CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009-2010 QUALIFIERS: FC BARCELONA 2 - DYNAMO KIEV 0 & RANGERS 1 - SEVILLA FC 4 (VIDEOS)

Two Spanish Teams played their Champions League Group gamestonight with each achieving positive results.(photo: Puyol - elmundo.com/afp/Lluis_Gene)FC BARCELONA defeated DYNAMO KIEV 2-0 in an interesting &entertaining match. Full credit & praise to Dynamo who went for thegame until the end, they even had their chances with a goal being called off-side in the latter part of the 1ºhalf.However,

REAL MADRID TAKES ITS 2009-10 SIGNINGS TO THE HEIGHTS

SFS realizes it risks falling into the apparent idea that it is pro-RealMadrid, far from it, as SFS only attempts to satisfy its Global lectures& believe me there are plenty of petitions to the SFS email forREAL MADRID photos & paraphanelia now that Ronaldo, Kaká &company have joined, especially from the Asian friends.(photo:marca.com)Real Madrid TV today took the new 2009-2010 signings to the

SFS FLASHBACKS: EUROPEAN CUP 1993 - FC BARCELONA 4 - DYNAMO KIEV 1 (VIDEO)

Situation: FC Barcelona had lost 3-1 away to Dynamo Kiev in the 1ºstleg of the European Cup & things were up hill for the 1993 “DreamTeam” of Johan Cruyff.The 2º leg was (& is considered) one of the greatest games of the“Dream Team” & a historical comeback to turn around the tie witha 4-1 victory ( goals: Laudrup, Bakero – twice & Koeman).Today is the 16th Anniversary of this game as FC Barcelona

NEW SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM OUTFIT DESIGN

Long live Marketing. The Spanish National Football Team will soonbe wearing a "new" designed outfit recuperating the more traditional“Red Furia” look for the upcoming 2010 World Cup finals. The hometeam colours will be as the image below, while the away look willbe predominantly “Marino blue”.The team is expected to debut with the “new look” the 14th ofNovember when Spain plays a friendly game

REAL MADRID OFFICIAL PHOTO SESSION 2009-2010 (VIDEO)

REAL MADRID CF had their official photo team session today, with all the players, Coaches & Directives present. We have the video herefor the many Real Madrid fans & readers of SFS. As you we see a veryjovial atmosphere at the Club:

U/20 FIFA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: NIGERIA 0 - SPAIN 2

SPAIN defeated NIGERIA 2-0 this afternoon in their Group Bqualifying game of the U/20 FIFA World Championship beingheld in Egypt. The victory guarantees that Spain will be in thenext phase & quarter finals, although they still have to playVenezuela.FRAN MERIDA scored the two goals for Spain, the first in the 14th min& then he transformed a penalty in the 83rd min in “Panenka” style.Special

REAL MADRID: BLACK MAGIC & VOODOO USED TO STOP CRISTIANO RONALDO

REAL MADRID has received a formal letter from an “old friend” thathe has been hired by a client that is well known in Spain & knowsCRISTIANO RONALDO personally to practice his art of “VOODOO” tocause the Portuguese a serious injury. The objective is to have himoff the field injured more than playing.(photo: elmundo.com)This has been reported by Spanish newspaper elmundo.com, whichhas also given a

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009 / 2010 - ROUND 5 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

La Liga & Round 5 continued today with 6 games. Here is a summary, with results, images & scorers.MALLORCA came back on track with a convincing 3-0 win overVALLADOLID. The opening goal came early via NUNES (above)in the 3rd min, with the last two fought out with ADURIZ in the70th & VALERO 72th min. Mallorca surprisingly are riding high.(photo:Marca.com)REAL ZARAGOZA needed a win & they managed to

VALENCIA CF: LIVERPOOL FC PREPARING A 50M€ OFFER FOR DAVID VILLA?

