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/ 6212 days agoLouis Van Gaal Gets Hit By Ponzi Scheme
When people think of Bernard Madoff in the United States, they would like to see the reinstatement of cruel and unusual punishment. Well there is another that might be thinking along those lines these days. Former Barcelona coach Louis Van Gaal is said to have lost close to US$ 6 million due to the former […]
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/ 6212 days agoSpain Present New Jersey For Confederations Cup
I am kind of in limbo regarding the new Spain jersey. There are certain things that I like about it, but then I look at it in a different light and eventually change my mind. The first person I thought about was my friend Elisa. I some aspects it has personality, hell much more than […]
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/ 6212 days agoProduct Review- 2008/09 Barcelona Jersey
La Gent Blaugrana are once again following their “Unconditional Love” this season as they try to come back from two consecutive down years and obtain possible historic Spanish treble. The Nike Barcelona Long Sleeve Home Jersey for 2008-2009 is one of the most aesthetically pleasing jerseys in recent years and is most reminiscent of the […]
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/ 6214 days agoPoll: Should Juande Ramos Get Re-signed?
Based on Real Madrid's overall performance under the leadership of Juande Ramos, should the eventual president of the Merengue's resign the coach they have right now? Get your own Poll!
Leagues: La Liga
/ 6214 days agoThis Week On Mad About Fútbol: March 22 2009
Goal.com and SI.com's South American guy Greg Sica will chat with the guys about the upcoming CONMEBOL qualifiers as we as the most recent developments in Copa Libertadores play. Juan also interviewed former ESPN International play-by-play man Randall Álvarez to talk about the upcoming CONCACAF quallies as well as his latest project back in his […]
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/ 6215 days agoBarca-Bayern Storylines Give Spice To Matchup
It didn't send boots aquaking in Catalunya, but it is a team to respect based on their precedent. If there is one demon they will have to overcome in order to get to that historic treble, they will have to do so against a side that they have never beaten. Never Beaten Bayern In four […]
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/ 6225 days agoChampions League Results Thursday
Barca Put On Scoring Clinic Barcelona 5-2 Lyon BAR: Henry’ (24’, 26’), Messi (39´), Eto´o (42´), Keita (90´+5') OL: Makoun (43'), Juninho (48') BAR adv. on 6-3 agg. Defending Champs Make Inter Look Not-So Special Manchester United 2-0 Inter MAN: Vidic (3´), Ronaldo (49´) MAN adv. on 2-0 agg. Impotent Atleti Say Adeus Atlético […]
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/ 6225 days agoMadrid Looking To Pick Up The Pieces After Anfield Disaster
Pepe mentioned last week that ¨things would be different at Anfield¨. He couldn´t have been more right. No one expected Liverpool to come out so actively offensively and Madrid to be left impotent. Liverpool dominated the Champions League return leg from whistle to whistle and Real Madrid were a meek shell of what they looked […]
Leagues: Champions League
/ 6226 days agoChampions League Tuesday Scores: March 10, 2009
Madrid Feel "El Chorreo" At Casa De Anfield Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid LIV: Torres (16'), Gerrard (27' pk, 47'), Dossena (88') LIV adv. on 5-0 agg. Drogba and Essien Are Money- Again Juventus 2-2 Chelsea JUV: Iaquinta (18'), Del Piero (74') CHE: Essien (45'+1'), Drogba (83') CHE adv. on 3-2 agg. Big Basque Leads Villarreal […]
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/ 6226 days agoConfirmed Lineups For Tuesday Champions League Matchups
Liverpool – Real Madrid LIV: Reina, Arbeloa, Fabio Aurélio, Carragher, Skrtel, Mascherano, Xabi Alonso, Gerrard, Babel,Kuyt, Torres MAD: Casillas, Heinze, Pepe, Cannavaro, Sergio Ramos, Gago, Diarrá, Robben, Sneijder, Raúl, Higuaín Panatinaikos-Villarreal PAN:Galinovic, Sarriegi, Salpingidis,Gilberto, Gabriel, Karagounis, Simão, Vintra, Wawrzyniak, Mantzios, Nilsson VIL: Diego López, Capdevila, Ángel, Eguren, Fabricio Fuentes, Senna, Ibagaza, Diego Godín, Nihat, Rossi
Leagues: La Liga
/ 6226 days agoThis Week On Mad About Fútbol: March 10, 2009
In this coming edition of Mad About Fútbol... We will wrap up the Champions League knockout stage. We will rehash the goings'on in La Liga week 26 and start getting a taste of week 27 as Spain begins to go down the stretch. This as well as the latest news from Serie A, Copa Libertadores, […]
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/ 6226 days agoResolving The Podcast Inquiry
After being asked about this issue we will give you the skinny. We have started a series of podcasts at Mad About Futbol. There we talk about La Liga, but we also talk about other leagues such as Serie A, Champions League, CONCACAF, and South America. So take a listen... You can check them […]
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/ 6227 days agoBarca Looking At Concerts To Take Slack For Bad Economic Situation
After weeks of speculation, Barcelona made it official today and in a press release stated that Irish rock band U2 will begin their latest tour at the Nou Camp. What better opportunity to spread the brand name of FC Barcelona than by having it alongside one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Well […]
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/ 6230 days agoAthletic And Barcelona Will Ask For Bernabéu Final
Both Fernando Macua and Joan Laporta will ask to see if the Spanish federation (RFEF)will be willing to change the venue for the final of the Copa del Rey from Mestalla to the Santiago Bernabéu.