DIEGO FORLAN: "PICHICHI" & EUROPEAN GOLDEN BOOT 2009

It´s his second "Pichichi" - maximum Spanish League goalscorer - &"European Golden Boot" award. ATLETICO DE MADRID Uruguayanforward DIEGO FORLAN repeats his feat when at Villareal to finish this season with an outstanding 32 goals.CONGRATULATIONS "CRACK"!TOP "10" European Goalscorers:1. FORLÁN (At. Madrid) 64 pts (32 goles x 2).2. Eto'o (FC Barcelona) 60 pts (30 goles x 2).3. Janko (RB Salzburg)

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2008/09 - ROUND 38 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Six games of Round 38 today of the Spanish League that signals theend of the season & decided who will go down to 2ºDivision. REALBETIS joins RECREATIVO & NUMANCIA into 2º Division as the firstfailed to gain the needed 3 points.REAL BETIS drew 1-1 with VALLADOLID to be sent to 2ºDivision next season. AGUIRRE scored first for Valladolid & then OLIVEIRA equalized for Betis. However just a point was

HANDBALL: SPANISH TEAM CIUDAD REAL WINS EUROPEAN TITLE

Spanish Handball team CIUDAD REAL turned around a 5 goaldifference from the 1ºst leg to defeat KIEL in the 2º leg 33-27 &take the Handball EUROPEAN TITLE. It was an increidiblecomeback that gives Ciudad Real its second consecutive title ina row.33 - BM. Ciudad Real: Sterbik (Hombrados, ps); Dinart (-),Zorman (1), Rutenka (4), Parrondo (-), Stefansson (8, 3p),Kallman (4), Metlicic (1), Jerome

TENNIS: RAFAEL NADAL ELIMINATED FROM THE 2009 FRENCH OPEN

Nothing lasts forever, it’s an Iron Law of Life, & it applies equallyin Sports & their human “gods”. World Nº1 Tennis ranked player &Spaniard RAFAEL NADAL was convincingly eliminated from theFRENCH OPEN this afternoon by Swede Nº25 World ranked playerROBIN SODERLING 6-2, 7-6, 4-6, 6-7.The Swede used his two main weapons – the “riffle” serve &forehand – to sweep Nadal off the pitch & end any hopes

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2008/09 - ROUND 38 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

The Spanish League comes to its end with Round 38 having played4 games Saturday night with Champions & Uefa places being settled.ATLETICO DE MADRID secured the hard fought 4ºth & ChampionsLeague place after defeating ALMERIA 3-0. DIEGO FORLAN (above)scored yesterday to finish with 32 goals for the season, the "Pichichi"title - Sp League max goal scorer - & the "European Golden Boot".The other

REAL MADRID WISH TO ADD "SPANISH FLAVOUR": XABI, SILVA & VILLA

One of the objectives of the new (soon to be) President of REALMADRID Florentino Perez & his new team are to give the squad amore “Spanish Flavour”. To that effect there are already names onthe board according to “AS” in its edition of today. Players like XABIALONSO (Liverpool FC), SILVA (Valencia CF) & DAVID VILLA (ValenciaCF) are the chosen to add the “OLE” next season at Real.LIVERPOOL FC

ATLETICO DE MADRID: GOALKEEPER ASENJO SIGNS FOR 4 YEARS

Spanish sports paper “Marca” has announced it via its digitaledition. Young VALLADOLID goalkeeper SERGIO ASENJO willbe an ATLETICO DE MADRID player next season as he has committedhimself for the next 4 years. The 19 year old & Spanish U/21International goalkeeper has turned down offers from FC Barcelona,Villareal & Premier League teams to take up the Atletico challenge.The operation is around 4M€

ZIDANE PRAISES YOUNG BELGIUM 18 YEAR OLD HAZARD.

ZINEDINE ZIDANE will be the Football Consultant & REAL MADRIDAmbassador under virtual new President Florentino Perez. Withthis in mind his thoughts & comments have an impact & influencedirectly over the President that needs some analysis.(photo:Hazard-as.com)According to local sports daily “AS”, Zidane has commented toBelgium media “De Morgen” about a young Belgium Football talentthat has the

FERNANDO TORRES EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT UNTIL 2014 WITH LIVERPOOL FC

The 25 year old Spanish International FERNANDO TORRES is inMadrid were he got married to his long time partner & soon tobe mother. To celebrate the occasion the LIVERPOOL FC strikerextended his contract with the Premier League Club another yearuntil 2014 & improved his economic conditions. There will be anextra mouth to feed at home & this financial boost will come inhandy.This is a signal that

FC BARCELONA: 1,000,000 FANS HAIL BARÇA IN THE STREETS & CAMP NOU

The celebration continued as FC BARCELONA landed in the city &were given a "Ticket Tape" Parade through the streets of Barcelonato end up at their home ground "Camp Nou" in front of 93,000 people.Authorities estimate that a total of 1,000,000 people congregated in the streets to share their joy & thank their players for the 3 seasontitles: Liga, Spanish Cup & Champions.Here is a clip of