Imagine LIVERPOOL FC with FERNANDO TORRES & SpanishInternational & Valencia CF striker DAVID VILLA? According toEnglish media Liverpool FC Coach Rafael Benitez wishes tomake this a reality. The rumour is that Benitez has askedLiverpool owners to put aside around 50M€ for a possibleoffer in the upcoming “Winter Market” &/or for next season.(photo: David Villa_marca.com/afp)Although David Villa has

FORMULA 1: ALONSO 3ºRD IN SINGAPORE GP

Two time Spanish F1 World Champion FERNANDO ALONSO hadnot reached a podium since Brasil 2008, & today he managed tofinish 3ºrd in the SINGAPORE GP.Although Alonso started from 5th on the grid, his persistant & steadydriving saw how others made mistakes & were penalized; Rosberg &Vettel, who gave the Spaniard the 3ºrd & final place.The winner was Hamilton followed by Glock who was second,& third

REAL MADRID - TENERIFE: WHAT IF CRISTIANO RONALDO HAD SCORED?

Many are talking today about the apparent “pissed –off” face &gesture of CRISTIANO RONALDO towards his Coach after beingsubstituted yesterday against Tenerife. But let’s talk about anotherRonaldo action this time on the field. Have a look at the video:what if Ronaldo had scored in this particular play?

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009/2010 - ROUND 5 SATURDAY GAMES RESULT

The Spanish Clubs participating in Champions League had their Round 5 games of "La Liga" down for tonight with four matches full of goals.Here is a quick summary of events, results & the scorers.(photo: Negredo - elmundo.com)ATHLETIC DE BILBAO had their winning streak stopped by a veryimpressive SEVILLA FC who beat them without any doubts 0-4.Sevilla FC has a splendid & well balanced side that

FERNANDO TORRES HAT-TRICK: LIVERPOOL FC 6 - HULL CITY 1

Liverpool FC defeated 6-1 Hull City in their English Premier Leaguematch. So why is SFS posting about English Football? Because SpanishInternational & Liverpool Forward FERNANDO TORRES scored aHAT TRICK & is in a real sweet moment.SFS enjoys keeping an eye out on Spaniards overseas. Watch VIDEO ofHat-Trick & Livepools other 3 goals (& the goal from Hull, of course):ALLOW TO LOAD (Patience it is

REAL MADRID: MARADONA CALLS UP HIGUAÍN

Argentina plays it´s World Cup 2010 future against Peru &Uruguay in the next South American qualifiers. Coach Diego ArmandoMaradona has suffered a serious "knock" to his pride & seems to be listening to others & their advise, plus seeing some reason.(photo:Higuáin/marca.com)Finally REAL MADRID forward GONZALO HIGUAÍN has been calledup to the Argentine National Team by Diego Maradona who has

U/20 FIFA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: SPAIN 8 - TAHITI 0

Great start by the SPANISH U/20 National Team defeating TAHITI8-0 in its Group B match of the U/20 FIFA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSbeing held in Egypt.Spain dominated from start to finish against an expected weaker teamwith goals from AARON ( 10th & 15th m), N´SUE (17th & 32nd min),FRAN MERIDA ( 74th min),KIKE ( 79th & 85th min) & HERRERA(89th min). (photo: as.com)With this victory SPAIN begins the

ATLETICO DE MADRID: THE "HIDDEN" SIGNAL IN THE FORLAN CONTRACT RENEWAL

ATLETICO DE MADRID has extended the contract with its Uruguayanstar Forward DIEGO FORLAN until 2013. This has been accompaniedwith a 1,5M€ pay rise that puts his salary at around 4,5M€/year. TheClub this way rewards the “loyalty”, professionalism & greatperformance from the forward after gaining the European GoldenBoot last season with 32 goals. Everyone now hopes that this boostto his confidence

REAL MADRID: CRISTIANO RONALDO FIRST BIG SPANISH TV INTERVIEW (SEE VIDEO)

CRISTIANO RONALDO gave his first big length Spanish TV Interviewtoday. Unfortunately for non-Spanish speaking readers you may notunderstand, although SFS does have many Spanish speaking visitorsthat maybe glad to have a watch...SEE VIDEO:Brief summary & very rough traslation :.Happy to be in Spain, very happy at Real, a team I have dreamt foryears to play.Still adapting to Spain, Real Madrid &

