The signature franchise in Major League Soccer had a distinctly un-signature like season. DC United has for years been able to use its extensive scouting network in Latin America to succeed in attracting under the radar South American players to the club. However the attempts to reach for bigger name players: former Copa America winner […]

As and Marca already started to salivate at the beginning of an impending Barcelona collapse. Barca captain Carles Puyol will be out for ten days as he suffered a slight muscle tear in his left thigh. According to sources, Puyol will be out for Barcelona's next three matches against Racing, Sporting Gijón, and the first […]

So much has gone wrong for Liverpool in January. They have recorded no league wins, their captain has appeared in court, their manager got himself involved in stupid mind games with Sir Alex Ferguson and Everton forced them into a horribly-timed FA Cup replay at Goodison Park. Oh, and Manchester United have been in the […]

Betis and Zaragoza finalized the terms on the return of Ricardo Oliveira to the Andalucian verdiblancos. Zaragoza agreed to the terms placed on the table by Manuel Ruiz de Lopera and Betis board. The only thing that Betis are waiting on is the final signature. Oliveira said, "I plan to retire (at Betis)". This was […]

Real Madrid found a provisional solution at right midfield by obtaining the services of French international Julien Faubert on a six-month loan but the Merengues have the option to buy him from West Ham United for an estimated six million euros. Faubert began his career playing for French side Cannes and then moved to Bordeaux. […]

ESPN The Magazine just came out and in that cover we see none other than LA Laker star Kobe Bryant wearing the blaugrana colors. Every time an athlete, actor, actress, or person in the media express either an interest or fanaticism towards a team, its fans' chests expand with pride. It is the nature of […]

Mauricio Pochettino showed off his vast knowledge of the game by suggesting names from South America as potential reinforcements for the team as they try to battle against relegation. According to Friday's digital edition of Sport, Los Pericos agreed to terms with embattled River Plate midfielder Oscar Ahumada. The article states that the Espanyol […]

Zaragoza forward Ricardo Oliveira might be the player that earns the title of last-minute blockbuster transfer deal. The Brazilian has every intention of returning to the Spanish top flight and according to local sources, the deal is pretty much done between the player and the Andalucian side, but we all have become familiar with those […]

Mad About Futbol is back! I hope that all is good and that this is the beginning of a long relationship with the readers of La Liga Talk and World Cup Buzz. We plan on having various entertaining shows for you. George, Juan, Mike are back and they have a guest- already. Mike's friend Alberto, […]

Ladies and gents.. Mad About Futbol is on the air... just not yet on LLT! As soon as we get some glitches fixed, we will be on. But we will offer you some of what we call "Shortys". These will be five-minute discussions on a topic that is relevant in Spanish as well as in […]

Wednesday Betis 0-0 Mallorca (MLL adv. on 0-1 agg.) Sporting 1-2 Athletic SPO: Carmelo (1') ATB: Gabilondo (41'), David López (51') (ATB adv. on 1-2 agg.) Thursday Sevilla 2-1 Valencia SEV: Kanoute(35'), Squillaci (90') VAL: Marchena (7') (SEV adv. on away goals) Barcelona 3-2 Espanyol BAR: Krkic (34', 48'), Piqué (57') ESP: Coro (58'), Callejón(69') […]

If I had any doubts as to George Metellus being Fabio Cappello's lovechild, they ended after this video began to make its rounds on YouTube. Fabio Cappello left English fans thinking that he prepared the same way as Sven-Göran Eriksson. Others looked at him as ¨Smooth Don Fabio¨ who has experience in social art of […]

David Beckham's time in Major League Soccer has been a failure. Plain and simple the circus that has surrounded the world's most famous athlete has done little to enhance the sport in the United States. One cannot fully understand Beckham's psychology or motivation without realizing that even the great footballers need a certain level of […]

Diego Maradona called up 22 players for his upcoming friendly against France. Five players that earn their bacon in Spain were called up by El Diego. As promised, Lio Messi was part of that list. Gabriel Heinze and Fernando Gago were the two players that were called up from Real Madrid and Maxi Rodríguez and […]

Former Danish international and Real Madrid midfielder Thomas Gravesen announced his retirement on Monday after months of being without a team. For Gravesen, 32, it was the end after a tempetuous end of 2008. "I spent 12 fantastic seasons abroad and I played in four different countries for which I am very grateful for. I […]