SFS TRIBUTE TO FC BARCELONA - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, LIGA & SPANISH CUP 2008-2009

Spanish Football & Sports has whipped up this video as a Tributeto FC BARCELONA for yesterdays Champions League Title & beingthe first team in Spanish Football History to win the “BIG 3”– includes the Spanish “Liga” & Spanish Cup.Plus it’s a tribute to all the Global FC Barcelona fans & readers(visitors) of SFS Blog. Hope you like it , try it with HQ & share ifyou desire:

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2009:FC BARCELONA 2 – MANCHESTER UNITED 0: VIDEO SUMMARY OF GAME, GOALS (ETO´O & MESSI) & CELEBRATIONS

The celebrations, the praises , the headlines & the joy continue forFC BARCELONA the day after their crowning as EUROPEANCHAMPIONS after defeating convincingly Manchester United 2-0 atRome.SFS has the below post with summary of the game & videos of boththe ETO´O & MESSI goals, but as with the demand so high, here area few more images & a VIDEO resume of the whole night frompre-match protocol, the

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL: FC BARCELONA 2 – MANCHESTER UNITED 0: BARÇA MAKES HISTORY (SEE VIDEOS OF GOALS)

This is the team photo, a HISTORICAL snapshot of 11 FCBARCELONA players that have made Spanish Football History inbeing the first & only team to date to win the “Big 3” – La Liga,Spanish Cup & European Cup – in one season. Tonight FC BARCELONAwon MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0 in the Final of the 2009 ChampionsLeague to finish its season with the highest accolade in EuropeanFootball.Manchester United

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2009: SFS BECOMES A BARÇA FAN TONIGHT!

(courtesy of marca.com)SFS becomes a FC BARCELONA fans & will roar on the "Cules" against MANCHESTER UNITED in tonights final of the CHAMPIONSLEAGUE - European Cup - FINAL at Rome (Italy).Barça has the opportunity to add to its collection one of thesebeautiful Cups (see below) - a 3ºrd if successful - to its collection,& in so doing make Spanish Football History as being the first everClub to win

REAL MADRID & INTER MILAN DEFENDER MAICON TALKING

Everyone says & speculates that AC MILAN player KAKA is very close,along with BAYERN MUNICH French International FRANCK RIBERY &XABI ALONSO of LIVERPOOL FC in the new REAL MADRID set up fornext season. Presidential candidate Florentino Perez & his team areworking hard to shut things & another name has emerged to capturethe Sporting papers lead titles.It was rumoured while back, & now it gains

EURO U/19: SPAIN DEFEATS GERMANY 1-0 & QUALIFIES FOR THE EUROS

Good news. The SPANISH U/19 National side needed a point toqualify for the EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS final phase, & in theprocess managed 3 points after defeating GERMANY 1-0 with apenalty from young Arsenal FC player FRAN MERIDA.The first half was a cautious affair as both sides were wary of notallowing the opponent to score a goal. The second half saw Germanydecide to go for a win – as they needed

EVERYTHING READY FOR FC BARCELONA - MANCHESTER UNITED CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2009

Tomorrow night we will finally know who will be the EuropeanChampion after FC BARCELONA & MANCHESTER UNITED clash atthe “Olimpico Stadium” at Rome (Italy). It’s the perfect final forthe universal Football (Soccer) fan that should supply plenty of action& lots of goals with a bit of nail bitting thrown in as well.Here is a clip from local TV station “Cuarto” on the arrival ofBarcelona today at

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2009: FC BARCELONA ARRIVE AT ROME AS CARTOONS

There are hundreds of pre-match CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALvideos on the Web elaborated with love by fans. The mayorityare great & recommend you have a surf through "YouTube" toreally see some dedication & time spend on them.SFS has a "sense of humour" & wishes to post somethingdifferent for Barça fans & help warm-up the atmosphere.Here are the Barça players at Rome as cartoon figures, cartoonsdone by

REAL MADRID 2009 TRANSFER GOSSIP & RUMOURS: VAN NISTELROOY, RIBERY & SNEIJDER

Let’s kill a couple of birds with one stone (or better said with asingle post). A few interesting news pieces have appear thisafternoon on the Spanish sporting press digital editions ,especially “AS” & "Marca", all making reference to REAL MADRID.Firstly, according to Turkish sources, concretely Turkish mediaMilliyet, a GALATASARAY official Haldun Ustunel flew to Hollandto come to an agreement

REAL MADRID: FLORENTINO PEREZ ACCELARATES NEGOTIATIONS FOR XABI ALONSO

News from England, concretely “The Daily Mail” in its digital edition,claim that REAL MADRID Presidential candidate - & assured winnernext month – Florentino Perez has intensified & acceleratednegotiations with LIVERPOOL FC & with its Spanish Internationalmidfielder XABI ALONSOAnother English daily “The News of the World” backs this first storyby adding that Xabi Alonso has expressed to his Coach

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2008/09 - ROUND 37 SUNDAY GAME RESULT