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009/2010 - ROUND 4 THURSDAY GAME RESULT

Last game of the mid-week Round 4 schedule of "La Liga" with REALSPORTING DE GIJÓN drawing against REAL ZARAGOZA 1-1(photo:elcomercio.com)Sporting dominated the 1ºhalf & was rewarded when inform DIEGOCASTRO scored for Gijón in the 28th min. The chances continuedcoming as Zaragoza bravely held out as they could. The visitors then brought out their true fighting spirit & managed to equalized

REAL MADRID: PEPE READY TO COMEBACK AFTER A 10 GAME SUSPENSION

REAL MADRID & Portuguese International defender PEPE becamefamous not for his defensive Football skills but for his violentoutburst – fists & kicks included - against Casquero of Getafe in a“Liga” game that cost him a 10 match suspension for the“brutality” that he exhibited.With that sentence served, PEPE is eligible & available for his teamfor the upcoming “Liga” match against Tenerife if his

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009/2010 - ROUND 4 WEDNESDAY GAMES RESULTS (RONALDO & LEON GOALS VIDEO)

Seven games tonight of Round 4 in the "Liga" with its usual mix ofaction, goals & last minute surprises. Here is a summary of tonights scores & results:REAL MADRID left Benzema & Raul on the bench to change its system to 4-3-3 ( or 4-2-3-1) & saw how defender Garay injuried himself inthe warm up. This lead to a "revolutionary change" in the defence with Casillas, Lass Diarra, Albiol, Ramos &

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009/2010 - ROUND 4 TUESDAY GAMES RESULTS (VIDEO MESSI)

Mid week action for "La Liga" with two games played tonight ofRound 4.(photo: Goal by Squillaci/elmundo.com_Julio Muñoz)SEVILLA FC did what it had to do in the first 25 minutes scoring twogoals to control, settle & win 2-0 its games against MALLORCA. TheSevilla & French International defender SQUILLACI put his teamahead with a header in the 16th min, followed by Sevilla´s secondthanks to

FOOTBALL FINANCE: TOP 20 SPENDING CLUBS 2009-2010

The Website “Futebol Finance”, a Portuguese portal that specializeson Football Finance issues, has publish this season transfer Top 20European spending Clubs.SFS thought it might be of interest to its readers & visitors. Yes, westill are all undergoing a World Wide Economic Crisis…The 20 clubs that have invested in players 2009/2010:Real Madrid / Spain - € 257,400,000Manchester City England - €

REAL MADRID: WHAT´S BETTER 4-2-4, 4-2-2-2 or 4-3-3?

Too much of a good thing, this maybe the dilemma that is rattling themind of REAL MADRID Coach Pellegrini as he figures out how tobalance & create a clock working team. The observations & theexperience up till now show a potential dependence on midfielderXabi Alonso as “Director of the Orchestra” & a lack of a stable ongoingtactical set up in the team’s line-ups. What is the best system for

DAVID VILLA´s GOAL AGAINST SPORTING DE GIJÓN - 20.09.09 (VIDEO)

Situation: It was a "Liga" Round 3 game between VALENCIA CF &REAL SPORTING DE GIJÓN. The game was in a 1-1 draw situation& then this gem of a goal came about from DAVID VILLA:Allow To LOAD:Although Villa put Valencia ahead 2-1, his team was equalized later by Gijón to have the game finish in a 2-2 draw.

