IFFHS WORLD CUP RANKINGS JUNE | 4 SPANISH FOOTBALL CLUBS TOP 10

The FIFA backed "International Federation of Football History & Statistics" ( IFFHS ) has handed in this months World Club Rankings with 4 Spanish Football Clubs in the Top 10. 

FC Barcelona remains on Top while Real Madrid drops to third as Chilean Club Universidad takes the Nº 2 spot. Atletico de Madrid jumps into 4th place while Bilbao falls a place into 9th position. 




At.Madrid


Here

PRE EURO 2012 WARM-UP RESULT | SPAIN 1 CHINA 0

The SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL Team concluded its last warm-up phase of International games before travelling to Poland & to their base-camp to prepare for their first Group C match against Italy next Sunday in the EURO 2012 competition. SPAIN managed to win tonight in Seville a sticky CHINA 1 - 0 with a goal that came towards the end of the match after several failed scoring attempts.



David

SPANISH FOOTBALL | CELTA DE VIGO RETURNS TO LA LIGA

After 5 years CELTA DE VIGO joins follow "Galicia Region" Club Deportivo A Coruña in the Spanish 1º Division - LA LIGA - after securing mathematically the second classification place with direct promotion. Celta de Vigo just needed a draw result ( 1 point ) against Cordoba & their game finished in a 0 - 0 result which lead to an explosion of joy & celebrations in the city of Vigo.



Celta de

EURO 2012 | SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM | THREE OPTIONS UPFRONT

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque has finally decided on the three Centre Fowards for the EURO 2012 competition:

ALVARO NEGREDO ( Sevilla FC)
FERNANDO TORRES ( Chelsea FC)
FERNANDO LLORENTE ( At. Bilbao)

Three players with distinct characteristics that will give the Spanish Forward-line variation, alternatives & differing options depending on the opponent, match

SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM EURO 2012 SHIRT NUMBERS

The "Spanish Football Federation" has made official the team shirts with the corresponding numbers that each member of the SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM will wear during the upcoming EURO 2012 tournament.




Spanish Football Team


Some novelties, like Pedro,  who takes over the number 7 of the absent David Villa, with newcomer Juanfran taking the No 5 shirt from the injuried Carles Puyol.

SPAIN 4 SOUTH KOREA 1 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY RESULT

The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM played an International Friendly against SOUTH KOREA tonight winning 4 - 1. The match is part of the pre-Euro 2012 preparation schedule & the last for the players that will be giving way to the called up FC Barcelona & At. Bilbao players which will incorporate themselves to the "Spanish Camp" tomorrow.The starting 11 was:Reina; Arbeloa, Albiol, Ramos, Monreal; Xabi

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - 2012-2013 DATES

The 2012-2013 Spanish League - Liga - season will start the weekend of the 18th & 19th of August 2012, according to today's agreement by the Heads of the 1º st & 2º nd Division Spanish Football Professionals (LFP). The season will come to an end on Saturday June the 1st 2013 for La Liga.

With this schedule the only day on a Wednesday will be Round 37 - May the 29 st, 2013 - & that will be except

ATLETICO DE MADRID SIGNS CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ OF OPORTO

SPANISH FOOTBALL Club ATLETICO DE MADRID has announced via its Web that the Club has signed 26 year old Uruguayan International & OPORTO forward/winger CRISTIANO RODRIGUEZ.



Cristian Rodriguez


The player comes with an Italian passport & what is more important , free of transfer fee as his contract with Oporto ends this season. Rodriguez will sign a contract for the next four seasons after his

SPANISH FOOTBALL | DEPORTIVO A CORUÑA RETURNS TO LA LIGA

Three Spanish 2º Division Football Clubs will win a place in LA LIGA ( Spanish 1º Division ) for next season . The first two placed on the classification table go in automatically while 3rd to 6th placed Clubs participate in a "play-off" for the last remaining place.



Deportivo celebrate


This afternoon the goals from RIKI ( 40th min ) & XISCO ( 70th min) gave DEPORTIVO A CORUÑA a 2 - 1

EURO 2012 WARM-UP | SPAIN 2 SERBIA 0

The SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM began its warm-up games before starting its Euro 2012 campaign with a 2 - 0 victory over SERBIA.

The Spanish starting line-up looked unfamiliar as the FC Barcelona & Athletic Bilbao players were missing due to their participation in yesterdays Spanish Cup Final. The line-up today was:
Casillas; Juanfran, Ramos, Albiol, Alba; Bruno, Xabi Alonso, Navas, Cazorla;

FC BARCELONA | THE END OF THE SUCCESS CYCLE ?

