Archive for the 'Spain' Category

November 5th, 2011

FIFA’s kit rules prevent FA and England from having poppy on shirt against Spain

Fifa refuses to allow England to wear poppies, the Armistice Day emblem, on their shirts when they play Spain at Wembley on the eve of Remembrance Sunday fifa statement: "FIFA fully acknowledges the significance of the Poppy Appeal and the ways in which it helps commemorate Remembrance Day on 11 November each year. As a multinational ...
October 11th, 2011

Sweden v. Netherlands Highlights :: Euro 2012 Qualifier

Sweden 3 - 2 Netherlands Highlights :: Euro 2012 Qualifier Scoring Summary Sweden: Kim Kallstrom (14') Netherlands: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (22') Netherlands: Dirk Kuyt (50') Sweden: Sebastian Larsson (pen 53') Sweden: Ola Toivonen (53') Highlights after the jump.... (more...)
October 10th, 2011

El Camino del Rey – The 110 Year Old Path In El Chorro, Andalusia, Spain

Pretty incredible to watch this guy traverse this 'path' El Camino del Rey, about thirty miles outside Malaga... Sometimes as high as 330 feet off the ground and in High Definition........
October 5th, 2011

La Liga News :: Jose Mourinho gets 2 match ban for SuperCopa “eye gouge incident”

Real Madrid's manager Jose Mourinho gets two-match ban for Super Copa eye poke Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been handed a two-match ban by the Spanish football federation for his role in the mass brawl that marred the end of the Spanish Supercopa second leg against Barcelona in August. The rest of the slap-on-the-wrist punishment and a ...
September 20th, 2011

David Silva On Spanish National Team – ‘I doubt I’ll have a role in Euro 2012′

via DailyMail The world and European champions have already qualified for Euro 2012 but Silva reckons he will play no part in Poland and Ukraine next summer. Silva has not been a regular starter under Del Bosque and the 25-year-old said: 'The decision will be the coach's but I doubt I'll have a role in Euro 2012.' The 25-year-old was dropped ...
September 13th, 2011

Full Video – The Fernando Torres ‘Controversial’ Chelsea Interview Given While On International Duty

'Fernando Torres spoke to ligabbva.com about various subjects, among them the imprint that Jose Mourinho left at Chelsea, the Stamford Bridge club's prospects in the Champions League and the arrival of Juan Mata there.' ~ This is why you have to love / despise the English Press.... Didn't hear a single thing that was negative. Its being ...
September 8th, 2011

Manchester United Goalkeeper David De Gea On Press Critiscm – ‘It Seems Normal To Me’

via Guardian The Spanish keeper was deemed to be at fault for both Manchester City's goals in the Community Shield and was also criticised for the one conceded against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Eyebrows were also raised when he let Theo Walcott's effort through his legs in the 8-2 hammering of Arsenal. However, he is unfazed by ...
September 6th, 2011

Soccer Highlights :: Spain v. Liechtenstein :: Euro 2012 Qualifier

Spain 6 - 0 Liechtenstein Scoring Summary Spain: Álvaro Negredo (33', 37') Spain: Xavi (45') Spain: Sergio Ramos (52') Spain: David Villa (60', 79')