November 21st, 2009 by bfcfan1882
Spain hit 5 against Austria at the Ernst-Happel Stadion in Vienna to go out with a bang in 2009, goals from Cesc Fàbregas, David Villa, Daniel Güiza and Pablo Hernández seal an emphatic win for La Furia Roja.
Spain came into the game against Austria on the back of a famous victory against Argentina, not wanting to [...]
November 17th, 2009 by leewilson
Current European Champions Spain has revealed their new World Cup shirt that they will wear throughout the 2010 tournament in South Africa next June.
The team, who won their first international major title for 34 years in 2008, will be bidding to win their first ever World Cup. Considering the wealth of talent available to Spain, it [...]
November 16th, 2009 by bfcfan1882
A brace from Xabi Alonso proves too much for Argentina, as they suffer a defeat at the hands of the European Kings in Madrid.
Vicente Calderon Stadium
The scene was set, two of the worlds biggest teams were set to clash. The 54,851 seater Vicente Calderón Stadium the venue. Maradona’s men were under pressure, this coming [...]
November 11th, 2009 by leewilson
After finally lifting the weight of not having won a major championship since 1964 with their triumph at Euro 2008, Spain embarked on their World Cup qualification campaign bidding to win the tournament for the first time in their history.
With a fearsome strikeforce of David Villa and Fernando Torres and a creative backbone of Xavi, [...]
October 16th, 2009 by juandeful
Armenia proved tough opposition for Spain when the sides met in the ninth of ten World Cup Qualification fixtures; although the European champions’ class shone through as they edged out their opponents. A superb goal from Cesc Fabregas and a spot kick from Juan Mata sandwiched an Arzumanyan goal, giving la Seleccion the victory.
Spain boss [...]
September 8th, 2009 by juandeful
Despite the fact that they go into the final three matches of qualification for the 2010 World Cup with qualification yet to be guaranteed, Spain should be by no means worried regarding their chances. Saturday’s 5-0 thrashing of Belgium means the European champions are sitting pretty at the top of Group 5, with maximum points [...]
June 11th, 2009 by akvbcfc
Spain romped to a 6-0 victory in the friendly against Azerbaijan, but the overriding emotion at the final whistle was fear for the health of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas who was forced off the pitch after sustaining a head injury. He required stitches in the wound and at present, his participation in the Condeferations Cup [...]
June 5th, 2009 by akvbcfc
European Champions Spain will further reap the rewards of their success last summer as they will take part in the Confederations Cup in the next few weeks. However, before Vicente del Bosque’s side can look to the tournament taking place in South Africa, first they will look to tweak and changes in the line up [...]
June 2nd, 2009 by akvbcfc
Perfect. Is there any other way to describe a Spain side who have taken the world by storm? Six wins out of six have taken Spain to the brink of qualification for the 2010 World Cup, and let’s be honest, that’s exactly what you would expect from Vicente del Bosque’s side.
Spain are ranked as the [...]
December 10th, 2008 by swji
I was going to write the first of my (hopefully) weekly round-ups of the weekend-that-was in La Liga. But Real Madrid’s tumultuous few days has left me with no choice but to look at the crisis engulfing the iconic club.
The 4-3 home loss to Sevilla on Saturday left the reigning La Liga Champions nine points [...]