La Liga

La Liga: Never mind Messi, Suarez and Neymar… Sergio Busquets is Barcelona’s most important player

February 9, 2016

Last Wednesday Lionel Messi walked off the Camp Nou pitch with a match ball under his arm and so too did Luis Suárez. Valencia sporting director Suso García Pitarch [...]

La Liga review: A season of surprises

January 12, 2016

The 2015-16 La Liga season has reached its halfway point, so now seems the ideal time for Alexandra Jonson to take a look at what has gone as expected… and what hasn’t. [...]

Lucas Pérez: From Deportivo La Coruña reject to La Liga goal machine

December 14, 2015

Last season he saved Deportivo La Coruña from regulation, now Lucas Pérez is scoring goals for fun. But Alexandra Jonson argues the 27-year-old’s road to hero status at [...]

Weekend Bets: Stoke to beat West Ham, Romelu Lukaku can’t stop scoring for Everton and Watford carry on their impressive start to the season

December 10, 2015

With the Champions League action out of the way, it’s time to turn our attention to finding the bankers for this weekend. Here are Kurt Bristoll’s best bets from [...]

Throwback Thursday: Chilavert – The Goalscoring Goalkeeper

December 3, 2015

An Argentinian game which took place on 29th November 1999 sets the scene for this week’s Throwback Thursday by Neil Evans. Vélez Sarsfield played Club Ferro Carrill [...]

Betting Tips: Leicester are unstoppable, Atletico will keep it tight at the back and Everton-Palace screams ‘goals’

December 3, 2015

With Christmas just around the corner, now is a great time to win a little extra spending money to put some great presents under the tree. After looking at this [...]

Celta de Vigo the team to watch in La Liga

November 16, 2015

By Alexandra Jonson Leaving the likes of Barcelona, Sevilla and Villarreal in their tracks, Celta de Vigo have become the surprise team of La Liga this season – and not [...]

Neymar – Portrait of an Artist

November 12, 2015

Ciarán Breen revels in Neymar’s wonder strike against early season pacesetters Villarreal and reflects on football as art. November 8th, 2015 – Camp Nou. The clock ticks [...]

Weekend Bets: Manchester City and Barcelona to dominate, West Ham continue fantastic away form and Chelsea to pull one over Liverpool

October 29, 2015

With the Premier League season now over a quarter of the way through, the race for the title and a place in the top four is really starting to heat up. Kurt Bristoll gives [...]

Why La Liga needs Paco Jemez and Rayo Vallecano

October 20, 2015

In a recent poll in Spain, followers of the national team were asked who they’d most like to see succeed Vicente Del Bosque as manager. Jason Pettigrove makes a case for [...]