The former blaugrana star was on his way back home from Tarragona when he was involved in an accident on the AP-7 highway around 2:20am local time. He was taken to the L’Ametlla Clinic, but had to be transferred to the Intensive Care Unit at the Verge de la Cinta Tortosa Hospital and was [...]

The Brazilo-Portuguese midfielder once again sparked controversy in the blaugrana after the team’s medical staff did not clear him to play this weekend. The Portuguese international last played on October 20th against Villarreal when he was put on the shelf after suffering a hamstring injury.
He was scheduled to be out for five [...]

A new writer discusses Spain’s quest for glory

Attending the World Cup is a dream for many and being here in Berlin, one can sense the excitement. Getting tickets to games can prove difficult and very expensive. A 35 Euro ticket for a 1st round game might cost you 350 Euros from a scalper. For those who do not have tickets, your options [...]

Spain’s exit from the World Cup came as a shock top many. Watching the game at Fan Fest Berlin, a friend commented that Spain looked the quicker team, France fielding old, slow players who had their day back in ‘98.
France ended winning 3-1, although for much of the game both teams matched each other’s efforts. [...]

Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres is looking forward to meeting Zinedine Zidane in the round of 16. Zidane’s Real Madrid have come out on top in the recent domestic encounters, but Torres feels Spain are on a roll at World Cup 2006.
In a nutshell, Spain are fielding a young team of budding stars, with Torres [...]

Spain coach Luis Aragones will start Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas and Real Madrid’s Raul, against France. The round of 16 game, played at Hanover (June 27th 9pm), will bring together Arsenal team mates, Fabregas, Reyes and Thierry Henry.
Aragones explained that with Fabregas and Raul, Spain will be able to control the midfield and therefore possession, a [...]

Spanish bench-warmers Raul Gonzales and Cesc Fabergas are possible starters for Spain in their round of 16 clash with France on June 27th in Hannover. Fabregas managed to impress in the game against Tunisia, setting up 2 goals and avoiding another yellow card against Saudi Arabia. Raul is player who can dazzle (remember Real [...]

Spain coach Luis Aragones is confident his team has what it takes to beat France and progress through to the next round of World Cup 2006 (remember its a game of 2 halves). Aragones gave France their ‘props’ and said basically all the remaining teams were on the same level, and players like Zidane were [...]

Cesc Fabregas is happy Spain have made it through to the next round of the World Cup. The Arsenal midfielder was in danger of picking up another yellow card in the last Group H game against Saudi Arabia, but stepped off the accelerator and came out with a clan sheet.
Fabregas believes Spain can go all [...]