RUSSIAN LEAGUE: FAN SCORES PENALTY IN SATURN vs SPARTAK MOSCOW GAME

SFS had to post this. Because it´s funny, the nerve of the guy & quietfrankly, the man took a great penalty. This occured in the RussianFootball League in the Saturn vs Spartak of Moscow match:

EUROBASKET 2009: SPAIN DEFEATS SERBIA 85-63 TO BECOME EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS

SPAIN won SERBIA 85 - 63 in the final of the EUROBASKET 2009 tofinally take the "thorn out of its side" & proclaim themselves EUROPEANBASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 2009. It was surprising to see the total dominance of the Spaniards over the Serbs considering the latter haddefeated the former earlier on. Let´s remember, that Spain were close to "going home" after their poor initial start to the

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009/2010 - ROUND 3 SUNDAY NIGHT RESULTS (VIDEO RONALDO & VAN NISTELROOY)

Five games scheduled today to finish off Round 3 of "La Liga" withReal Madrid taking the top of the ladder after defeating Xerez, alongwith Athletic de Bilbao, Valladolid & Almeria grabbing their 3 points.REAL MADRID started their game against bottom side XEREZ like this thanks to CRISTIANO RONALDO (See video):47 seconds & it seemed it would be a "white-wash" ( never bettersaid) but it went to

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009/2010 - ROUND 3 SATURDAY NIGHT RESULTS (VIDEO - ALVES/AGUERO)

A total of five "Liga" games were played tonight that gave us allplenty of goals, of which SFS will go right into its habitual summary of results & scorers.FC BARCELONA did all the damage in the first half to eventually defeat ATLETICO DE MADRID 4-2. The warning came early with just30secs when Henry hit the post. Then a minute later IBRAHIMOVIC scored Barça´s first. From here Atletico got the "

FERNANDO TORRES: 2 GOALS AGAINST WEST HAM (SEE VIDEO)

Watched the English Premier League match WEST HAM vs LIVERPOOLthis afternoon beamed to Spain from the UK. Good match whichLiverpool finally won 2- 3 thanks to an outstanding performance fromSpanish International FERNANDO TORRES. Two brilliant goals thatSFS would like to post here for its readers as it keeps an eye out onSpaniards playing overseas. See the 2 goals of Torres below:NOTE: Spanish

EURO BASKET 2009 & TENNIS DAVIS CUP: GOOD DAY FOR SPAIN , BOTH INTO FINALS

SPAIN got into two finals today. The first for tomorrow night in theBASKETBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS in Poland & the secondin the Tennis DAVIS CUP final to be played at the end of this year.Spain defeated Greece 84 - 62 in todays semi final of the EuropeanChampionships to either face tomorrow Slovenia or Serbia in theFinal tomorrow night. Who would have thought a week ago thatSpain would get so

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO: ETXEBERRIA NOTCHES UP 500 GAMES

SFS perhaps does not give as much exposure as it should to ATHLETICDE BILBAO. The Basque team is a historical Club in the SpanishLeague & after fighting to stay out of 2ºDivision last year, is nowexperiencing an early 2009-2010 revival - in League & Europa Legaue -that is comforting & worth mentioning.For the last 15 years JOSEBA ETXEBERRIA has been a firm pillar ofthe Team & has notched up his

SFS FLASHBACKS: FC BARCELONA 6 - ATLETICO DE MADRID 1 (2008-2009)

The big Round 3 match of "La Liga" tonight is the FC Barcelona vsAtletico de Madrid clash. The latter goes to "Camp Nou" in the worst conditions possible mentally, spiritually & form wise & risks a repeatof last years demolition job by Barça.Lets hope not...SEE VIDEO of last years 6-1 result:Surf into SFS late tonight for a full summary of this game & theother 4 matches scheduled for tonight.

CRISTIANO RONALDO HITS THEM AT 103 KM/HOUR

So you thought – as most – that the Zurich Goalkeeper made a mealof CRISTIANO RONALDO´s second free- kick goal & the fourth forReal Madrid in Tuesdays night Champions League game. What if Iwere to tell you that the speed of the ball was registered at103 Km/hour? What would you do if you suddenly found a“wiggling” ball change course straight into your face?(photo Cristiano Ronaldo/as.com)This is

