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Chelsea & Man City enquire after Xabi Alonso

Guillem Balague — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:21:39 GMT

Chelsea and Manchester City have contacted the agent of Xabi Alonso enquiring after the player`s situation at Liverpool... In the last 48 hours, Xabi has spoken publicly for the first time since re
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La Liga Team of the Season

Guillem Balague — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:32:49 GMT

Can you believe it`s that time again already? It`s been a memorable season for so many reasons, but after 38 weeks, countless goals, previews, reviews arguments and debates weve got to narrow it do
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Real Madrid target Xabi Alonso, Kaka, Villa, Silva and Ronaldo

Guillem Balague — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:55:35 GMT

On Thursday I was lucky enough to spend some time chatting with Florentino Perez, the man whom Real Madrid have just confirmed has returned as club president. Perez, who previously held the post fo
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Will Liverpool be signing David Silva?

Guillem Balague — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:22:13 GMT

I wrote last week that the stories claiming Rafa Benitez had been allocated a fixed transfer budget were false and I also explained, in the same article, that as a consequence, it is far too soon to
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Liverpool Midfielder on Real Madrid Wish List

Guillem Balague — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:08:05 GMT

A number of readers have been asking about the reports that Steven Gerrard is a target for Real Madrid, while also wanting to know who is on Liverpool`s list of summer transfer targets... It is tr
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In Praise of Gianfranco Zola

Guillem Balague — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:44:38 GMT

With all of the negative press and uncertainty surrounding West Ham at the moment, I feel it is only fitting that we take a moment to recognise the optimism and promise on show from an individual who
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Rafa gets it right as Ferguson fails to respond

Guillem Balague — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:46:03 GMT

Prior to this weekend, the seemingly universal conclusion seemed to be that Rafa Benitez` so called `rant` had cost Liverpool the league title. Now, the unanimous verdict seems to be that the Liverp
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Ronaldo and Kaka both feature in Madrid plans

Guillem Balague — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:11:17 GMT

With the presidency of Real Madrid set to be contested via the ballot box in the summer, the plans of at least one candidate, Florentino Perez, are starting to emerge. And, as the former president a
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On Spain v England

Guillem Balague — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:14:45 GMT

There were moments in last nights game when the Spanish side seemed to have become a caricature of itself; just for ten minutes and at the beginning, reveling in their passing and soaking up the ols
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Mancini the Man for Chelsea

Guillem Balague — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:12:17 GMT

According to a reliable source, Roberto Mancini is a ninety percent certainty to take up the vacant managers role at Chelsea. Mancini is seen as the ideal candidate for the job at Stamford Bridge as
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Wigan: Madrid U-turn over Valencia

Guillem Balague — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:45:51 GMT

Real Madrid could be about to make a sudden u-turn over their decision not to make any more purchases during the January transfer window. The interim president at the Bernabeu, Vicente Balouda, had t
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Exclusivo: Ronaldo tiene un acuerdo con el Real Madrid:

Guillem Balague — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:13:26 GMT

EXCLUSIVO: Cristiano Ronaldo, junto a su agente, Jorge Mendes, ha llegado a un acuerdo con Ramn Caldern, a firmar por el Real Madrid en el verano. Recientemente ha sido reportado en la prensa Ingle
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Man Utd: Ronaldo has agreement with Real Madrid: Exclusive

Guillem Balague — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:22:15 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo, in conjunction with his agent, Jorge Mendes, has reached an agreement with Ramon Calderon, to sign for Real Madrid in the summer. It had recently been reported in the
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Fernando Torres: Exclusive Interview

Guillem Balague — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:50:54 GMT

I had the opportunity to chat with Fernando Torres this week for an interview broadcast on Sky Sports Revista de la Liga. In this, the first part of a two part special that will be published here on
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Mi Equipo del 2008

Guillem Balague — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:51:56 GMT

Ha sido un ao fantstico para el ftbol espaol a nivel internacional como ustedes habrn podido apreciar. Esto refleja en mi seleccin de los mejores jugadores de los ltimos 12 meses, pero es a nivel de
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My Team of 2008

Guillem Balague — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:55:08 GMT

Its been a fantastic year for Spanish football at international level and, as you might have expected, that is reflected in my pick of the best players from the past 12 months, but its at club level
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Superclasico Preview and Footbo Contest !

