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The weekend preview

Spain – La Liga: We’re finally underway in Spain on Saturday as Real Madrid host Deportivo La Coruna and new boys Real Zaragoza take on Tenerife, who also came up last season.
Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso are all expected to feature for Madrid, and there will be much talk over the tactics of [...]

The weekend preview

The weekend preview is back as the first of the big three European leagues kicks off on Saturday.
Premier League fans will see Chelsea host Hull on Saturday with blues manager Carlo Ancellotti getting his first taste of competitive English football. Arsenal travel to Everton later in the day and Sunday will see Manchester United begin [...]

RIP Dani Jarque

Two years after the death of Sevilla’s Antonio Puerta, Spain is again talking of the sudden and tragic death of a young footballer.
Espanyol captain Dani Jarque died last week after he collapsed following a training session while in pre-season in Italy.
He apparently joins the likes of Marc-Vivien Foe, the Cameroon international, and Motherwell midfielder Phil [...]

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