The last & only game of Round 37 of the Spanish League wasplayed tonight with REAL MADRID playing its last game on hometurf & saying goodbye to its fans. But Real Madrid just hasn’t itshead concentrated & the spirit is totally gone after they lost thelast train to the title with the defeat at the hands of FC Barcelona.Tonight another defeat at the hands of MALLORCA 1-3 who quitefrankly overran

FORMULA 1: FERNANDO ALONSO 7TH AT MONACO 2009

Monaco is the type of circuit that Spanish two time World Formula 1Champion FERNANDO ALONSO likes & wins. But not today, as theSpaniard did a "flawless" drive but his R29 could only smell the fumes from the faster cars. The best that the Spaniard could do today atMonaco was a 7th place.(photo: Fernando Alonso - elmundo.es)It was precisely one of the fastest cars & better drivers JENSONBUTTON (

DIEGO FORLAN LEADS "PICHICHI" & "EUROPEAN GOLDEN BOOT" 2009. CAN ETO´O CATCH & OVERTAKE?

One of yesterdays big turning points in Round 37 of the Spanish League happened in the race for this season “Pichichi” title. Thisis the local name given to the player who scores the most goals inthe Spanish League for the season. Until yesterday FC Barcelonaplayer Samuel Eto´o was leading the table with his 29 goals, justone ahead of Atletico de Madrid Uruguayan International forwardDiego Forlan

FC BARCELONA CELEBRATE LIGA & SPANISH CUP TITLES AT HOME (VIDEO)

SFS has many of its regular - & non regular - readers who are FCBARCELONA fans. Thus SFS thought a couple of pics & a VIDEOfrom yesterday night celebrations would go down well.(photo: elmundo.com)Barça played their last home ground match yesterday night & thewhole squad wanted to celebrate both SPANISH CUP & "LIGA"Titles with their members & fans. After the Osasuna game, theSpanish League

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2008/ 09 - ROUND 37 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

It was a Super Saturday in Round 37 of the Spanish League with9 games out of the 10 scheduled & drama throughout. There isan authentic battle for the last Champions position ( 4th tableplace) which is being currently held tonight by Atletico de Madridwith a two point advantage over Villareal, plus one of these teamswill go down to 2º Division along with Recreativo de Huelva& Numancia next week :

BASKETBALL: SPAIN WILL HOST 2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

SPAIN has defeated Italy & China to be elected as the host nationfor the 2014 World Basketball Championships. The tournamentwill take place between the 30th of August & 14th of Septemberin the following cities: Madrid, Bilbao, Sevilla, Las Palmas &Granada. Spain lasted hosted the World Basketball Championships28 years ago.According to local media sources, Spain defeated Italy in the finalvoting

REAL MADRID : 80M€ IS THE PRICE FOR KAKA

The Italian daily “El Corriere dello Sport” – picked up locally by“Marca” & “AS”- insists that AC MILAN Brazilian star KAKA will bein REAL MADRID next season if two conditions are met:1. That Florentino Perez wins next months Presidential Clubelections – this is assured.2. That Real Madrid pay AC Milan 80M€ in transfer fee.(photo: Marca)Those 80M€ will go towards closing the more than 66M€

SFS FLASHBACKS - THE MICHEL "PHANTOM GOAL" WORLD CUP 1986 : SPAIN 0 BRAZIL 1

It was the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, SPAIN meet BRAZIL in itsGroup D game. Spain had on paper one of the most impressiveteams in its history & the expectations were high until the cameacross Referee Christopher Bambridge & the bad luck that hadfollowed the National Side until recent times.The game finished 0-1 in Brazil´s favour but the “phantom” goalby Real Madrid winger MICHEL was disallowed

REAL MADRID DISMISSES AN AGREEMENT WITH CRISTIANO RONALDO ON ITS WEB. DO YOU BELIEVE IT?

SFS knows, yes I know. Your absolutely tired of the speculations &rumours that appear daily in reference to CRISTIANO RONALDO &REAL MADRID. The player continually flirts with a categorical NO,and then he drops a line that has a cryptic inclining that leaves youwondering. The media in England & especially in Spain areconvinced & have been for months that there is a pre-contractsigned by the player

SERGIO ANSENJO CLOSER TO ATLETICO DE MADRID

SERGIO ANSENJO is the name & Spanish daily “AS” publish thatATLETIOCO DE MADRID Directives are close to shutting a dealwith VALLADOLID for the goalkeeper. The current Atletico goalieLeo Franco has announced that he will not continue next seasonwith his new destination being Turkish Club Galatasaray & theClub has began work to find a suitable substitute for the Argentine.(photo: Carlos Martinez/AS

VIDEO: FABIO CANNAVARO FAREWELL - GRAZIE MILLE!

REAL MADRID Italian Captain & International World Championdefender FABIO CANNAVARO gave a press conference today tosay farewell formally from Spanish Football & fans. The Italianwill play his last game this weekend against Mallorca in front ofhis home crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu. Here is the video for those interested & fans through the planet:Here is a brief translated summary of his words:.

