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Spain’s World Cup Celebrations…

After the euphoria of victory comes the ecstasy of celebration… which, in Spain’s case, means getting drunk and clowning around in planes, buses, and a stage especially designed for the purpose of showing your drunk antics to a screaming crowd (also, putting your foot in your mouth).
So, come in and enjoy a few carefully selected [...]

Breaking (ouch!) News: Raúl Albiol Injured

Defender Raúl Albiol, who is one of the five players who have yet to make their appearance for Spain in this World Cup, was injured during training and had to be carried off with his right knee seriously messed up.

First medical exams ruled out a ligament injury, and further tests determined his fibula was not [...]

Squad numbers are given out, so everyone wears suits

So, today the 23 lucky ones gathered at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas to start the preparation for the World Cup. Luckily, the Federación has only two public acts planned for them, allowing them to concentrate on training and not shooting cheesy ads; unfortunately, one of these acts involved shiny suits and red [...]

On to the Quarters…

Well, my voice is back, my nerves have calmed and my migraine is gone. What a game! We have a little time now to reflect on matchday 8 and La Furia Roja.

5 Things we have learned about matchday 8:
1) Villa is GOD! That wicked golazo at the end. That beautiful flick between [...]

Albiol in…Marchena or Puyol Out.

First, just want to say I’m back blogging for the first time in over a month. It was honestly good to get away for a while. Sometimes you just run out of steam and now I’m ready for Spain to win the Euros. And I’ve been given a grant to go to [...]


 
 
 
 
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