The image of today is the one below of FC BARCELONA with the SPANISH CUP ( Copa del Rey ) Trophy after defeating Athletic Club Bilbao 0 - 3 in the 2012 Final.



FC Barcelona 2012


However, perhaps the more emotional & longer standing image is of now ex-Coach JOSEP GUARDIOLA.



Guardiola


Last nights game was his last as Barça Coach & in the best fashion the man leaves with another title. An 

SPANISH CUP FINAL RESULT | AT BILBAO 0 FC BARCELONA 3

FC BARCELONA has won this seasons SPANISH CUP FINAL ( Copa Del Rey ) with a 0 - 3 result over ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO. FC Barcelona Coach Josep Guardiola leaves the Club in the very best manner possible with another title under his belt & adding more to his legend status at the Club.Excellent atmosphere tonight which bought the 2011-2012 Spanish Football season to an end.



Pedro

FC Barcelona

SPANISH CUP FINAL | ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO - FC BARCELONA | THE DAY BEFORE

The city of Madrid is about to be visited by 1000s of ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO & FC BARCELONA followers as both are to play the Final of the SPANISH CUP ( Copa del Rey ) tomorrow at the "Vicente Calderon Stadium" (Home of Atletico de Madrid).



At.Bilbao - FC Barcelona.


A huge game to officially close the Spanish Football season with plenty of angles & stories in play:


At.Bilbao looks to

THE INTERNET READERS BEST 11 SPANISH LIGA PLAYERS FOR 2011-2012

More than 73.000 people voted on Spanish Sports online channel "marca.com" for what they believed to be the "Best 11 Players" of the Spanish Football League season 2011-2012.



Marca - Best 11 season 2011-2012


As you can see the list is dominanted by Real Madrid & FC Barcelona players, with the exceptions being Javi Martinez (At.Bilbao) & Falcao (At.Madrid). A list that does not depart to much

SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM LIST FOR UPCOMING EURO 2012 WARM-UPS

SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM Selector & Coach Vicente del Bosque has handed in his "second last" list of 21 players to make up the Spanish National Team for the upcoming Friendly Internationales between SERBIA (26th of May) & SOUTH KOREA (30th of May) to be played in Switzerland. Both are warm-up games for the upcoming EUROPEAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

The Spanish National selector has left out

SPANISH FOOTBALL ROUND 38 FINAL RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL & LA LIGA came to an end for season 2011-2012 with mixed emotions of joy for the winners & for the survivors, while sadness crossed over those Clubs which were relegated into the Spanish 2º Division for next season.

The main ending points of the season are that REAL MADRID won the Spanish League with runners-up FC Barcelona. The two other Clubs in Champions League positions are

REAL MADRID TEAM PHOTO SEASON 2011 - 2012

Found this pic that I thought may interest all the global Football readers & especially REAL MADRID followers. It´s one of the very latest team photos of the SPANISH LEAGUE Champions for season 2011-2012.


Team photo: Real Madrid CF season 2011-2012

Top L to R: Pepe, Ramos, Xabi Alonso, Khedira, Benzema & Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bottom L to R: Casillas, Di Maria, Marcelo, Arbeloa & OzilThis line-up

MESSI 50 GOALS ON COURSE FOR EL PICHICHI

With just one Round left to go of the current SPANISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE season there is a clear run away candidate to win the "El Pichichi" Award - Top Spanish League goal scorer - & in doing so the European Golden Boot Award.With is 4 goals yesterday against RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona player LIONEL MESSI takes his personal LIGA tally to 50 GOALS, this is an historic record smashing figure for

REAL MADRID CELEBRATE LIGA TITLE IN MADRID

As the old saying goes, "...long time between drinks", or in the REAL MADRID CF case Spanish League titles. The last time Real Madrid won LA LIGA it was back in season 2007 - 2008 & all the unreleased built up "tension" exploded with joy today in the city of Madrid when the players celebrated the title with the city, the fans & they did the traditional offering of the Club colours to the "Diosa -

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - WEDNESDAY MID-WEEK RESULTS | REAL MADRID SPANISH CHAMPIONS

SPANISH FOOTBALL tonight with the rest of the 7 games scheduled in the mid-week fixture played. The news is that REAL MADRID CF won its match & mathematically proclaimed themselves CHAMPIONS for season 2011-2012 of the SPANISH LEAGUE. Its their 32 LIGA title & they won it with 2 Rounds still left of the season.



Real Madrid celebrate the Liga title


Here are all the final results of tonight's