EUROPA LEAGUE 2009/10: SPANISH TEAMS RESULTS

Spain has three Clubs that are participating in the EUROPA LEAGUE(ex-UEFA Cup) which kicked off tonight with its Group matches.VALENCIA CF travelled to France to play LILLE in its Group B clash& has left with a bitter 1-1 draw result. Valencia had played a grandgame with MATA putting his team ahead in the 78th min. However,with 4 mins left of play a defensive error from Bruno allowed Lilleplayer

REAL MADRID: MARCELO IMITATES CRISTIANO RONALDO AT TRAINING (VIDEO)

REAL MADRID Brazilian defender MARCELO is a funny guy who in typical Brazilian fashion lifts the spirits & humour at his Club. Histeam-mates appreciated it as seen yesterday at the Real Madridtraining session. Marcelo speaks to Cristiano Ronaldo to give himsome valuable feedback; on his style & how Ronaldo runs on thefield of play.Its a real piss take & its all good humour...worth the watch till

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009-2010: INTER MILAN 0 FC BARCELONA 0 & SEVILLA FC 2 UNIREA 0

The big INTER MILAN & FC BARCELONA clash turned out to bean anti-climax with a 0-0 draw. Inter was conservative although disciplined in defence, while Barça tried but maintained respectall the time.One would like to write more but that was the whole storythroughout the whole 90 mins, everyone tried in an atmosphere ofmutual respect!SEVILLA FC had a "lower level" team & won 2-0 against UNIREA.The

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009-2010: FC ZURICH 2 - REAL MADRID 5 & ATLETICO DE MADRID 0 - APOEL 0 (SEE VIDEO)

Two Spanish Teams, REAL MADRID & ATLETICO DE MADRID beganthe long & difficult road to attempt to qualify in their respectiveGroups & if possible go all the way to the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Finalin Madrid next year.REAL MADRID started well winning 2-5 FC ZURICH in a difficult &complicated match against a very aggressive & switched on SwissTeam. In fact the Swiss started strong making Real Madrid

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: CRISTIANO RONALDO FREE-KICK GOAL FOR REAL MADRID AGAINST FC ZURICH (SEE VIDEO)

CRISTIANO ROANLDO gets back into the "groove" with a fabulousfree-kick that opened the scoreline for REAL MADRID against FCZURICH in the 1ºst Group C game of CHAMPIONS LEAGUESurf in later to SFS for full report of all the results & scorersof the FC Zurich - Real Madrid & Atletico de Madrid - ApoelChampions League games being played tonight. See you soon!

VALENCIA CF: MANCHESTER UNITED THINKS ABOUT DAVID SILVA

Since Cristiano Ronaldo left MANCHESTER UNITED the team hasn´tfound that "extra" something that gives them the edge over theiropponents. It is obvious, you lose the current Best Player in The World, but with the hugh injection of cash from the sale (94M€) there is roomto buy a suitable replacement.English media have published that Man Utd. manager/coach Fergusonhas the ideal candidate, Spanish

JAVIER SAVIOLA INCREDIBLE GOAL FOR BENFICA (VIDEO)

Remember JAVIER SAVIOLA, ex Barça & ex Real Madrid? SFS is soglad to see the Argentine forward regain form, play & happiness as thisvideo shows of his incredible goal for BENFICA against Belenenses thisweekend:Nice one Saviola, keep it up!

ATLETICO DE MADRID: TEAM LOOKS TO YOUNGSTERS TO FILL GAPS - KEKO

It has been well written that ATLETICO DE MADRID has not doneit´s pre-season homework in signings & covering up positions whichneed urgent attention (creative midfielder & defensive wingers).Now the Team lacks depth on the bench & has to compete in La Liga,Champions & Spanish Cup. However, not everything is bad & in factthis will bring good news to the junior Club Teams as Atletico deMadrid Coach

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009/2010 - ROUND 2 SUNDAY GAMES & RESULTS

Six games played this afternoon/evening of Round 2 of the SpanishLiga. Here is a summary of results & scorersVALLADOLID hosted VALENCIA CF & went down 2-4 in a grand performance from the latter which the former managed to "calm"down towards the end of the clash. Valencia scored first via SILVA in the9th min, but Valladolid equalized in the 29th min via ALEMÁN. However, from here onwards Valencia

