SPANISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE TOP 25 GOALS - 2005/2006

Here are 2 VIDEOS of the BEST GOALS scored in the SPANISH LEAGUE
for the season 2005/2006. Due to the "lack" of news today ( you
can read all the lastest on transfers, Spanish Squad & WORLD CUP
news below) I thought I give the readers more than 15mins of superb
goals scored by some great "LIGA" players.

The person who set up the videos has utilized the music by
local Spanish pop band "El Canto Del Loco". Not my taste,
(you can turn the volume down) but someone may enjoy & wish to now.

Hope you enjoy. More news as it happens,stay tuned!
PART 1

PART 2

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SPAIN - WORLD CUP NEWS. PERNIA HEARS THE CALLUP

According to radio station Cadena Ser,ASIER DEL HORNO has
not convienced the Spanish medical team the he can recover
in time for the World Cup from his achilles/muscle injury.

Spanish Football authorities have sent the paperwork to
FIFA so as to gain the permission to substitute the player
for another.

That other player it seems will be MARIANO PERNIA, a 29 year
old Argentine who is nationalized Spanish & ex-GETAFE player
who has been signed with ATLETICO DE MADRID for the 2006/07
season.




















Pernia was extremely disappointed not to have been called
originally,as he has had a tremendous season with 10 goals-
as a defender! His assets are that he is an attacking left
back with plenty of goal, a fantastic free - kick specialist &
with a fighting attitude.

Pernia who is currently holidaying in Argentina will be on
"standby" in case he needs to do his bags & race back to
Spain.
The Spanish team is training this week in Valencia for their
2º friendly against Egypt this Saturday.

Everyone is therefore awaiting the FIFA OK for Pernia´s
incorporation to be official.

Check out how this left back rockets them into the net.


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SPANISH FOOTBALL TRANSFERS & SIGNINGS 2006: ATLETICO DE MADRID

Spanish Football Club ATLETICO DE MADRID has announced
the signing of 2 more International players from Russian side
DYNAMO MOSCOW for the upcoming 2006/2007 season. The
news has been syndicated out of the Spanish club´s
Web site.

The first of the signings is Greek International & defender
GEORGIOS SEITARIDIS - pictured below.
















The other player is Portugues International Midfielder
Francisco José de Costa, aka, COSTINHA




















These 2 players join the already new signings MARIANO PERNIA
(from Getafe), young Argentine star AGUERO (23,000,000€)
& ZE CASTRO (from Academia de Coimbra). Atletico is
re-organizing itself with new coach - Aguirre - , new top
signings & new directive team to get back to the top of
Spanish & European Football.

In the next few days they will passing their medical checks &
no doubt we will also hear the financial figures involved. Tweet

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WORLD CUP TEAMS PREVIEWS GROUP H - THE LAST OF THE SERIES

This the last of our series of
previews of the WORLD CUP
teams, finishing with GROUP
H :Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia &
Saudi Arabia.

Thanks to AS for the pics &
the info for the series.



SPAIN













Coach: Luis Aragones
Titles: European Champions Cup - 1964

GROUP GAMES:
14/06: Spain - Ukraine (Leipzig)
19/06: Spain - Tunisia (Stuttgart)
23/06: Saudi Arabia - Spain (Kaiserslautern)

PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Fernando "The Kid" Torres
Forward 21 years old, the young star of the Spanish team.
Brilliant as he is inconsistent, although mature for his age.
Excellent in the air, quick & skillfull. The heavens can be his,
it´s just up to him.




















CARLES PUYOL
Defender 28 years old, the Captain of Barcelona FC & hard
defender.Good in the air, tenacious, tiredless & team
player.Great chance to prove to the World he is amongst
the best.



















Raul Gonzalez
Forward 28 year old, the most prestigous player in the
team.Captain, the main reference,years in the elite of
World Football, has been questioned in the last 2 seasons.
This tournament could spur him on to return as one of
the best, gives 150% always for Spain.
















UKRAINE













Coach: Oleg Blokhin
Debut in tournament

GROUP GAMES:
14/06: Ukraine - Spain (Leipzig)
19/06: Ukraine - Saudi Arabia ( Hamburg)
23/06: Tunisia - Ukraine (Berlin)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Andriy Voronin
Forward 26 years old, cool & a very good striker.Combines
his speed & skill perfectly with Schevchenko.



