MARKETING: NEW FC BARCELONA UNIFORMS & NEW TV SPOT - "SOMOS UNO" ( WERE ONE)

Barcelona based papers “Mundo Deportivo” & “Sport” gives us alook at the new FC BARCELONA shirt that recovers its traditionalstripped look. While the second – or away – uniform has a “mango”coloured look as shown in the images. Both maintain the Cataloniaflag, but this time at the back of the shorts. Another detail is theappearance in the inner stitching with the label in Catalan - “Mesque un

FC BARCELONA: INIESTA & HENRY LOOKING GOOD FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

All the news from “Camp Barça” indicates that it’s all good. Twovital pieces in the FC BARCELONA line-ups are evolving favourablyfrom their injuries & everything indicates that they will be present,available & roaring to go for Barça at the upcoming 27th of MayChampions League Final against MANCHESTER UNITED.(photo: elmundo.es)ANDRES INIESTA & THIERRY HENRY were in doubt 10 days ago, &along with

JOSE MOURINHO AN OPTION FOR REAL MADRID AFTER WENGER SAYS NO

REAL MADRID ex – President, & now again candidate for nextmonths Presidential Club elections, FLORENTINO PEREZ isexpected to win by a historical landslide & thus we can speak ofhim & his plans for Real as one. A vital piece in the future plansof the Club is WHO will be the new Coach next season & hereMr.Perez has been negotiating with ARSENE WENGER the desiredman & thought off as ideal. However,

SFS FLASHBACKS: 1994 EUROPEAN CUP FINAL - FC BARCELONA 0 AC MILAN 4

With the upcoming 2009 EUROPEAN CUP Final (now UEFAChampions League Final) due Wednesday the 27th of May atRome between FC BARCELONA & MANCHESTER UNITED, SFShas recovered a FLASHBACK historical moment in Spanish(World) Football.It was 1994 in Athens GREECE, & FC BARCELONA met AC MILANin the final of the European Cup. Barça arrived as the “favourites”under Coach Johan Cruyff & his “Dream Team”,

DIEGO FORLAN CURRENTLY THE BEST & MOST EFFECTIVE PLAYER IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FTBL

Football (Soccer) as with all the other Sports, has numerousmeasurement criteria to assess seasons, Leagues, Clubs & Players.The more “official” ones are the FIFA (e.g. IFFHS) & UEFA statistics& Rankings,plus the prestigious World Football press like “L´Equipe”or “World Football Magazine” prizes. Added to these there arePlayers Union prizes, plus Web fan voting platforms on differentcategories.

JUVENTUS ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF CANNAVARO: CIAO Y GRAZIE

It´s official REAL MADRID Italian defender FABIO CANNAVAROwill leave at the end of this season for Italy. The Italian ClubJUVENTUS has informed the media that the International Captainhas signed a 1 year deal that will secure (or attempt to) hispresence in the World Cup of South Africa next year willcompetition at the highest level.(photo: elmundo.es)Cannavaro leaves after 3 years at Real Madrid

REAL MADRID: FRANCK RIBERY MAKES CRISTIANO RONALDO NERVOUS?

On today’s front page of the Spanish sports daily “Marca” the titlereads “Ribery Makes Cristiano Ronaldo Nervous”. Withoutreading the article – as it’s not available on their site as yet - &thinking about it, if I was Cristiano Ronaldo I would be very uneasyas well. Let’s recap the history & how things are going with thisdrawn-out saga.The month’s long media stories are that CRISTIANO RONALDO

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2009: PSYCHOLOGICAL GOAL FOR FC BARCELONA OVER MANCHESTER UNITED

With the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - EUROPEAN CUP - FINAL still in the future & down for the 27th of May, FC BARCELONA has already scored a pyschological goal over its rivalMANCHESTER UNITED. The latter will have to wear its whiteaway uniform, while Barça plays with its traditional gear.This may not be important at all, but everything helps as its going to be a tough affair for Barcelona. But Coach

MANCHESTER CITY WILLING TO FORK OUT 40M€ FOR GONZALO HIGUAÍN.

News from English Paper the “Daily Star” has published thatMANCHESTER CITY would like to have REAL MADRID forwardGONZALO HIGUAIN next season. The Premier League Club issaid to be willing to offer 40M€ for the Argentine & thus helpthe Real Madrid bank account as it is planning to “let loose”soon in new signings for next season.However, although the offer is very succulent, SFS doubts thatHiguain

XABI ALONSO & PEPE REINA PROMO NEW LIVERPOOL FC AWAY KIT

Do not give free promo to giant sporting wear multinationals, butthis marketing viral does have two Spanish International Footballplayers: Xabi Alonso & Pepe Reina, plus it´s well done. The “giant”in question is promoting LIVERPOOL FC new away kit:"Giant", pls send me a email so I can pass you my bank account for the promo fee transfer!

HAPPY, WONDERFUL & CAREFREE - THAT´S MY DREAM TO PLAY AT REAL MADRID

The local press is heavily criticising the attitude & "professionalism"of the REAL MADRID team players after their chances of winningthe Spanish League were swashed when they lost 2-6 to FCBarcelona. Since then the team has lost its two following gameswith clear signs of relaxation with a “care-free” attitude. Not theimage that the Club wishes to highlight even if the “Liga”sub-Championship is

ARSENE WENGER STILL A POSSIBILITY FOR FLORENTINO PEREZ?