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009/2010 - ROUND 2 SATURDAY GAMES RESULT ( SEE VIDEOS)

The 4 Clubs participating in Champions League (FC Barcelona, RealMadrid, Sevilla FC & At Madrid) had their games yesterday in Round2 of the Spanish "Liga".FC BARCELONA rested some of its stars against GETAFE but managedto win 0-2 after a hard fought match. Getafe hit the post twice in thefirst half, but with Messi on the field in the second half saw the Barçagame back like clock work. Nice to see

SFS FLASHBACKS: SPAIN 4 - ITALY 2 EURO (PENALTIES) 2008 QUARTER FINAL

It was the “test of fire” that changed things & gave SPAIN thepsychological confidence to eliminate historical ghosts & beginits new future path onto the European Nations Title & now puttheir sights on next years South African World Cup. It was the 22nd of June in The Euro 2008 Q/Final against ITALYfinishing 0-0 in normal/extra-time that went onto the penalties.The outcome & result was the

THE CONVERGENCE OF THE PATHS OF LEO MESSI & CRISTIANO RONALDO: DESTINY?

Two of the World maximum Football stars, LEO MESSI & CRISTIANORONLDO, are going through a physical & mental depression that isattracting the criticism of the media & fans. Rightly or wrongly,these two figures of World & Spanish Football are privilegedsportsmen that earn huge amounts of money that are way beyondthe reach of 99% of humanity & are not immune of criticism. Theirtalents & goals rip

U-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009: SPANISH U-20 NATIONAL TEAM LIST

The Spanish National U-20 Team Selector & Coach Luis Milla has downin his list of players that will make up the Spanish U-20 Squad forthe upcoming U-20 World Championship to be held in Egyptfrom the 24th of September until the 16th of October.(photo:Bojan Krkic/elmundo.com)Spain debuts against Tahiti on the 25th of September in Cairo, withNigeria on the 28th of Sept. & Venezuela on the 1st of

IFFHS NAMES REAL MADRID THE EUROPEAN & WORLD TEAM OF THE 20TH CENTURY

The FIFA endorsed International Federation of Football History &Statistics (IFFHS) has officially declared today REAL MADRID hasthe EUROPEAN & WORLD CLUB OF THE 20th CENTURY.The IFFHS has taken into account the top level games (European &Champions League games giving higher marks), match points &other statistical coefficients & variables to put REAL MADRID intop spot ahead of Juventus FC &

WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFIER: SPAIN SECURES ITS TICKET WITH A 3-0 WIN OVER ESTONIA (SEE GOALS - VIDEO)

With Bosnia & Turkey drawing 1-1, SPAIN managed to secure its ticketstraight into next years South African World Cup Finals after defeatingESTONIA 3-0 tonight. Spanish Coach Vicente Del Bosque gave MarcosSenna, Ces Fabregas & Marchena a run tonight & moved CentralDefender Abiol to right –back where he played an extraordinarymatch.(photo: Spanish Defender Albiol/marca.com)Spain dominated the whole

FC BARCELONA: 14 PLAYERS IN WORLD CUP ACTION PLAYING FOR THEIR NATIONAL TEAM FUTURE

Spanish & Barcelona based daily “Sport” publish today - & proudly– that 14 FC BARCELONA players are involved tonight in WorldCup qualifiers & are playing for their ticket (& some their future)for next years South African World Cup Finals. As the daily adds,they all hope to follow Dani Alves who has already secured histicket after Brazil defeated Argentina 1- 3 last Sunday.Lets see how the Barça

REAL MADRID: THE EIGHT COMMANDMENTS

Spanish Sports daily “Marca” today published the 8 rules that REALMADRID & its President Florentino Perez will enforce upon the Teamfrom now onwards. A handbook has been elaborated & will behanded out soon to all the players & staff that explain the 8Commandments that if broken will have serious consequences &financial sanctions :Thou shall not be late to any eventThou shall attend & be close to