Andriy Schevchenko
Forward 29 years old,finally lives his dream to play in a World
Cup. Deadly around goal, good in the air, great vision of play &
natural leader. Big stage where he will want to shine.



















TUNISIA













Coach: Rogeree Lemerre
Titles: African Cup - 2004

GROUP GAMES:
14/06: Tunisia - Saudi Arabia (Munich)
19/06: Tunisia - Spain (Stuttgart)
23/06: Ukraine - Tunisia (Berlin)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Hatem Trabelsi
Defender 29 years old,the Ajax Amsterdam player plays his
3º World Cup in a row. Right back attacking player, is
dangerous when up front, added with his Euro experience,
he should be checked.



















Francileudo dos Santos
Forward 27 years old ,nationalized Brazilian.Skillfull,
imaginative,inspirational & a scorer. On a good day
he can drive the defence crazy,if he can keep his
individualism tendency undercontrol.



















SAUDI ARABIA













Coach: Marcos Paquetá
Titles: Asian Cup - 1984, 89 & 1996

GROUP GAMES:
14/06 - Saudi Arabia - Tunisia (Munich)
19/06 - Saudi Arabia - Ukraine (Hamburg)
23/06 - Spain - Saudi Arabia (Kaiserslautern)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Sami Al Jaber
Forward 33 years old,the experienced reference point up
front. His job will be to turn the hard work into goals.



















Hamad Al Montashari
Defender 24 years old, this central defender voted the best
in Asia for 2005. Brilliant future ahead for him , as he can
adapt & play in the midfield. Very classy!



















So this is the end of our daily World Cup teams previews
via Groups, hope you enjoyed it & it serves to guide you
through the competition.

If you missed the other groups , you can see them on
this page,or if not, via clicking the May link on the side. Tweet

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SPANISH FOOTBALL. REAL MADRID: PROMISES, PROMISES, PROMISES...

REAL MADRID´s Presidential elections are beginning to
heat up.There are already 2 candidates that have presented
themselves.
The 1º is the Villar Mir/Carlos Sainz ( ex 2 x Rally World
Champ) team & the 2º is the Ramon Calderon/Pedja Mijatovic
(ex Real Madrid player) team.
Its with the latter that I wish to give some news, &
share the promises they have made to the Real Madrid
members if they are voted.

Firstly, Ramon Calderon has chosen Pedja Mijatovic to be
his Football General Manager,& Mijatovic is promising some
big things & big names.
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First promise, to bring Brazilian & Milan MIdfielder KAKA.
He is seen as the natural replacement for the retiring
Zidane.

Second promise,to bring FABIO CAPELLO to coach
Real Madrid next season. Conversations have taken place
between both parties, to which Capello has confirmed
publically to be correct.




















Its a well known fact, that the candidate that can bring
home the bacon, that is, make the biggest promises of
signings usually wins the attention of the 000s of Real
members & wins the election. Florentino Perez won the last
elections by promising & delivering LUIS FIGO from
Barcelona FC.

More candidates will present themselves & their proyects
in the coming days & there is going to be plenty of promises,
promises, promises...

It´s another thing if they can deliver. Some candidates are
thinking of going after Barcelona FC´s LIONEL MESSI -
now that is a promise! Tweet

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RAFAEL NADAL BREAKS RECORD ON CLAY COURT

I´m taking a break from Football (small break - see below
all the latest Football news) because this is a Spanish
Football & SPORTS site, & because this is great news for
Spanish Sports.
A milestone for SPANISH TENNIS, the young 20 year old
RAFAEL NADAL has just broken Guillermo Vilas´s 29 year
old Tennis record of 53 consecutive wins on clay court.
(as)













Nadal conquered that record (54) after beating Swedish
player Robin Soderling 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 in the 1º round of
the FRENCH OPEN.
Nadal is the hot favourite in this tournament, although it´s
going to be tough.
Great achievement, the future is certainly bright for Nadal
& Spanish Tennis. Good Luck Rafael for the rest of the Open. Tweet

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WORLD CUP TEAMS PREVIEW GROUP G - THE 7º OF THE SERIES

We continue with our daily
WORLD CUP teams previews,
featuring today GROUP G:France,
Sth.Korea, Switzerland & Togo.

