Superman from Bilbao
From the game between Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/UfDzV0AgECA” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
Category Archives: Spain
A Gypsy on the selección; Cruyff for Cataluña; Ronaldo and the Cost of Losing
This article from goal.com tells the news of a sensational Spanish player, Jesús Navas, who has been lighting up the Primera División for a few years now with Sevilla. Before this call-up, Navas had been unable to play for the national team largely due to an anxiety problem in which severe homesickness and fear of… Read More »
World’s Most Expensive Team Crushed by Semi-Pros
Today, in the Copa del Rey (Spain’s Cup, a knockout tournament that goes on at the same time as the league), a tiny, tiny team, Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón, hailing from the outskirts of Madrid and competing every week in the Segunda B (the third tier of Spanish football), crushed Real Madrid, the most expensively assembled… Read More »
Johan Cruyff, tiki-taka, & total football
When Spain won Euro 2008, “tiki’taka” became a popular buzz word in the Spanish sports press. They were referring to the selección‘s style of quick, short, incisive passes–a possession game based on high-pressure in the midfield and near the opposing area, a defense playing far forward, a style based on control and calculated effort. In… Read More »
