years later from their last,  after defeating FC BARCELONA 0 - 1 in a Final that went into extra-time. 




Iker Casillas with the Spanish Cup 2011

It was spectacular, intense, a war-zone in the midfield, posts, amazing saves & a physical effort from both teams that was superhuman. Marvellous Spanish Cup Final




Cristiano Ronaldo scores

EUROPEAN GOLDEN BOOT 2010 - 2011 | A TWO HORSE RACE - MESSI vs RONALDO

SPANISH FOOTBALL SPORTS is answering here a few emails from readers asking how things are going so far in the race for this seasons European Golden Ball Award. Well with 6 Rounds left to go,  more or less,  in local competitions ( or at least with the Spanish League ), FC Barcelona player LIONEL MESSI is currently on Top with 30 goals.

The Argentine is closely followed by Real Madrid player

TEAM PHOTO | FC BARCELONA STARTING 11 2011

Thinking about all the FC BARCELONA readers & fans across the World. Here is a very latest starting 11 Team photo from the Spanish Football League 2011:



FC Barcelona Team Photo 2011
Top: L-R: Alves;Keita;Mascherano;Busquets;Pique & Valdes
Bottom: L-R:Adriano;Afellay;Villa;Iniesta & Thiago

SPAIN Nº1 FIFA WORLD RANKING MARCH 2011

The World Football - Soccer governing organization FIFA has released its monthly Football Nations World Rankings with the SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM, & current World Champions, retaining its Nº1 ranking spot. Spain opens the points gap in relation to the other National teams below them due to their winning Euro 2012 qualifying victories.



David Villa scores for Spain.


FIFA World Ranking

SHAKHTAR D 0 FC BARCELONA 1 | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER FINAL 2nd LEG RESULT

SPANISH FOOTBALL has its first Club in the next phase of CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, concretely in the  Semi-Finals, after FC BARCELONA won their away 2º leg Quarter Final clash against SHAKTAR D 0 - 1 (6-0 aggregate).



Lionel Messi Champions League 2011

FC Barcelona  didn´t really risk & played a comfortable match which started with the home side on fire,  but they faded out as the match went on. Once

REAL MADRID - FC BARCELONA | CLASICO OVERLOAD

Lets suppose that we can comfortably bet that both Real Madrid & FC Barcelona manage to tie up their 2º leg Q/Finals Champions League games & get into the semi-finals. With this scenario, Spanish Sports paper "Marca" highlight to their readers that we are heading - as spectators - towards 4 big Real Madrid - Barça clashes once a week all in a month.  



Possible upcoming fixture

16th of April :

SPANISH FOOTBALL | ROUND 30 SATURDAY GAMES SPANISH LEAGUE RESULTS

Top level SPANISH FOOTBALL was back with Round 30 of  LA LIGA returning with three great games with results that may have given FC Barcelona the Spanish League title after rival Real Madrid lost at home. Here is a summary of events, all the results & the scores.



Real Sporting de Gijon gave the surprise
in Round 30 of the Spanish League

REAL MADRID lost 0 - 1 to REAL SPORTING DE GIJON thus

JOSEP GUARDIOLA TO LEAVE FC BARCELONA | THE GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY BY ALBERT EINSTEIN

I have received an also “alarmed” email from a Spanish Football Sports reader asking if it is true that FC BARCELONA Coach Josep Guardiola will leave at the end of 2012. The question arises after it has been “splashed” all over the World Sports media some words that Guardiola mentioned in a TV Interview to Italian channel “RAI” whist in Italy visiting his ex-Club Brescia.



FC Barcelona Coach