Thanks to AS for the pics & info.

Tomorrow will be GROUP H turn:
Spain, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia &
Tunisia.

FRANCE

Coach: Raymond Domenech
Titles: World Cup 1998
European Cup: 1984 & 2000

GROUP GAMES:
13/06: France - Switzerland (Stuttgart)
19/06: France - S.Korea (Leipzig)
23/06: Togo - France (Cologne)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Thierry Henry
Forward 28 years old, one of the best players in
the world, possibly to best in form striker.
Exceptional, talented & called on to to make this
tournament his own.












Zinedine Zidane
Midfielder 34 years old, what can I say that has´nt
been already said, last big tournament before retiring.



















South Korea













Coach: Dick Advocaat
Titles: Asian Champions - 1954 & 1960

GROUP MATCHES:
13/06: S.Korea - Togo (Frankfurt)
18/06: S.Korea - France (Leipzig)
23/06: Switzerland - S.Korea (Hannover)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Lee Yung-Pyo
Defender 29 years old,has European experience via
his stay in English Football (Tottenham).Maturity &
safe in defense.











Park Ji-Sung
Midfielder 25 years old,Manchester Utd has put him in the
star spotlight.One of Asia´s best Midfielders with goal.












Switzerland

Caoch: Kobi Kuhn

GROUP GAMES:
13/06: Switzerland - France (Stuttgard)
18/06: Switzerland - Togo (Dortmund)
23/06: S.Korea - Switzerland (Hannover)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Johann Vogel
Midfielder 29 years old,the reference of his team.Plays to
halt opponents attacks,very experience with lots of
personality - Leader!



















Alexander Frei
Forward 26 years old, plays for French side Rennes.
Good goal scorer, will want to lift himself to the next
level.

TOGO













Coach: Otto Pfister

GROUP GAMES:

13/06:Togo - S.Korea (Frankfurt)
18/06:Togo - Switzerland (Dortmund)
23/06:France - Togo (Cologne)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Emmanuel Adebayor
Forward 22 years old, plays for Arsenal FC, the heart &
soul of the team.Togo´s best Football player.

A.Kader Coubadja-Toure
Forward 27 years old, very quick & has a wonderful
relationship with the goal.

Tomorrow GROUP H: Spain, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia
& Tunisia.

If you have missed Groups A,B,C,D,E & F ,
you can read about them below on this page,
if not, on the May link on the side.

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FRANK LAMPARD ADMIRES BARCELONA FC

Chelsea player FRANK LAMPARD
has told Spanish daily "Marca" ,
in a very casual conversational
way, that he would´nt mind ending
up playing at BARCELONA FC.

Caught holidaying at Stiges (Spain),
he gave the impression that a
change "of airs" would be good
& his Catalan wife would enjoy
landing in Spain as well.

He also recognized that he has a
contract with Chelsea until 2008,
& that he is comfortable playing
there at this momemt.

Chelsea coach Mourinho, has ordered that his contract be
urgently renewed with conditions that will stop any tentation
of going to Barça. It´s believed Chelsea will offer 10,000,000€/
year so as to resign & stay.

I doubt Lampard will go to Barça soon, he will renew for sure.
But , hey , things change constantly & nothing surprises us
anymore in this crazy World of Football. Tweet

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WORLD CUP TEAMS PREVIEW GROUP F - THE 6º OF THE SERIES

Continuing with our daily
WORLD CUP teams preview,
today we feature GROUP F:
Brazil,Australia, Japan &
Croatia.

Thanks to AS for the pics & info.

Tomorrow is GROUP G turn:
France,Sth.Korea, Switzerland
& Togo.

BRAZIL














Coach: Carlos Alberto Perreira
Titles : 5 World Cups - 1958,62,70,94 & 2002
Copa America: 1919, 22, 49, 89, 97, 99 & 2004

GROUP GAMES:
13/06:Brazil - Croatia (Berlin)
18/06:Brazil - Australia (Munich)
22/06:Japan - Brazil (Dortmund)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Ronaldinho
Forward 26 years old, currently recognized as the best
player in the World.Can win a match single handedly,this
is his moment to jump to the next level of Historical stars:
Cruyff,Zidane,Beckenbauar ...etc.& sit in the "Olympus".












