Player Profiles

Raphael Varane – football’s newest star

Raphael Varane – football’s newest star

April 18, 2013 at 6:43 pm 0 comments

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 [...]

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Cristian Tello – Barcelona’s next superstar?

Cristian Tello – Barcelona’s next superstar?

April 16, 2013 at 4:36 pm 0 comments

April 16, 2013 at 6:30 pm Most headlines from the Camp Nou come in the order of Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi. However 21-year-old Cristian Tello is starting to make a name for himself, and is having a growing impact in the first team. For a player so young [...]

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Kike Sola – Osasuna’s survival saviour

Kike Sola – Osasuna’s survival saviour

April 10, 2013 at 2:49 pm 0 comments

April 10, 2013 @ 14:49 Just 5 points from the relegation zone, Osasuna are not out of danger yet. Thankfully, they have found a talismanic striker this season in Enrique Sola, who has been one of La Liga’s in-form players.           A product of Osasuna’s youth [...]

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Denis Cheryshev – Madrid’s Most Wanted

Denis Cheryshev – Madrid’s Most Wanted

April 3, 2013 at 2:08 pm 0 comments

April 3, 2013 at 2:08 pm Usually, transfer gossip surrounding Real Madrid is exploring which stars the infamous big-spenders are going to add to their already world-class roster next, rarely do we read about a promising young talent who might well be prised away from the clutches of Los Blancos, [...]

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Isaac Gomez: The new kid on the block

Isaac Gomez: The new kid on the block

March 28, 2013 at 5:13 pm 0 comments

March 28, 2013 at 5:09 pm Just 17 years of age and a debut at the Camp Nou to mark his step into the world of professional senior football, Isaac Gomez, or ‘Isi’ as he’s known to the wider public is just another example of pure talent Spain is producing [...]

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Athletic Bilbao’s French starlet: Aymeric Laporte

Athletic Bilbao’s French starlet: Aymeric Laporte

March 23, 2013 at 5:30 pm 0 comments

Name: Aymeric Laporte Age: 18 Position: Centre back Club: Athletic Bilbao Ever since he was playing his youth football for Aviron Bayonnais, it was clear, Aymeric Laporte had talent, soon cementing his place in Athletics’ history books when he became only the second French player ever to play for the [...]

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Striking gold: Atletico’s young starlet could follow in the footsteps of Falcao, Torres, Aguero and Forlan

Striking gold: Atletico’s young starlet could follow in the footsteps of Falcao, Torres, Aguero and Forlan

March 9, 2013 at 3:50 pm 0 comments

Name: Luis Pizzi (Luis Miguel Alfonso Fernandes) Age: 23 Position: Forward Club: Deportivo La Coruna (On loan from Atletico Madrid) Deportivo’s starlet striker was braced with a god given talent at an early age after he made his professional debut as a junior. For a 23 year old forward, Pizzi [...]

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One to Watch – Borja Ekiza

One to Watch – Borja Ekiza

January 19, 2013 at 5:50 pm 0 comments

January 19, 2013 at 7:06 pm Name: Borja Ekiza Age: 24 Position: Central Defender Club: Athletic Bilbao Ekiza joined Bilbao’s youth system at 14, and spent two years playing for the club’s third team, CD Baskonia. Spanish-born Ekiza showed early signs of promise, but it was a lucky break, in [...]

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One to Watch – Leo Baptistao

One to Watch – Leo Baptistao

January 16, 2013 at 12:18 am 0 comments

January 16, 2013 at 12:15 am Name: Leo Baptistao Age: 20 Position: Striker Club: Rayo Vallecano  Leo Baptistao is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays in the Spanish top flight with Rayo Vallecano. Baptistao was born in Brazil in 1992 and during his youth career he played alongside Neymar for Associacao Atletica [...]

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Why Aspas deserves his move

Why Aspas deserves his move

January 16, 2013 at 12:17 am 0 comments

January 16, 2013 at 12:10 am Name: Iago Aspas Age: 25 Position: Striker Club: Celta de Vigo Iago Aspas is a Spanish striker who has been at Celta de Vigo since 1995. Celta de Vigo are the only club he has played for in his senior career, since he made [...]

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