Spain’s Future Midfield Stars

When you think of the Spanish national team you think of their quick passing style. Tika-taka as it is known has taken many teams apart over the past four years and has secured the formerly trophy-shy Spanish many accolades in that time. The slick style is predominantly orchestrated by a Spanish midfield featuring the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and occasionally Xabi Alonso. They won’t be around forever though, so who will attempt to dominate midfield and win tournaments for La Furia Roja when the current crop are gone?

Around the Football World – Premier League and La Liga Round-up

Barclays Premier League

It was a quiet weekend for London clubs as only two teams, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham, secured wins in the Barclays Premier League. The most notable defeat in the capital was that of Chelsea’s at Upton Park. After going ahead through Spaniard Juan Mata in the first half they failed to hold on in the second as goals from Carlton Cole, Mohamed Diame and Modibo Maiga resulted in a 3-1 loss for Rafa Benitez. The game left Chelsea without a win in

Rejuvenated Juventus Could Dominate Europe

After two consecutive seventh place finishes in Serie A, no Champions League football since the 2008/2009 season and an almighty five years without a trophy The Old Lady were starting to look just that, old. Juventus’ glory days looked to be behind them until former club captain Antonio Conte turned up, a man with limited managerial experience in Italy’s top league. However, that didn’t