Whilst the destination of the La Liga title is all but settled, there is an epic battle emerging at the foot of the table to decide who stays and who goes. Who survives, and who falls through the relegation trapdoor. As it stands, there are six teams separated by just [...]

At just 19 years of age, Raphael Varane is living the dream. Becoming first choice centre-back for 9-times European champions Real Madrid, as well as an international call up earlier this year, the Frenchman has made unbelievable progress for someone so young, and some of his performances this season have [...]

11. Paco Gento Francisco “paco” Gento Lopez born October 21st 1933 made his debut for Racing Santander in the 1952-53 season. The following year he signed for Real Madrid after scoring two goals in 10 games. La Galerna del Cantabrico (The gale of the Cantabrian Sea), as he was known, [...]

April 15, 2013 at 1:05 pm With last Saturday’s 0-4 win against Levante, used-to-be bottom of the table team Deportivo de La Coruña are one of the only five teams  to have four consecutives league wins to their name.  It’s hard to believe that just a month ago Depor were [...]

April 10, 2013 @ 22:28 12. Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo     Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo born 23 May 1965 is a retired Spanish footballer who made a name for himself as a midfielder for Real Madrid. Sanchis was a part of the famous Quinta del Buitre the name given by Spanish [...]

13. César Rodríguez Álvarez Cesar Rodriguez Alvarez born 29th june 1920, sometimes known as just Cesar was a Spanish forward known for his 16 years in Spain. Cesar joined Barcelona in 1939 however, military service meant that he was relocated to Granada and Granada CF the following year. He played two [...]

April 2, 2013 @ 20:22 14. Pep Guardiola     Josep Pep Guardiola i Sala was born January 18th 1971 in Santpedor, Barcelona, Catalona. He joined La Masia at the age of 13. After impressing manager Johan Cruyff in a surprise visit to the academy, he made his debut in [...]

April 1, 2013 @ 20:41  15. Fernando Hierro Fernando Ruiz Hierro is a Spanish born defender born March 23rd 1968. He made his La Liga debut for Real Valladolid in 1987 after being told by CD Malaga he wasnt good enough to play the game, two solid season’s at the [...]

March 30, 2013 @ 22:52 16. Luis Suarez Miramontes Luis Suarez Miramontes born May 2nd 1935 started his career in 1949 with Deportivo De La Coruna. Working his way through the youth system he made his La Liga debut in 1953 when the side lost 6-1 to Barcelona. He went on [...]

Mar 28, 2013 @ 17:14 17.Roberto Carlos In 1996 Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha aged 23 signed for Real Madrid in a deal worth £5,000,000 from Italian side Inter Milan. The deal provided the club with one of the first instalments of the Galactico’s of Real Madrid. In his first [...]