Blog Posts

Dominik Francis-Conway is back on LaLigaUK to ask whether José Mourinho's time in Madrid has met expectations.

The time has nearly come for the ‘Special One’ to part ways with Real Madrid after almost three years in charge. The Mourinho-Madrid love affair began in the summer of 2010 when José left Inter Milan to join what is regarded as the biggest club in the world - Real Madrid. I am not sure if it was fate all along for Mourinho to join Los Blancos as he had become only the 13th manager in history to win two UEFA Champions...

A look at other ways of betting on the Spanish League, even with a foregone conclusion title race.

The Spanish league is one of the most popular leagues in world football, both for football fans – due to the quality of the actual football – and sports betting fans. This league usually comes down to a two-horse race between the rival giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, but this season has not followed that script, as Madrid have suffered a fairly horrendous league campaign that sees them trailing Barca by a hefty thirteen points, going into the...

Last Friday our Editor sat down and had a lengthy conversation on the phone with one of the best pundits in football, Sky Sports Guillem Balagué took time out of his busy schedule to tell us about his book: 'Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning' and his tour of the country.

Q. What was it that first inspired you to write this book and why not Barcelona as a whole?

A. I did a Liverpool book about Istanbul, the Champions League Final called "A Season on the Brink." It was done with Orion the publishers, for a while we were talking...

A short feature on where players go after they have completed their playing days, focusing on Santiago Cañizares, Andoni Zubizarreta and Emilio Butragueño.

After retirement, many footballers fade away into relative obscurity and go on to live everyday lives. Some, however, go on to have a second public career, and some go on to continue to contribute to the game of football, but in a different venue. Let's take a look at some former footballers and where they are now.

Valencia fans surely remember former goalkeeper Santiago...

Editor Paul Wilkes looks at his stand out moments involving Spanish clubs or players in the fifth round of group games.

Barcelona's first half performance

Prior to the match in Russia, Lionel Messi had been involved in 54% of his teams goals this season. It was his persistence that led to Dani Alves opener, whilst he added a brace himself inside the first period. They can't help but be reliant on a player of his ability, as he drew level with RuudVan...