La Liga Weekly

Short and sweet, Elisa joins the show and offers up some reasoning on the who, what and why of 2009 summer transfers in La Liga. Listen Now Below Another Minute+5 With Elisa and Futbol Español, Primera División If you wish to download the minute+5 pod and listen later,right clicking the audio icon…

Let me talk about the English Premier League for a bit. Now I know it has its supporters,  I myself follow an English side of sorts (not alot of English players play there so can you really call them an English side?), and for the most part it’s an exciting league with great atmosphere, the singing and the chants, I understand all that. The myth, propagated by SkyTV and Rupert Murdoch, Fox Sports, the English media and their football establishment [...]

Actually we’re not asking what you are fan of but more correctly explaining where the term fan comes from. Joining us again is the lovely Marina Orlova from HotForWords website who has a knack for making intelligence sexy. 28 year old Marina is a philologist! Now you might be asking what the heck is a philologist? Well, it’s someone who studies linguistics and etymology.. and in Marina’s case.. she has applied her Philology degrees to specializing in word origins Marina [...]

Jonas Schwartz – Silvio Velo was born blind, but the Argentine is a fantastic football player. Actually he is being compared to his famous countryman, Diego Maradona. One thing do they have in common; they have both won the World Cup. We had a talk with Silvio in Buenos Aires and also saw what blind football is all about. THE BLIND MARADONA

I’m joined by Elisa from Forza Futbol fame in her first appearance on LaLigaWeekly.We’ve heard from the US side now lets hear from the Spanish side as Elisa and I cover Spain’s surprise loss to USA in yesterday’s Confederations Cup semi-final. Minute+5 Spain vs USA Part II If you wish to download the Minute+5 pod and listen later,right clicking the audio icon

After 45 minutes at the Free State Stadium Mangaung/Bloemfontein, the score is still 0-0, South Africa have been more than a match for Brazil! Your match-cast for Brazil vs South Africa from FIFA if you can’t view the third-party streaming Check the live feed at UStream below Starting XI South Africa (4-4-1-1)Keeper: KhuneDefence: Gaxa, Masilela, Mokoena, BoothMidfield: Mhlongo, Dikgacoi, Pienaar, Modise, Forward: Tshabalala, Parker Manager: Joel Santana Brazil (4-5-1)Keeper: Julio CesarDefence: Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Miranda, Andre SantosMidfield: Robinho, Ramires, Kakà, [...]

This episode LaLigaWeekly guess Kartik Krisnaiyer talks with Special K with a review of the US mens 2-0 Confederations Cup semi-final winner against Spain. Please leave your comments below and enjoy. Minute+5 Spain 0-2 USA Confederations Cup If you wish to download the minute+5 pod and listen later,right clicking the audio icon

Brazil coach Dunga hates the Brasil 1982 squad. A flair team that didn’t win anything he says. Socrates, Zico, Falcao, Cerezzo, and others; they flattered the eye but left the Brazilian name in tatters. Instead he holds the 1994 squad that he captained, led up front by Bebeto and Romario, as the pinnacle of the sort of side that this version of selecao should aspire to: Italian tactics (Dunga played most of his time at Fiorentina) married to the much [...]

Yesterday before the USA game I cataloged pretty clearly that Spain were not as perfect a squad as people had come to believe, no team even the great 1970 Brazil squad is perfect and no team is a sure win in any circumstance, but in the end having witnessed an American squad that had just days before capitulated to Brazil losing 3-0 without a fight I’m supposed to believe that the USA are somehow now a major world power in [...]

The shock for Spain must be simply overwhelming as USA celebrated their amazing 2-0 finish over the Euro Champions, in the first Confederations Cup semi-final match just moments ago. more to follow on today’s events with minutes from both Kartik and Mando. Complete FIFA Match-cast for Spain vs USA

Hi folks can you believe I almost missed this one the game is underway in South Africa. With a win today Spain will not only make their way into the final but set a new consecutive winning record. European Champions and world-ranked number one team Spain aim to continue their remarkable winning streak against CONCACAF winners the USA in the Confederations Cup semi-final LIVE Your LIVE Matchcast courtesy of FIFA Spain vs USA LIVE feed at UStream below Starting XI [...]

It’s what everyone wants to know with the Confederation’s Cup. How do you beat Spain? They’ve won 15 games in a row, more than 30 without a loss at all, a feat that only the 1994 Brazil squad captained by Dunga had accomplished, and they’ve done it with a style and panache that even that mighty Brazil squad lacked. Xavi, Cesc, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres and the striker of the moment David Villa: a collection of great attacking talent. What [...]