Lawrence Cohen

Well if precedent has taught us anything, this upcoming round of the Champions League is usually the most exciting and action-packed. There is a possibilty of seeing yet another Chelsea-Barcelona matchup in the works or Real Madrid- Manchester United or Bayern Munich emerge from the draw. Barca would like to see themselves face off against […]

After 72 games, Pedja Mijatovic did take long in making Juande Ramos the 11th coach in ten seasons for the Merengues, the ninth this decade. The writing was on the wall for Schuster after Madrid lost their first home game of the season against Sevilla. According to several reports, the former German international lost his […]

La Liga Talk interviewed former Rayo Vallecano and Valencia star Fernando Morena about world football. In this second part he talks about his career, his experience in Spain, and how Uruguayan football seems not to be taking off. [display_podcast]

This was one of the most important games of the season for Real Madrid. Bernd Schuster knew that this was the game that they absolutely had to have if they planned to revert the results of the past couple of weeks both domestically and in Europe. Schuster knew that they had to win, but his […]

People can tell you how a fine European sports car drives in the Autobahn, but you can never grasp what they are saying until you actually jump into the million-dollar Ferrari and go 180-miles per hour. There was no other metaphor that I could use that could give any of you an idea as to […]

People can tell you how a fine European sports car drives in the Autobahn, but you can never grasp what they are saying until you actually jump into the million-dollar Ferrari and go 180-miles per hour. There was no other metaphor that I could use that could give any of you an idea as to […]

People can tell you how a fine European sports car drives in the Autobahn, but you can never grasp what they are saying until you actually jump into the million-dollar Ferrari and go 180-miles per hour. There was no other metaphor that I could use that could give any of you an idea as to what the experience was with these boots. Once you put them on, you will understand the rage behind them.

After it was confirmed that Dutch international Ruud Van Nistelrooy would be out for the remainder of the season, the Madrid brass began Operation RVN (Replace Van Nistelrooy). It would not be easy to find a player that would fill the shoes of one of the top goalscorers in the world the past decade, but […]

After it was confirmed that Dutch international Ruud Van Nistelrooy would be out for the remainder of the season, the Madrid brass began Operation RVN (Replace Van Nistelrooy). It would not be easy to find a player that would fill the shoes of one of the top goalscorers in the world the past decade, but […]

Diego Maradona was appointed as Argentine national team head coach Tuesday evening. That was the best birthday present that he could have received. The obsession with Maradona has reached a new level. From the outside looking in, there is very little logic to it. On the inside with some logic it's senseless. What people don't […]

The writing might be on the wall for Bernd Schuster or it might be the typical Real Madrid hysterics that go on after a big loss like the one they suffered against Real Unión. Right now they are burying Schuster before he dies. According to one of Madrid's "mouthpieces", As, they say stated that club […]

Valladolid 2 -2 Hércules (VLL adv. 7-3 ) Espanyol 3-0 Celta (ESP adv. 5-2) Villarreal 1 -1 Pol. Ejido (POL adv. 6-1) Mallorca 2-0 Málaga […]

Real Unión gave the shocker of the year at the Bernabéu as they eliminated reigning league champs Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey. Many people in the Spanish media thought that logic would once again rear its head into football in Spain, Real Unión decided to repeat their performance and score another three […]

One of the biggest moments in my short "writing career" is when I saw that Sports Illustrated took a liking to the sport I love. They began giving a damn to the game more than once every four years or to show Americans that "their sports" were better than the Europeans'. I was able to […]

Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra, lost his status as the most important injury in Spain. The might be out anywhere between three to four weeks due to a 1st degreeetear in his left thigh. The Malinese international suffered the injury eight minutes after he substituted Rafael Van der Vaart in the second half and suffered […]