EURO U/21 GROUP 5 QUALIFIER: SPAIN 4 - LIECHTENSTEIN 0

SPAIN continues in its course for the U-21 European Championships of 2011 in Denmark with a 4- 0 victory in its Group 5 match againstLIECHTENSTEIN.(photo:as.com)Spain dominated virtually the whole game with goals coming fromPAREJO, JAVI MARTINEZ, DIEGO CAPEL & towards the endAARÓN ÑIGUEZ. Excellent performance that we all hope can be continued for the follwing games.Details:Liechtenstein: Buchel;

SFS FLASHBACKS: EUROPEAN CUP S/FINAL 1989 - AC MILAN 5 - REAL MADRID 0

REAL MADRID & AC MILAN has been put together in Group C of thisyears UEFA Champions League along with Zurich & Olympique deMarsella. The both mentioned & European Giant Clubs are scheduled tomeet the 21.10.2009 at Madrid with the return game at Milan the03.11.2009. SFS would like to take the occasion & recall thereaders of a Historical European Cup clash back in the 19th of Aprilof 1989 when

ATLETICO DE MADRID & LUCAS NEILL: COME ON AUSSIE COME ON´

News from England & its paper "The Daily Mail" situate 32 year oldex WEST HAM & Australian International Captain LUCAS NEILL withinthe orbit of Spanish Club ATLETICO DE MADRID. SFS reported thepossibility of the signing a few days ago & the English media nowgives details of the offer which is said to be a 2 year contract at1M€/year for the right-back who would be the substitue for thedeparted

HANDBALL: BARCELONA WINS SPANISH SUPERCUP

The winning streak at FC BARCELONA has extended itself at allSporting levels with its Handball Team defeating the current Spanish& European Champions CIUDAD REAL 33 -26 in the SPANISHSUPERCUPThere was a smell of certain “revenge” in the air during yesterdaysmatch as player SIARHEI RUTENKA scored seven goals & was namedMVP of the game. The irony is that Rutenka was a Ciudad Real playerlast season

FC BARCELONA INTERESTED IN ROBINHO. YOU MUST BE JOKING

Have you ever received the answer to a joke with another joke?This is what has apparently happened to FC BARCELONA whenthey “tested” the waters of the MANCHESTER CITY Camp inreference to their Brazilian International ROBINHO. According toEnglish papers & pick up here locally by Spanish daily “AS”, theSpanish Club put in an offer of 17M€ ( when Manchester Citypaid 40M€) & Manchester City answered

MOTO GP: SAN MARINO 2009 - ROSSI KING AT HOME, SPANIARDS HAPPY

Valentino Rossi won in the GP catagory at San Marino in front of000s of "home" fans - his town is 15 km away from the racing track- to open a 30 point lead over Spainard JORGE LORENZO on the World Championships table. The latter finished 2º with anotherSpanish rider DANI PEDROSA coming in 3ºrd & also gaining the 3ºplace in the Championship table.(photo: Jorge Lorenzo/elmundo.es)In the 250cc

WORLD CUP 2010 GROUP QUALIFIER: SPAIN 5 - BELGIUM 0 ( VIDEO GOALS)

Man of the match: David Villa - now only 11 goals behind Spain´sall time Goalscorer, Raul. The record will soon be overtaken at this rate.Impressive, very impressive. SPAIN gets closer to World Cup 2010qualification after defeating BELGIUM 5-0 & it could have been morehad Villa not missed a penalty in the 23rd min & Spain got the ball ininstead of hitting the post.SFS could write here a long

SPANISH FOOTBALL: NO LIGA THIS WEEKEND, BUT SPAIN PLAYS BELGIUM

The Spanish "LIGA" & its Round 2 takes a "break" this weekend as theNational Teams play their respective World Cup 2010 qualifiers. Tomaintain us with the Liga spirit, SFS has posted this VIDEO of ALL THEGOALS of last weekend Round 1, in case you missed them:SFS will post very late tonight a summary of tonights SPAIN vsBELGIUM Group clash, be sure to surf in!

