Copa Del Rey victory tops off amazing season for Atlético, but what’s next for Falcao?

Atlético Madrid have enjoyed a superb Primera Division season this year. Currently sitting in third place, they have become an incredibly dangerous and powerful team, led by their star-striker Ramadel Falcao. It took them until November of this season to lose their first Continue reading

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Premier League – where do we rank?

We’ve heard talk for a number of years now that our league in England is the best in the world.  Most agree.  I always did too.  But I find myself searching for confirmation of what actually constitutes “the best league in the world”.  Sure the games are all very well Continue reading

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Competition is ruining La Liga

A few seasons ago, the President of Sevilla commented that La Liga was being hampered by an uneven distribution of television money, which he claimed resulted in Real Madrid and Barcelona being dominant at the top, poaching the best players from the rest of the clubs who were Continue reading

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Falcao: the world’s most wanted

Much has been made in the last few weeks of Atletico Madrid’s announcement that the club’s economic problems would be solved by selling their star player. That star player being Radamel Falcao. Atletico’s general manager, Gil Martin, was quoted in a number of Continue reading

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Atletico Madrid: Europe’s unregarded powerhouse

Atletico Madrid are a team rarely looked at in their league, which is quite understandable when you look at the La Liga table each year, always dominated by Barcelona or Real Madrid, who are possibly the best two teams in world football.

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