La Liga Review tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-493066 2010-02-23T10:28:32+01:00 Dedicated to Spanish football TypePad Real Madrid legend tips Benzema for success tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e201310f2e3203970c 2010-02-23T10:28:32+01:00 2010-02-23T10:28:32+01:00 Real Madrid legend tips Benzema for success Any player in world football would welcome a word or two of praise from former Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane. The France legend is one of the greatest players of all time, so... lee watson Ronaldo Unconcerned By Goal Drought tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e20120a7f963ed970b 2010-01-21T22:17:29+01:00 2010-01-21T22:17:29+01:00 By Thomas Rooney If there is one thing that Cristiano Ronaldo loves doing, it is scoring goals, it is something he takes a great deal of pride in. He can put one away from every angle, in any game and... lee watson Real Madrid striker on the move? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e20128766a41a9970c 2009-12-19T16:51:33+01:00 2009-12-19T16:51:33+01:00 By Thomas Rooney Ruud van Nistelrooy seems to have become the forgotten man of Spanish football. The Real Madrid forward has only made two appearances this season and this follows the 2008/2009 campaign when he only managed 10 games. To... lee watson Ramos believes Madrid deserved more from Clasico tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e2012875fa7243970c 2009-12-01T21:38:02+01:00 2009-12-01T21:38:02+01:00 By Thomas Rooney Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos believes that his side played well enough to earn at least a point against Barcelona on Sunday night at Camp Nou. Madrid went down 1-0 to their rivals, losing their place at... lee watson Messi wants Arsenal star at Barcelona tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e2012875d0a597970c 2009-11-24T15:52:45+01:00 2009-11-24T15:52:45+01:00 By Guest Writer Thomas Rooney It seems to be that time of year again when Cesc Fabregas is linked with a move to Barcelona. It is an annual event now I believe. Much like the Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid... lee watson Ronaldo targets Champions League comeback tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e20120a64e2167970b 2009-11-03T11:42:37+01:00 2009-11-03T11:42:37+01:00 By Guest Writer Thomas Rooney Real Madrid midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo is targeting a return to action against AC Milan in the Champions League next week. The former Manchester United man has been sidelined recently with an ankle injury, but has... lee watson Guti would welcome back Real Madrid legend tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e20120a5d24257970b 2009-10-09T16:05:26+02:00 2009-10-09T16:05:26+02:00 By Thomas Rooney There is always a story that pops out at you when you check the latest football news. On this occasion, it was the speculation and discussion that Roberto Carlos could return to play for Real Madrid. Speaking... lee watson Ronaldo aims for record after flying start at Real Madrid tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e20120a5954a40970b 2009-09-24T15:28:46+02:00 2009-09-24T15:34:43+02:00 By Thomas Rooney When making the move from Manchester United to Real Madrid in the summer, Cristiano Ronaldo would have had ambitions to break scoring records for the Spanish club. However, even he wouldn’t have envisaged doing it during September... lee watson <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://spanishfootball.typepad.com/la_liga_review/2009/09/by-guest-writer-thomas-rooneytransfer-deadline-day-may-have-come-and-gone-but-barcelona-are-confident-of-making-one-more-sig.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://spanishfootball.typepad.com/la_liga_review/2009/09/by-guest-writer-thomas-rooneytransfer-deadline-day-may-have-come-and-gone-but-barcelona-are-confident-of-making-one-more-sig.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e20120a59b7579970c</id> <published>2009-09-03T17:58:40+02:00</published> <updated>2009-09-03T17:59:26+02:00</updated> <summary>By Guest writer Thomas Rooney Transfer deadline day may have come and gone, but Barcelona are confident of making one more signing in the not too distant future. This is because Carlos Puyol is set to extend his stay at...</summary> <author> <name>lee watson</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <title>Alonso Delighted With Real Madrid Challenge tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e20120a5288e32970c 2009-08-07T12:40:35+02:00 2009-08-07T12:40:44+02:00 By guest writer Thomas Rooney Upon completing his transfer to Real Madrid from Liverpool, Xabi Alonso has revealed that he had been ‘determined’ to leave the Premier League club for some time. The Spanish midfielder swapped Anfield for the Bernabeu... lee watson Barcelona Striker Set For Exit tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e201157133da65970c 2009-07-23T17:34:15+02:00 2009-07-23T17:34:15+02:00 By Guest Writer Thomas Rooney With the antics of Real Madrid’s spending still fresh in the memory, you would have been forgiven for thinking that it is impossible for Spanish clubs to sell their best players as well as buy... lee watson Real Signing Chose Madrid Over United tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834522f1169e2011572090a72970b 2009-07-15T17:06:48+02:00 2009-07-15T17:06:48+02:00 By Guest Writer Thomas Rooney Spanish football giants Real Madrid are winning the bragging rights over Manchester United right now. First of all, they secured the signature of United’s best player Cristiano Ronaldo and now it's emerged they pipped them... lee watson Real Madrid legend tips Ronaldo for success tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68046885 2009-06-12T22:31:30+02:00 2009-06-12T22:31:30+02:00 By guest writer Thomas Rooney There isn’t really anything else people associated with Spanish football can talk about right now other than Kaka’s move to Real Madrid. The £59million move has got the whole football world talking and everyone is... lee watson Guardiola praises Barcelona bravery tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67398929 2009-05-29T12:21:56+02:00 2009-05-29T12:21:56+02:00 By guest writer Thomas Rooney Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has praised his team’s bravery and hard work after they secured a 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the Champions League final. Guardiola – who also won the trophy as a... lee watson Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to win Copa del Rey tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66810747 2009-05-15T12:03:39+02:00 2009-05-15T12:03:39+02:00 By guest writer Thomas Rooney Barcelona seem to be hitting form at just the right time. In just under two weeks time they will take on Manchester United in the Champions League final and they look set to go into... lee watson Barcelona boss unhappy with Chelsea draw tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66143949 2009-04-29T12:18:30+02:00 2009-04-29T12:18:59+02:00 After watching his side being held to a 0-0 draw at home to Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, Pep Guardiola has revealed that he was far from happy with the defensive minded display from the... lee watson