La Liga’s Salary Gap
The 2018/19 Spanish Primera División season has been one of the most competitive in recent memory. However in terms of budgets, it remains far from ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: March 4, 2019
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LLE on the Road – El Clásico
El Clásico is many things. Spanish football’s eternal rivalry is a multi-layered and often politically charged clash of two very separate yet closely intertwined sporting ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 28, 2019
La Liga Match Day 25 Review – Messi inspires Barcelona comeback, Getafe go 4th
Match Day 24 saw Girona win at the Bernabeu, a result that took some of the sting out of the title race again with Atletico ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 25, 2019
Why Getafe are capable of securing Champions League football
Popular and fashionable weren’t exactly words used to describe Getafe, even before the slightly abrasive José Bordalás wound up at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez in ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 21, 2019
La Liga Match Day 24 Review – The Title Race is off again!
Match Day 23 ended with renewed hopes of a genuine title race after Real won the Madrid derby and Barcelona dropped points again. However it ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 19, 2019
Epic Games in LaLiga – The 2000’s
Here you will find some of the best LaLiga games during the 2000’s featuring the top teams in a decade that was refreshingly open, particularly ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 18, 2019
La Liga Match Day 23 Review – Real win the Madrid VAR-by
It was the big Madrid derby this weekend in La Liga and it produced a decisive outcome as Real Madrid leapfrogged their city rivals in ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 13, 2019
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LLE on the Road – A Relegation Scrap in Valladolid
With sixteen matches to go in the 2018-19 Spanish Primera División, an almighty relegation scrap is brewing, potentially involving half the league and a host ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 12, 2019
La Liga Match Day 22 Review – Betis beat Atleti, Valencia impress at Camp Nou & Huesca score 4!
A look back on the latest round of fixtures in La Liga. It was a weekend in which the sides at the top struggled as ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: February 6, 2019
La Liga Match Day 21 Review – Benzema Shines, Celta & Villarreal in a Mess
A look back on the latest round of fixtures in La Liga. It was a good weekend for the sides at the top with the ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: January 31, 2019
La Liga Match Day 20 Review – Modric inspires Real Madrid as Battle for 4th opens up
The first full match-day in the second half of the season saw La Liga break with tradition in that the fixtures weren’t the same as ... Read more
Written by: Mark Sochon
Published on: January 21, 2019