He said NO to Real Madrid in 2003 & 2006.The speculative Spanish sporting daily “AS” publish that thepossibility of ARSENAL Manager ARSENE WEGNER changing teamsfor REAL MADRID is still a viable option. According to “AS” RealMadrid Presidential candidate Florentino Perez has not given in& wishes to have Wenger direct the Spanish Club, & has his manJorge Valdano is talking to convince the French

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2008/09 - ROUND 36 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Just in. Drove back from Gijón to Madrid listening to the radio,all the games & results of the Sunday Round 36 clashes. Great news, for ATLETICO DE MADRID fans, as they defeated 1-0VALENCIA CF to place them into the last avaiable Champions Leaguetable position with a 2ºpoint margin over Valencia. Great gamefrom Atletico who were inspired with a massive home ground supportwith a goal from DIEGO

FC BARCELONA "LIGA" CHAMPIONS 2008-2009 & VIDEO OF VILLAREAL 3 - REAL MADRID 2

With yesterdays 3-2 loss to Villareal, REAL MADRID made FCBARCELONA mathematically the "Liga" Champions for the2008/ 2009 season. The celebrations & the fans exploded withjoy throughout the streets of the city of Barcelona with chantsuntil th early hours of this morning. (celebrations at Barcelona: photo Marca)FC Barcelona play Real Mallorca tonight resting Messi, Toure, Pique, Puyol & Busquets.

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2008/09 - ROUND 36 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS. FC BARCELONA CHAMPIONS

After 3 games played tonight of Round 36 of "La Liga", FCBARCELONA are mathematically CHAMPIONS of this seasonsSpanish 1º Division after Real Madrid lost its match against Villareal. Tomorrow Barça plays with the maximum tranquilityknowing they have the title already in the bag. Celebrations willbe assured in Barcelona as they take their second title this season.It´s natural. Rumours &

REAL MADRID: AGREEMENT & DEAL SHUT WITH KAKA

The first "Galactic" signing.The "speculative" sporting paper "AS" & "Marca" today publishesthat sources close to them have confirmed that REAL MADRIDcandidate Florentino Perez has a deal spoken, agreed & shut withBrazilian player KAKA. To give credibility to their story theypublish figures: a 5 year contract, 12M€ gross (9M€ net) salary perseason, Kaka´s representative & father Bosco receives

REAL MADRID: FLORENTINO PEREZ IS BACK - SO NOW WHAT?

Todays Spanish Sporting press dedicates a great part of its pagesto the return of ex REAL MADRID President Florentino Perez tothe Spanish Football scene & the impact that will have withincoming new players to "La Liga" & naturally Real Madrid. TheReal Madrid Presidential candidate, who is expected to win by amassive landslide, has already hinted that Jorge Valdano will behis right-hand man along

SPANISH FOOTBALL BRIEFS: FC BARCELONA, FLORENTINO PEREZ & DAVID SILVA

Hi guys, I am alive. After walking 32 km with a backpack of 10kilos, I am back hooking up from a online connection in the Northof Spain. My attempt was a fail, as the objective was 75 km, butas always the experience was much greater than the aim & the new friends were the real prize. I am recovering now from feetblisters, leg muscle problems & burnt lips, but here to give theSFS readers a quick

REAL MADRID: PEPE IN THE CRISTIANO RONALDO TRANSFER OPERATION?

News from Spain & its Sporting newspapers comment that themore than likely new REALMADRID President Florentino Perez- who will officially announce his candidacy this Thursday - wasnot impressed at all by the tantrum exhibited by CRISTIANORONALDO last Sunday towards his Coach Ferguson. But what reallyis taking the steam & enthusiasm out of Mr.Perez when it comesto the MANCHESTER UNITED star is

U/17 EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS: SWITZERLAND 0 - SPAIN 0. SPAIN GO HOME

SPAIN pulls in its 3ºrd consecutive draw against SWITZERLAND0-0 to finish 3ºrd in Group A of the U/17 EUROPEANCHAMPIONSHIPS. This sends home the current Euro Champswithout scoring a single goal in its three games, incredible asit may sound.Today Spain had numerous chances, however as in all theirgames they failed to score. The consolidation for Spain isthat by finsihing 3ºrd in their Group & in

SPANISH CUP FINAL PREVIEW: FC BARCELONA vs. ATHLETIC DE BILBAO

SFS will not be able to upload a post of the Spanish Cup Finalsummary next Wednesday night as I find myself in a 95 km walkfrom Gijón to Covadonga (a "Spiritual" promise) that will keep meaway from an Internet line & a PC. Although I am sure we will finda place to rest our feet in a pub somewhere that has a TV available& tuned into the final. I will Twitter comments, no doubt.(photo: Messi &

"I WILL FOLLOW RONALDO" - VIDEO WITH FOOTBALL ALL-STARS (SISTER ACT)

