Spanish Football : European & International Football

La Liga Preview: A Real chance to shine

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Tobias Gourlay takes a look at some of La Liga's smaller clubs and finds a couple of home records to be proud of.

Betfair Competition: Win Tickets to El Clasico!

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:11:24 +0000

Betfair is offering you the chance to win tickets to watch Barcelona v Real Madrid.

La Liga Betting: Pellegrini won't go down without a fight

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:03:36 +0000

With his job on the line, Real's embattled manager has started to ring the changes with positive results. A bad result this week though, and it could be all over...

La Liga Preview: Barcelona should be Pepped up this weekend

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:46:26 +0000

Tobias Gourlay fancies Barcelona this weekend, but is also keen to cash in on the more dismal efforts of Xerez.

La Liga Preview: Emery files notice that Valencia are a force to be reckoned with

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000

Deportivo might not be alright after all, but Tobias Gourlay is, and he's keen to atone for the disappointments of last week.

La Liga Betting: Ibrahimovic turns on the heat as Messi runs out of gas

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:37:55 +0000

When Zlatan Ibrahimovic was bought for €35m plus Samuel Eto'o, eyebrows were raised about the cost of the transfer. Ben Lyttleton tells us why it may have proven to have been a masterstroke by Pep Guardiola after all as the giant Swede is becoming the team's key player...

La Liga Preview: They're not SuperDepor, but they're alright

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:01:51 +0000

Tobias Gourlay is checkmated by some of this weekend's Spanish fixtures, but reckons Deportivo La Coruña's robust defence will serve them well.

La Liga Preview: Are Sevilla the real deal?

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Tobias Gourlay wonders whether two has become three in the race for the Spanish title and fancies that Villarreal are ready to improve.

La Liga Top Goalscorer: There's only one Ronaldo

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:31:20 +0000

Eto'o's gone but the world's finest attacking talents flooded into Spain during the summer and, as a result, there are plenty of strong candidates to be La Liga's top scorer, says Alister Morgan.

La Liga Betting: Luis Fabiano goes from bad boy to golden boy

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:48:07 +0000

As the likes of Ibrahimovic, Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo made the headlines in Spain this summer as star players joining La Liga, Ben Lyttleton looks at the impact of one who remained in Spain. Sevilla's Luis Fabiano has become one of the world's top strikers and may still get better.

La Liga Preview: Finally, a Real test

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:57:40 +0000

Tobias Gourlay looks forward to another scintillating round of La Liga.

La Liga Preview: Fiesta time in Valencia

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:37:07 +0000

La Liga action is coming thick and fast. Tobias Gourlay has no time for a siesta.

La Liga Betting: Fernando Llorente and the kings of the long ball

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:49:18 +0000

Say the words "direct football" and one thinks of the likes of Bolton and Stoke City; say the words "target man" and we think of Emile Heskey, Kevin Davies and Jan Koller. Jonathan Wilson tells us about Spain's answer to both of these...

La Liga Preview: Lions can devour Tenerife

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:34:48 +0000

Tobias Gourlay guarantees excitement, and perhaps a winning bet, in this midweek round of La Liga games.

La Liga Preview: God Save King Juan Carlos of Spain

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:08 +0000

Tobias Gourlay's one-man Juan Carlos Valerón pressure group has been successful. Now he hopes to make some money out of it.