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Next abeg . . . . .Rubin Kazan . . .It's time to set the record straight!

Someone should tell Mou that La liga is not EPL or Seria A

@Dayo: Chai . . . Mainz dey vex for Bundesliga this season ooooo

unix4real1:
Are you sure you post on the right thread?

Dont mind me . . . I was high last nite

Man City 4 - Chelsea 1

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Stephen Keshi . .  . . . . RugHeadman (Stephen) . . . . . . . . 

Messi is out for 15 days . . . he will miss our next 4games - Sporting Gijon, Athletic Bilbao, Malaga and Rubin Kazan

Sept 20

Bar-Sir-Lona!

Let's do this!

I'm feeling Seriki's delivery on the traq . . . I'm luving this

Hercules go chop am

the hitman is back!!!!!

^^^Which album

Get well soon Hitman

Liechtenstein 0-4 Spain: David Villa Equals Raul's Record 44-Goal Tally As La Furia Roja Dismantle Hosts
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Official: Caceres to Sevilla on loan

Official: Hleb loaned out to Birmingham

Carles Puyol Out For Three Weeks With Muscle Injury

ogazi007:
Khanye!dont tell me you want Ibra out.

Ibra dey bleep up, Read This

eyoniggar:
Ibra will stay, we have no choice. We just have to live
with his attitude problem.

The dude is leaving, he's one step away from joining the Rossoneri in a  €40 million deal

1) Most Entertaining League On The Planet

Granted, the Spanish Primera Division suffers from a number of innate flaws like referees blowing whistles on the slightest of challenges and defenders happier to rove into opposition penalty boxes than secure their own area. But just like one or two flaws in a genius doesn't make him any less gifted, La Liga's poetic and romantic valour cannot - or at least, should not - be put into doubt because of its defects. It is not perfect but it is more perfect than others.

Teams have a distinctly attacking style of football that relies on passing the ball around and remaining coherent. Spanish champions Barcelona are the masters of this art but theirs is an advanced form that clubs lower down the order follow in one way or the other. There are, of course, one or two 'physical' sides like Athletic Bilbao but modest teams like Real Mallorca, Getafe, Deportivo La Coruna all adopt a free-flowing attacking brand of football.

Spain is the home of Europa League winners Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid, who won the Europa League last season in sensational fashion by knocking out Premier League giants Liverpool on their way, are arguably the most unpredictable side in Europe; their ability to lose 3-0 to Espanyol just a week after defeating Deportivo by the same scoreline is just an example. Expect more from Atleti this season, too, and expect the rest of La Liga doing something equally ludicrous.

2) Jose Mourinho vs. Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola won the treble with Barcelona in 2008-09, Jose Mourinho won the treble with Inter in 2009-10 and now both will go head-to-head in Spain. While Mourinho is regarded by many as the best coach in the world as his ability to bring the best out of his players and make them great is unparalleled, Guardiola is only in his third year of senior football management and he has already etched his name in history.

Mourinho eventually got the better of Guardiola last season but what about 2010-11?

The battle of wits between the two finest coaches will be a marvel to watch. Also remember, Jose Mourinho is renowned for his brilliant and juicy quotes - an extra reason to stay tuned to La Liga this season. Statements like these are sure to make the Barca-Madrid rivalry even more entertaining: “We are not shopping in a supermarket for groceries like Barcelona. I only want players who are great players or players I can make great."

3) Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo

The Argentine won the Ballon d'Or last year while CR7 won it in 2008. While Lionel Messi is widely recognised as the most talented and finest player on the planet at the moment, Cristiano Ronaldo is said to come close. Both are different type of players and neither of them is exactly perfect or complete (not that there can be a footballer who is 100% complete) but since the advent of Ronaldo in La Liga, the rivalry has taken a more regular tone. Messi overshadowed Cristiano in 2009-10 but yet the Portuguese was arguably the second best attacking player in Spain last campaign. This season, too, one can expect the duo to go head-to-head.

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Messi has overshadowed Ronaldo but can he keep the Prince in the dark again?

4) Unpredictability Outside The Title Race

You don't need to be exceptionally intellectual to realise that once again it will be either Real Madrid or Barcelona who will win the league, even though the likes of Valencia, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid continue to claim that they can challenge the Big Two in Spain. However, outside the title race, we have competition for each and every other place.