It´s a "mash-up" & what an effort. All the great Football (Soccer)stars represented following the orders of Ronaldo in which they payhomeage. Its a must been seen to believe clip, SFS has very littlewords more to add:

HANDBALL: CIUDAD REAL WINS ASOBAL TITLE

The joy of the CIUDAD REAL Handball players is manifest as theycelebrate another important title.CIUDAD REAL won its 3ºrd consecutive Spanish Handball ASOBALtitle after defeating BARCELONA 37 – 26. The team Coached bylegendary player Dujsebaev virtually ran over Barça early withexceptional performances from Abalo & Rutenka, & goalkeeperSterbik stopping it all.With this title Ciudad Real notches

VIDEO: ATLETICO DE MADRID 3 - RCD ESPANYOL 2

There are a few reasons to post this video:1. The Atletico de Madrid comeback, down originally 0-22. The spectacular 1º goal from DIEGO FORLAN3. That Forlan has notched up 27 goals this season & is only oneaway from equalizing the current Spanish "Pichichi" Samuel Eto´o4. Have email requests from SFS readersHere it is, enjoy. I certainly did:-)

THE CRISTIANO RONALDO SUBSTITUTION ANGER. DOES REAL MADRID REALLY WANT THIS TYPE OF PLAYER?

The CRISTIANO RONALDO tantrum for being substituted during theManchester United vs Manchester City Premier League gameyesterday has attracted special attention here in Spain. It is nosecret – or at least media have been confirming it all season – thatRonaldo has a pre-contract signed already with Real Madrid & isexpected to arrive there next season. It was part of a secret pactbetween his Coach

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2008/ 09 - ROUND 35 GAMES RESULTS

Good to be back after some rest this weekend. Lets get into the summary of Round 35 results starting with the 3 games of Saturday& the 7 matches of today.VALENCIA CF who are fighting to secure the last Champions tableplace out-played & ran over REAL MADRID defeating the latter 3-0.Real Madrid have their heads now in the future with the 2ºplacetable position secure.The goals from Valencia came

SFS FLASHBACKS: FC BARCELONA FIRST EUROPEAN CUP 1992

FC BARCELONA had a dream & a fierce crusade before 1992, toconquer their first ever EUROPEAN CUP title. It was an obsessionas it was the trophy that would give them the Internationalcreditablity needed for the giant Club & finally get them out ofthe shadow of their arch rival Real Madrid.In 1992 at the "old" Wembley Stadium in London FC Barcelonaplayed Italian Club Sampdoria in the European Cup

REAL MADRID: FRANCK RIBERY´S 1ºST OPTION & RAUL´S SUPER OFFER.

French International & BAYERN MUNICH midfielder FRANCKRIBERY will decide his future in the next weeks. All points tothe fact that the player has made up his mind & has decidedto leave the German Club for new adventures. Ribery is hasplenty off offers to chose from, the last being a 70M€ dealfrom Manchester United rejected by his Club, while Chelsea& FC Barcelona are also talking with the

SEVILLA FC: ADRIANO & INTER MILAN

Brazilian & SEVILLA FC player ADRIANO has confirmed that ItalianClub INTER MILAN is interested in acquiring his services for nextseason. The player expressed that his mind is solely concentratedfor now on assuring that Sevilla qualify for Champions next season& that he will decide his future at the end of the “Liga”.This season the 24 year has shown his versatility playing in 4different positions

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009: CHELSEA FC 1 - FC BARCELONA 1 - BARÇA GO INTO FINAL. CAN WE DEBATE THIS? RATIONALLY?

Its a UEFA conspiracy, hijacked, robbed, missed penalty 1, 2, 3, 4...none called, the worst referee ever? Chelsea FC unfairly &deliberately taken out from the Champions League? Harsh words, &Press headlines charged with bitter emotion from fans, players &English Football professionals. Reminds SFS that these same words were used by Real Madrid when Liverpool were given a penalty thatwas not ( eg

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2º SEMI-FINAL : CHELSEA 1 - FC BARCELONA 1 - BARÇA TO FINAL WITH MIRACLE (SEE VIDEO)

An incredible 2º leg semi-final of the Champions League withCHELSEA FC drawing 1-1 with FC BARCELONA but being knockedout due to the away goal advantage. A goal that came Barça´s waywith 10 men down & in overtime with an outside of the box shotby INIESTA that found the back of the net. An authentic miracle that no one expected as it was Barcelona very last grasp at luckthat paid off & crushed

EURO U/17 CHAMPIONSHIPS: SPAIN 0 - ITALY 0

The European U/17 Championships got off today in Germany &will go on until the 18th of May. The current Champions SPAINstarted the ball rolling playing against ITALY to finish after 90 minswith a 0-0 draw score line. Spain is attempting to win again thetitle & if not at least finish in the Top 6 best teams so as to qualifyfor the U/17 World Championships.It was a rainy day with a terrible wind

REAL MADRID: IBRAHIMOVIC FOR 50€ PLUS HIGUAÍN?