Ronaldo
Forward 29 years old, one of the best "pure" strikers in
the last 10 years.Seems like he does nothing, to only
then pounce & send the opposition home. Dangerous
& clinical.













AUSTRALIA















Coach: Guss Hiddink
Titles - Oceania Cup: 1980, 96, 2000 & 2004

GROUP GAMES:
13/06: Australia - Japan (Kaiserslautern)
18/06: Australia - Brazil (Munich)
22/06: Croatia - Australia (Stuttgart)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Harry Kewell
Forward 27 years old ,Liverpool player with European
match experience.Very talented although irregular,this is
were he needs to prove his worth.












Mark Viduka
Forward 30 years old, many years in English Football &
natural leader for the young Socceroos. Powerful in the
air & in the body work , will be Australia´s reference
point upfront



















JAPAN













Coach: Zico
Titles- Asian Cup: 1992, 2000 & 2004

GROUP GAMES:
13/06: Japan - Australia (Kaiserslautern)
18/06: Japan - Croatia ( Nuremburg)
22/06: Brazil - Japan (Dortmund)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder 28 years old,Celtic Glasgow player with
European experience( also played in Italy). One of
Asia´s most technically gifted players with plenty
of goal. Exceptional.



















Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder 29 years old,big star who´s shine has dimmed
in the last years, but Zico depends on his personality &
experience to push the side on.











CROATIA













Coach: Zlatko Kranjcar

GROUP GAMES:
13/06: Croatia - Brazil ( Berlin)
18/06: Croatia - Japan (Nuremburg)
22/06: Australia - Croatia (Stuttgart)

TWO PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Ivan Klasnic
Forward 26 years old,the new star of Croatian Football.
Has been proving to be a great striker in the Bundesliga,
now he needs to show the World.



















Dario Srna
Midfielder 24 years old,very interesting & talented player.
The talk of the town & of Crotian Football, needs to shine.














Tomorrow GROUP G :France, Sth.Korea, Switzerland &
Togo.

If you missed Groups A, B, C, D & E, pls see below on
this page, or if not, click the May link on the side. Tweet

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FERNANDO ALONSO WINS MONACO GP

FERNANDO ALONSO, the current Spanish FORMULA 1
World Champion, has won the MONACO GP.















Apart from Alonso´s drive, other highlights was Raikonen´s
withdrawl due to motor burn-out & a mignificent 5º place
for M.Schumacher who started last, due to a penalization
for interference during yesterdays POLE qualifications.

RESULTS:
1. ALONSO (SP)
2. MONTOYA (COL)
3.COULTHARD (GBR)

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SPAIN vs RUSSIA - 1º WORLD CUP FRIENDLY

SPAIN´s 1º WORLD CUP friendly match has ended in a 0-0
draw with RUSSIA .We saw the two sides of the same coin,
with tonights Spanish Squad.











The KICK OFF team was

CASILLAS
RAMOS - PABLO- PUJOY- A.LOPEZ
GARCIA- SENNA-ALBELDA-CESC
TORRES - VILLA

A very conservative tactical set up with little creative
impulse or innovative mood. Missed holding the ball &
taking the game to their area. Good combination work
between Torres & Villa, which was the positive sign in a
lacklastre 1º half

















The FINISHING team was:

CASILLAS
RAMOS - PABLO - PUYOL
X.ALONSO
JOAQUIN - XAVI - INIESTA - REYES
TORRES - RAUL

Much more offensive,more play creating players, with
vision & open spaces. Raul caused problems to the Russian
side, very good too see. X. Alonso took control, looking,
passing & building at all times. Lastly, great plays from
Reyes who put a spring into the heel of the side & was
always dangerous.















¿Conclusion? Definately not at the level of Brazil, Argentina
...etc,but coach Aragones is trying new things & players in
diverse positions. The ingredients are there to evolve into
a good solid side, Spain´s needs the next 2 friendly´s to fine
tune the machine & begin to roll

Great game from Puyol, Pablo & Torres. Encouraging from
Reyes, Raul, X.Alonso & Xavi, in which we will see them all
getting better in the next few weeks. Tweet

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