After scoring the winning goal on opening day to send Barcelona to it’s only loss of the season, Numancia midfielder Mario Martinez will be celebrating once again after picking the right day to play Spain’s Christmas Lottery and winning himself 150,000 Euros.
After making his debut for the Senior side back on December 2nd, 1995 against Sevilla, Jose Maria Gutierrez made his 500th appearance in a Real Madrid uniform during Madrid’s 3 - 1 loss to Getafe.
La Liga star Leonel Messi was caught by cameras during Barcelona’s 4 - 1 win Saturday spitting in the direction of Malaga’s Portuguese defender, Sergio “Duda” Barbosa after the two collided in a game that probably shouldn’t have been played because of field conditions.
And Barcelona head coach Pep Guardiola wasn’t too happy with his 21 year old playmaker saying, “It’s not right for these things to happen. We will try to avoid this type of thing.”
Messi has six goals on the season so far, three behind La Liga leader and teammate Samuel Eto’o with 9.
Jozy Altidore and Giuseppe Rossi are new buds at Villareal (translation from club website).
“Rossi, who lived his early years in the U.S., and Jozy Altidore, American by birth, form an inseperable duo both on and off the field. The ongoing language barrier has favored Altidore to be supported by Rossi at the moment of integrating into the group. “He’s my best friend. He’s helping me out a lot in the locker room and, besides, we have a lot in common,” Jozy commented…”
A inside look at the Barca training sessions after their US trip as well as the new ball being used in La Liga this year.
The club that has been steeped in Basque tradition since 1898 has broken tradition by signing it’s very first kit commercial sponsorship deal.
Athletic Bilbao, who finished 11th in last years 2007/08 La Liga campaign, signed a 3 year deal worth 3.15 Million with Petronor Refining Company and as a club follows a policy of only recruiting players with Basque heritage or those who have been brought up in the region.
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Televisa launching Spanish language soccer channel Planeta Futbol for Mexico and other Spanish speaking countries, featuring Premier League, Mexican tournament matches and La Liga.
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Next time Villareal Captain Marco Senna gets his head up around the midfield stripe, note to La Liga keepers.
Don’t come to far off your line.
Villareal 1 - Betis 0