The rumours about INTER MILAN Swedish forward ZLATANIBRAHIMOVIC leaving Italian Football are gaining strength on a dailybasis & especially the connection with REAL MADRID being his nextClub. According to the story published in the Italian paper “Corrieredello Sport”, which has been picked up here locally by “Marca”,Inter President Moratti has initially set the price of transfer at 50M€plus

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL 2009: CHELSEA FC vs FC BARCELONA - A PREVIEW

We already know one team that will be in the Rome Final of theChampions League the 27th of May. Manchester United won Arsenalin last night’s semi-finals to give them the place to meet the winnerof tonight’s other semi-final between CHELSEA FC & FC BARCELONA.The 1º leg at Barcelona finished in a 0-0 draw & that sets up tonight’sgame in a “anything” can happen Football story that has the

SFS FLASHBACKS: RAUL SCORES WINNER IN 1998 INTERCONTINENTAL CUP

The place was Tokyo (Japan), the occasion the 1998 IntercontinentalCup between REAL MADRID (Winner of the European Cup) & VASCODE GAMA (Winner of Copa Libertadores) & the minute was the 82ndwith a 1-1 result.Then …a young RAUL scorers the winner with one of his best goals.PS. Did you see a very young Samuel Eto´o at the end?

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2º LEG SEMI FINAL 2009: CRISTIANO RONALDO 30Mts FREE KICK GOAL AGAINST ARSENAL (VIDEO)

SFS posts actions & goals that transcends Spanish Football becausetheir exceptional quality makes them "Universal" & should beviewed & thus appreciated by all Football (Soccer) fansWorldwide.Here is another long range 30 mts shot-goal by MANCHESTERUNITED star CRISTIANO RONALDO. It was his teams 2º goal scoredin the 14th min in his teams visiting 2º leg Champions Leaguegame against ARSENAL:Real

FC BARCELONA: FORLAN THE SUBSTITUTE FOR ETO ´O?

Our speculative friends at “AS” are adamant that FC BARCELONAhas plans to sell SAMUEL ETO ´O at the end of the season. Theybase their argument on purely economic reasons, that if Barçadoesn’t sell & transfer, they will not get a single cent for the playeras he is free to go were he wishes as from Janaury 1st because hefinishes contract at Barcelona next year. The Club wants to takeadvantage of

REAL MADRID: DRENTHE SLIPS IBRAHIMOVIC SIGNING?

The shadow of INTER MILAN Swedish International & forwardZLATAN IBARAHIMOVIC hangs ever more over REAL MADRID ifwe are to believe & place weight on the words of Real Madridplayer DRENTHE. According to the Italian press, the youngMadrid player made a comment to his friend & Malmo playerLabinot Harbuzi… “…everyone at Real Madrid knows that nextseason Ibrahimovic will be here "The main obstacle is

MOURINHO IN ACTION...MORE THAN JUST A COACH

Real Madrid is looking for a Coach & speculation is that Wegner& Ancelotti are in the running along with a possible outsider in thename of José Mourinho. This last candidate will have it difficult especially under Florentino Perez if he wins the upcoming RealMadrid Presidential elections in June.However, Real may wish to consider Mourinho as a player:

REAL MADRID & ITS FUTURE: PEREZ, ELECTIONS, SIGNINGS & PROJECT

Spanish daily’s “AS” & “Marca” (see cover below) today publishesinformation that affects the future of REAL MADRID. The Saturdaynight 2-6 defeat at the hands of FC BARCELONA hailed a shift inthe “Balance of Power” of Spanish Football & signalled the momentto implement radical changes within the Clubs managerial & teamstructures. The 14 th of June is a key date as it is the day that RealMadrid

DJOKOVIC IMITATES RAFAEL NADAL AT THE ROME MASTERS 2009

Ex- Italian Tennis star Lea Pericoli asks Serbian Tennis playerNOVAK DJOKOVIC to do his imitation of Spanish World Nº1Rafael Nadal during the presentation ceremony of the RomeMasters 1000 Final, which RAFAEL NADAL had just wondefeating Novak in two sets.With the OK from Rafael, Djokovic went on the entertain thecrowd:This just only goes to show the sense of humour of Nadal & thegrand person he

SPANISH FOOTBALL HUMOUR: FC BARCELONA 2-6 WIN OVER REAL MADRID

FC BARCELONA´s 2-6 demolition of REAL MADRID last Saturday attheir own ground & infront of their own fans, has brought backto Barcelona lost pride, the Spanish League Title & humour.This is the cartoon published in the Barcelona based Sports daily"Mundo Deportivo" yesterday drawn by "KAP". The first part maybe true next Sunday if Barça can win their Round35 match that could mathematically secure

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2008/ 09 - ROUND 34 GAMES RESULTS

Round 34 of the Spanish League was eclipsed totally by theSaturday Real Madrid - FC Barcelona game which saw the latterwin 2-6 & virtually sealed the "Liga" Title. See post below, or clickon the LINK to see all of the goals on Video.Meanwhile, here is a summary of the rest of the games whichwere just as important, especially for teams playing to avoidrelegation to the 2º Division.VILLAREAL are

TENNIS: RAFAEL NADAL WINS ROME MASTERS IN TWO SETS

Another historic moment & Tennis game for Spanish World Nº1RAFAEL NADAL after he become the first ever player to win 4ROME MASTERS 1000 titles. The Spaniard defeated Nº3 SerbianDOVAK DJOKOVIC in two sets in the Final this afternoon: 7-6 &6-2.Nadal continues to be invincible on the clay surface & has a superioredge in the "pyschological" area as he plays his best when he is undermost pressure.

