Enough of the roundabout. Football, like Coca Cola, also has a formula as magical as it is secret. Football is about numbers, trends. And emotions. And a tiny part is luck. That luck must be created, sought out and some footballers perform a series of rituals aimed at giving reasons to that luck to take …
Fan of its culture, its people and its splendid geography today I bring you a story that happened in the peculiar league of India. A competition that over the last few decades has become a home for players from developed countries with an insufficient level to achieve success in their original place and a graveyard …
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No matter what team you support, there are some clubs that are associated with greatness and success in the sport, both historically and consistently. One of them is Real Madrid. Let’s move then to the Spanish capital, where there is some concern over the latest of their galactic acquisitions. With his signing, the club intended …
Dear football fans, on several occasions we have made it clear that football, leaving aside fanaticism, is a business like any other. As such, today I would like to start the post by asking you, does football have a target audience? And if it does, how would you define it? In my humble opinion, it …
We knew it was impossible but we still tried. Yesterday's match, despite the European elimination, honours the team and strengthens the foundations of the blaugrana future. Beyond the initial scheme that presumably sought to cover the shortcomings of the first leg, the team entered the field with the will to overcome the tie and with …
Living, or sometimes surviving, on the basis of past successes has never been an option. However, desperate situations require equally radical measures and sometimes it is irremediable to evoke prescribed glories to revive a lifeless body. “Estimem al Barça” together with the pre-election message “Ganas de volver a veros” pursues the rebuilding of the club …
A good offense wins games but a good defense wins championships. That quote from Sir Alex Ferguson seems to be the guiding premise behind the sporting planning of his fellow countrymen Manchester City, and at last, it seems to be bearing results. 400 million euros later, a sum as staggering as it is demeaning, the …
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Pablo Longoria is an example of how simple and important it is to be in the right place at the right time. 34 years of devotion to football have been rewarded by giving him the reins at the helm of historic club Olympique de Marseille. Let's take it one step at a time. Asturian by …
This story is an example of how football, sooner or later, gives you back in spades what you give it. It is the story of a career full of work in the shadows that finally sees the light of day. This is the path taken by Edgar Badia, in my opinion, the best goalkeeper at …
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