Lawrence Cohen

Barcelona clinched the mythical "winter title" after beating Villarreal at El Madrigal 2-1. The Catalans have earned 41 points and stretched their lead to double digits.The game was explosive in the first half despite no goal being scored. The fireworks came in the second courtesy of Cani who opened up the scoring in the 48th […]

The surviving Spanish sides got two accessible opponents in the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup. Valencia will face off against Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kiev while Deportivo will do the same against Danish side Aalborg. Valencia could end up facing the winner of the matchup between Sampdoria and Ukrainian side Metalist. Deportivo could have […]

A former teammate of mine that had a style of play "similar" to Steven Gerrard (and would be insulted as he is a Man Utd. fan)described the ties in one word- mouthwatering. I will use this term only once as I could sound redundant. Each one of these ties could end up being the best […]

One of the unique features of Spanish football is the ability of its autonomous regions to be able to set up select sides and be able to play against some of the best teams in the world. In 2008, one of its most recognized sides will not take the field. The Basque select side decided […]

Valencia and Deportivo are the two Spanish survivors coing out of the group stages of the UEFA Cup. Deportivo came out with an improbable victory 16 minutes from time as Rodolfo Bodipo came off the bench and broke the hearts of French side Nancy who came to Riazor only needing a draw to move on […]

You think you are better than us, well you probably are. Hey I have no clue, so I will leave it to you all. I want to see which one of you can guess correctly the CL KO matchups. Send us your predictions and you are eligible for the grand prize... a pat in the […]

Maybe this is not the type of topic that quite fits in a place like LLT, but I believe that it does generate opinions in one way or another. I heard through a few colleagues at my other writing gig and local soccer coaches that do not understand why Hispanic kids do not participate in […]

The Spanish national team ended 2008 being the best national team in the world for a fifth consecutive month. The top two did not change, but La Furia's advantage over second place Germany widened by 38 points. Reigning world champs Italy swapped places with the Netherlands while Brazil and Diego Maradona's Argentina side are behind […]

One of the major needs of the Madrid midfield is a person to come in and protect the the Merengue backline. That type of player has been missing from the Spanish giants ever since Claude Makelele. One of Madrid's prodigal sons will also make his return to Valdebebas as of this winter. The news was […]

On Saturday, one of the biggest rivalries in the world was played. One of the subplots of this drama came in with 20 minutes left and Iker Casillas denied Samuel Eto'o from scoring on a penalty kick. A few minutes later, the Cameroonian got his revenge and opened the scoring on route to victory. Three […]

In the United States collegiate sports system, the biggest tool to recruit some of the best possible talent in the land they use recruiting trips as a primary tool. Kids from all over the country come to a particular university to see how school life will be. In some way, Barcelona are looking as that […]

It could be a sense of desperation. It could be that the team is not giving their players any time to adapt to a new league or team. It could be those 12 points that they trail Barcelona and the fact that they are now behind Atlético in the standings. Whatever you want to call […]

There is no doubt that football is the passion of billions. In the US, these are starting to sprout all over the country. Team like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Everton, Liverpool, Boca Juniors and other have groups of fans or penyas that bring help fans continue to follow their passion for the game and […]

Valencia 2 – 1 Espanyol VAL: Albiol (58'), Vicente (81') ESP:Román (28') Barcelona 2 – 0 Real Madrid BAR: Eto'o ('83'), Messi (90'+2') Recreativo 1 – 0 Osasuna REC: Colunga (84') Almería 1 -1 Racing Santander ALM:Acasiete (62') RAC: Garay (33') […]

It wasn't a blowout like Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero predicted,but he would have won picking a straight winner. Whenever I talk to my non-fútbol friends, I can never seem to tell them that stats in the game I love lie. The one that lies the most is possession. Many people see a […]