MOTO GP JEREZ (SPAIN) 2009: SPANIARDS PLAY "SECOND FIDDLE" IN ALL 3 CATAGORIES

Moto Gp of the highest level today at the Jerez circuit in Spain.Great racing in all three catagories in front of more than 124,000people cheering their racing heroes, with Spanish raiders takingsecond place in the 125cc, 250cc & Gp catagories.Italian World Champion Valentino Rossi won todays Spanish MotoGp after overtaking Spanish ace DANI PEDROSA who lead most ofthe race who finished second.The

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: REAL MADRID 2 - FC BARCELONA 6. BARÇA TIE UP THE SPANISH LEAGUE TITLE

SFS could´nt believe what it witnessed, terrible Real Madriddefending, mistakes & a total demolition job by FC BARCELONAas they won away to REAL MADRID 2-6 to open up a 7º point gap& virtually seal this seasons Spanish League Championship. It wasthe Xavi Hernandez, Thierry Henry & Messi "Show", that cancelledReal Madrid early good play. Plus if it was´nt for Casillas it couldhave been more goals

REAL MADRID - FC BARCELONA 2009: A PREVIEW

It´s the only news in today´s Sports daily´s, & in Spain.The Round 34 clash REAL MADRID vs FC BARCELONA the game ofthe season were the Spanish League Title could be up for grabs, orat least signal the beginning of a Real Madrid take-over at the top ofthe ladder if they manage to win. A Barça victory would virtuallyhalt any chance of a Real Madrid takeover by extending their leadgap to 7 points &

ATLETICO DE MADRID: GOALKEEPER LEO FRANCO DECIDES NOT TO CONTINUE NEXT SEASON

ATLETICO DE MADRID 32 year old Argentine International goalkeeperLEO FRANCO has decided not to continue at the Club next season.Atletico hasn’t approached the player with a contract renewal sothe Argentine has taken hold of his future & decided to close chapter& book at the Madrid Club.There are two solid options on the table, firstly stay in SpanishFootball & concretely Real Betis who have shown

SFS FLASHBACKS: VIDEO OF FC BARCELONA 2 - REAL MADRID 0 (13.12.08 CAMP NOU)

SFS has received emails asking for the video of the last “Clasico”played this season 2008/ 2009. Here it is below, although the videoportals are full of clips, this is one of the more “cleaner” versionshang up from “AlbertCoch1986” (his nik & thanks!) & will serve as aSFS Flashback Video.The date is 13.12.08 FC Barcelona plays Real Madrid at “Camp Nou”.Barça won 2-0 with goals from Samuel Eto´o

BASKETBALL: EURO LEAGUE - REGAL BARCELONA 78 - CSKA MOSCOW 82

Spanish Basketball side REGAL BARCELONA dream of going intothe Basketball Final of the “EuroLeague” being held in the city ofBerlin (Germany) were swashed – literally – by an impressive showof skill & talent from SISKAUSKAS in the last 7 minutes that gaveCSKA MOSCOW the win to going into the final. So decisive wasSiskauskas that he scored 13 straight points in the last quarter, thusobviously

REAL MADRID: MANCHESTER CITY OFFERS 20M€ FOR ROBBEN

News from the English paper the “Daily Mirror”, which has beenpicked up here locally by all the Spanish sporting press, publish thatMANCHESTER CITY has expressed an interest in signing REAL MADRIDwinger ARJEN ROBBEN for 20M€. There is another Club in the“grand” picture that has shown interest as well & that is INTERMILAN, but here the relationship Robben – Coach Mourinho isn’t sogood & this

REAL MADRID´S SECRET WEAPON: RAFAEL VAN DER FAART

REAL MADRID could have a “secret weapon” for tomorrow’s bigclash against FC BARCELONA that could “rattle” the latter & weakenthem. That weapon is their Dutch midfielder RAFAEL VAN DERVAART, who could come on in the 2º half to leave his presencefelt on the pitch & disoriented the Barcelona players. Here is Van DerVaart last year “wanting to rip onto the field” when Holland playedRomamia. His

FC BARCELONA & FRANCK RIBERY - A "DONE DEAL"?

¿Will this be the new uniform for FRANCK RIBERY next season?According to Barcelona based Sports daily “Mundo Deportivo” thatis the case & they go further today announcing that it’s a “done deal”.They publish this “scoop” with meetings, transfer figures & theplayer involved in the negotiations.Apparently, FC BARCELONA met with the players representativeAlain Migliaccio at Ibiza to shut all the