Two of the four remaining Champions League places will be fought over by four clubs - Atletico, Sevilla, Valencia and Villarreal - but with Valencia suffering from squad depletion it could become even more competitive. Real Mallorca almost finished fourth last campaign but with gripping financial problems, could struggle while Getafe, having lost Pedro Leon and Roberto Soldado in the summer to bigger clubs, will find it hard to finish in the top six again. Deportivo La Coruna and Athletic Bilbao will look at finishing in a Europa League place.


Getafe finished sixth last season but could struggle this time around

Last season just eight points separated 11th placed Espanyol from 18th placed Real Valladolid and a host of clubs will go into the new season with survival on their mind. Going into the penultimate weekend in 2009-10 in La Liga, nothing was decided except the fact that Valencia would finish third. This time it promises to be as spooky and enthralling.

5) Resurrection Of Real Sociedad

The Basque giants suffered the ignominy of relegation at the end of the 2006-07 campaign when they finished 19th in the top flight. But after two years in what former and late Atletico Madrid president Jesus Gil once described as "hell" - the Spanish Segunda Division - La Real are back. One of the most important and historic clubs in Spain, Sociedad finished top of the second division in Spain last season.

La Liga missed (and needed) the two-time Spanish champions and Real's return means we will two of the most historically rich and symbolic games in Europe - the Basque derby against Athletic Bilbao and the clash with eternal adversaries Real Madrid, considered by some to be even fiercer than the much publicised clash between Madrid and Barcelona.

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La Real are back in the big times and La Liga is now complete

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Blackburn 2 - Arsenal 1

Barcelona Coach Pep Guardiola Responds To Zlatan Ibrahimovic Outburst & Hints At Imminent Exit For Swede

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has responded to the outburst from striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic by suggesting that the Swedish misfit's days at the club could well be numbered.

Guardiola has refuted talk of problems with the player, instead citing personal issues as the reason behind the fallout. He also revealed that the club will analyse the transfer market in the coming days, hinting that the 28-year-old will depart if an appropriate offer comes in, with Milan the most likely destination as talks from all parties concerned suggest that the wheels are in motion on a possible agreement.

"If I have only spoken to him twice in the last six months, it is for some reason," said the Barca coach to the assembled press.

"There's always a reason for things. I'm super communicative and talked to him for 45 minutes, it was not a tense conversation.

"I have an open door, if we do not [speak], sure there's a reason but now is not the time to talk about it. I insist. For the sake of the institution it is better not say anything."

Guardiola then suggested that it is Ibra's personality rather than his football that has caused the rift.

"There's always a player and a person and the person comes first. I am coach of Barcelona, not coach of one player.

"I have no problems with his behaviour in training. He was an example of professionalism at work, but there is a person and that always comes first."

Guardiola also dismissed suggestions of any similarity between Ibra's situation and that of his predecessor Samuel Eto'o and fumed at the Swedish striker's decision to leave the field at Camp Nou ahead of the Joan Gamper trophy celebrations. Barca beat Milan 3-1 on penalties after the season curtain raiser at Camp Nou finished 1-1.

"We speak calmly and we will study why he did not remain for the celebration. We will look at [August] 31. We are mature and he knows the reason why, but I will tell in due course," the 39-year-old stated.

"The [transfer] market is open until 31 [August] and I'm not going to explain now. If he [Ibrahimovic] stays here, my duty is to recover and tell him the reason of these things. It depends on how things go, we will analyse the situation.

"The situation of Ibrahimovic has nothing to do with that of Samuel [Eto'o]."

Guardiola finished by responding to recent comments from Ibrahimovic's agent Mino Raiola, who labelled Pep as less than perfect.

"He made statements. The statements we will have to put up with. He's free to comment. I'll give my reaction in due course, he knows why."

http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2010/08/26/2088051/barcelona-coach-pep-guardiola-responds-to-zlatan-ibrahimovic

Good to see Rubin Kazan again . . .It's time to set the record straight . . . .
Ibra deal should be done today or tommorow.
Welcome Mash . . . . .The new No. 4
Happy Birthday Maxwell!!!

God is able Eric.