Guillem Balague — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:24:47 GMT

5 reasons of why Schuster was sacked -The bad relationship with the Sporting director. The fact is, Schuster and Mijatovic rarely saw eye to eye over anything and their conflicting positions
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Joan Laporta on Barcelona v Real Madrid

Guillem Balague — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:01:02 GMT

Its fair to say that things could not be going any better for Barcelona right now: at the top of the Spanish league table and unbeaten in the league since the opening day of the season, under new coa
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Cesc Fabregas on Arsenal's title hopes and Captaincy

Guillem Balague — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:12:59 GMT

I was at the Emirates on Tuesday evening to watch Arsenals 1-0 win over Dynamo Kiev that sends the London club through to the knockout phase of the Champions League. I caught up with Cesc Fabregas i
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An Interview with Sevilla's Diego Capel

Guillem Balague — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:07:52 GMT

Diego Capels pacy and exciting wing play has been attracting interest from a number of Premiership clubs ever sincethe 20 year oldconsolidated a place in Sevillas first team at the beginning of last
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Juande Ramos on his 'unforgettable' Spurs experience

Guillem Balague — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:12:06 GMT

Juande Ramos signed the payoff yesterday that frees him of his brief relationship with Tottenham Hotspur, but the former head coachs emotional ties to White Hart Lane and to English football remain
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On Carlos Tevez...

Guillem Balague — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:53:22 GMT

Id be interested to hear some of your thoughts on Carlos Tevez I have the impression that Tevez must be wondering just where he fits in at Manchester United right now and why he has slipped down th
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Roundtable Part III - Premier League preview

Guillem Balague — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:01:53 GMT

Raphael Honigstein: Let's talk the Prem. Guillem, can Rafa finally make a break-through and finish less than 20 points behind the champions this season? Gabriele Marcotti: lol. Guillem Balague:
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The Final Dispute II

Guillem Balague — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:47:13 GMT

Rafi, I tell you why we couldnt fail. It is not only that our brand of football is the kind that makes you struggle, the one that is based for an hour in passing the ball around and weaken your main s
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The final dispute (part I)

Guillem Balague — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:07:45 GMT

Me and Raf Honigstein are discussing the Spain - Germany final. Here's the first part. Check back here and on www.guillembalague.com for the next episode. Dear Rafi, I am going to sound bullis
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Spain-Italy Preview

Guillem Balague — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:06:07 GMT

Sunday will be Spain's independence day: we will finally overcome ourmental blockade and knock out Italy, the bestia negra. I predict a 2-1 victory of Luis Aragones' side, with a penalty inthe la
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Modric looks good, but not yet the finishing article

Guillem Balague — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:34:55 GMT

Against Germany, Croatias football revolved around Luka Modric. He is only 22 but made Ballack look very ordinary and clumsy. There are some people that compare him to Pirlo or Kaka, but that is far
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A ver si esta España sabe cambiar la historia

Guillem Balague — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:05:46 GMT

Se estn produciendo debates similares a los de las ltimas competiciones antes del debut de la seleccin espaola: tenemos una defensa mediocre? Hay que poner a este o al otro? El estilo que hemos adopta
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Euro 2008 survey

Guillem Balague — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:29:11 GMT

The Footbo Euro 2008 survey Who will win Euro 2008? GERMANY They play at home (sort of), they've got the perfect mix of experience and youth, the draw is easier and the team is greater than the sum o
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My webpage

Guillem Balague — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

by the way, you are very welcome to have a look at my web page www.guillembalague.com