EURO U/21 GROUP 5 QUALIFIER: SPAIN 2 - POLAND 0

SPAIN has defeated POLAND 2-0 at home (Oviedo) in its Group 5qualifying match for the next U-21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPSFinals scheduled for 2011 in Denmark.(photo: MATO/as.com)Spain has reshaped its team after its disappointing performance inlast June’s Euro Finals in Sweden. With the inclusion of new playerslike Parejo & Joselu Mato, Spain went out to attack from the firstmoment with a Polish

SFS FLASHBACKS: LEIVINHA

SFS Falshback to one of ATLETICO DE MADRID´s great foreignplayers, Brazilian LEIVINHA, who came to Atletico in the season1975-76. He debuted in Sept 1975 against Salamanca & scored ahat-trick.He stayed 4 seasons, played 83 games & scored 40 goals ( 1 every 2games). He won a "Liga" title ( 76-77) & Spanish Cup title (76).A superb forward, magician skills & an authentic "crack" for his time.An

ATLETICO DE MADRID: EX WEST HAM LUCAS NEILL AVAILABLE

News in from Spanish daily “Marca” suggests a possible solution to theATLETICO DE MADRID mess-up last Monday when Dutch defenderJohn Heitinga left the Club for Premier League Team EVERTON &left the Spanish team without time to react & find a suitable substitute.WEST HAM ex - Captain & Australian-Irish 31 year old right backLUCAS NEILL has been left out without a team for this season whichmakes

ZINEDINE ZIDANE & HIS BILLIARD "SHARK", CARD & PIANO SKILLS: NEW MARKETING CAMPAIGN

The Real Madrid Presidential Consul ZINEDINE ZIDANE has now timeup his sleeve since he left Football to practice other leisure timepractices. Apparently it seems he has been fine tuning his billiard, card& piano skills in his spare time as these VIDEO seems to highlight:The new "Tom Cruise" of "The Colour of Money"?A new member of "Oceans Eleven"?The "new Mozart"?NO, looks like a new VIRAL

REAL MADRID: PLAYERS NUMBERS MADE OFFICIAL

REAL MADRID has its squad shut for season 2009-2010 & this hasallowed the Club to finally allocate the official numbers for allthe players. Apart from now being able to follow the players onthe field, you can finally buy the Real shirt & correctly choosethe number & name that you wish to highlight on your back.Below is the list of numbers with the corresponding player, plusthe latest Real Madrid

FIFA WORLD RANKINGS - SEPT 2009: SPAIN CLOSES GAP ON BRAZIL

FIFA has today released its monthly World Teams Rankings withBrazil on top & SPAIN 2ºnd closing the gap with the former. Some ofthe other teams move around, but good to see Australia in the thepicture.Here is the list of Top 14 national teams:FIFA CLASSIFICATION: 2nd of SEPTEMBER 2009:1 (1). Brazil 1.604 pts.2 (2). SPAIN 1.588 pts.3 (3). Holland 1.376 pts.4 (5). Italy 1.186 pts.4 (4). Germany

FC BARCELONA: IBRAHIMOVIC DELIGHTED TO HAVE SCORED HIS FIRST "LIGA" GOAL

FC BARCELONA star signing for 2009-2010 ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has commented to media that he is delighted & "relieved" to havefinally scored his first goal with Barcelona. The Swede has promisedthat there will be more in the future.Spanish & Barcelona based daily "Sport" add some HUMOUR to the situation & have dedicated their cartoon section "Futbolitis" to theIbrahimovic declarations:Translated:"

ATLETICO DE MADRID 2009-2010: A DISASTER AWAITING TO HAPPENING?

I’m worried, as I imagine most ATLETICO DE MADRID followers areor should be after witnessing the pathetic performance of theteam at their opening game of this seasons “LIGA” against Malaga& losing 3-0.I am so worried,that with 37 Liga games still left to play,a difficult Champions League Group ahead & with more than 8 monthsstill left till the end of the season,that the “ghost” of a Champions