As the new La Liga season grows ever closer and the transfer window starts to heat up from it’s World Cup break, we being to look at some of the major deals that have happened this summer and h...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2014/07/munich-to-madrid-via-brazil-tony-kroos/
Until the final day of August last year, most Premier League fans would dismiss the overflow of transfer speculation surrounding their club, as many football journalists today will write articles...
On Wednesday night the eyes of the footballing world will fall upon the Mestalla stadium in Valencia as ‘El Clasico’ dishes up its third offering of the season as the two giants of Spanish fo...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2014/04/barcelona-v-real-madrid-copa-del-rey-final-2014/
Isco arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu as the bright young hope of Spanish football. The attacking midfielder was signed from Malaga for around €30 million, after his magnificent previous season...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2014/03/iscos-summer-dilemma/
Real Madrid’s title hopes were delivered a serious blow on Wednesday night at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, as they lost 2-1 to in-form Sevilla despite having taken a 1-0 lead. Real Madrid...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2014/03/tactics-talk-as-sevilla-dent-reals-title-bid/
What do Diego Maradona, Luis Figo, Davor Suker, Xavi Hernandez and Lionel Messi all have in common? Their illustrious careers all started with dazzling performances at their respective FIFA Under...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2014/03/jese-rodriquez-the-home-grown-galactico/
Friday’s draw for the quarter-final stage of the Champions League has produced an intriguing all Spanish affair between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Arguably the toughest tie to call, Atletic...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2014/03/barca-atletico-and-real-and-their-champions-league-fate/
With La Liga now firmly planted in ‘the business end of the season’, the three-horse race that has captivated audiences over the past seven months is in danger of becoming a two-horse race...
Last Sunday night Atlético Madrid lost grip on the La Liga title with a 3-0 away defeat to Osasuna. After going two thirds of the season neck and neck with Barcelona and Real Madrid, is one loss...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2014/02/do-atletico-have-enough-to-break-up-the-la-liga-duopoly/
In 2013’s closing feature, El Centrocampista takes a look at how Barcelona, Atletico, and Real Madrid are positioned to battle it out to the finish line The winter break has arrived in La Lig...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/12/winning-la-liga-three-way-fight-to-finish/
Over the past decade, Real Madrid have left their fans in the lurch about when they’ll ever finally win another European Cup. The hunt for the right formula to success in Europe has eluded Flor...
Cristiano Ronaldo smashed another record last Tuesday night as he became the first player to score nine goals in the group stages of the Champions League. What has become all too regular for Rona...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/12/ronaldo-better-than-messi-in-2013/
With only two games left before the Christmas break, Real Madrid find themselves trailing Barcelona by just three points in La Liga and unbeaten in the Champions League. That is indeed a very dif...
Day by day speculation is mounting that the enigmatic Liverpool forward will become the latest of Florentino Perez’s galactico’s at Real Madrid. But is he really the best option? There can ...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/12/suarez-to-madrid-ive-got-a-better-idea/
Real Madrid are showing impressive offensive form under Carlo Ancelotti’s reign so far. However, the Italian is struggling to find an ideal defense that would give the team his desired balance....
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/12/finding-the-ideal-back-four-at-real-madrid/
At the turn of the year, Iker Casillas was deemed the greatest goalkeeper in Europe when he was named in the UEFA Team of the Year for a record sixth consecutive time. Ten months on, “San Iker�...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/10/iker-casillas-clashes-rumours-and-the-saints-fall-from-grace/
According to various reports across Europe, Gareth Bale looks set to become the most expensive player in the history of football this week. If all is to be believed, he will join Real Madrid in a...
Seven years is a long time, even more so if your name is Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, the man otherwise known as Kaka. Seven years ago the Brazilian was widely regarded as the finest footbal...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/08/can-kaka-reign-again/
According to various Spanish and English media sources, Gareth Bale will indeed be on his way to Spanish giants Real Madrid in a world record transfer, if not this summer then certainly next. The...
After a season of disappointment and an acrimonious split from Jose Mourinho, Real Madrid begin preparations for the coming 2013-14 season welcoming another stellar name to their fabled manageria...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/07/ancelotti-era-begins-at-the-bernabeu/
Real Madrid play neighbours Atlético at the Santiago Bernabéu tonight, in the final of the Copa Del Rey. But before the big game we here at El Centrocampista are on hand to take a look of s...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/05/final-by-numbers-the-stats-behind-the-madrid-derby/
With speculation of unrest at the Bernabeu, the future of Jose Mourinho is something that has been the subject of attention for a while. The general concensus suggesting that after 3 years with...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/05/will-jose-be-stuck-at-real-madrid-after-all/
In the first of his articles for El Centrocampista, Atletico Madrid youth team coach Jose Gomez takes a tactical look at last weeks Champions League games and what to expect in the return fixture...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/04/german-efficency-to-finish-off-spanish-hopefuls/
Arsenal are lining up a move for Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas, according to reports by the Daily Star. The Spanish international has fallen out of favour under Jose Mourinho at the Bernabeu ...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/04/gunners-target-spanish-shotstopper/
Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas has endured a frustrating two months, having to watch on from the sidelines, due to a fractured metacarpal in his left hand. Perhaps even more frustrating for the Re...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/04/can-casillas-reclaim-the-number-one-spot/
Pre match Jose Mourinho said that the “whole world would stop and watch” the game, the morning after the night before and the very same world will probably be talking about little else. Such ...
https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/03/ronaldo-returns-to-slide-real-into-last-eight/