La Liga

Fernando Torres Has Scored One Of The Greatest Goals Of All Time

Fernando Torres, now fast approaching 33 years of age, has proven that form is temporary, class is permanent. This is just ridiculous from El Nino. 

Carlos Vela Scores For Sociedad In Match Featuring Two Absolute Golazos

Real Sociedad climbed above Atletico Madrid and into fourth place in La Liga after defeating Espanyol 2-1 on Friday. Carlos Vela’s sixth league goal, his second in two games, and Asier Illarramendi’s wonder strike secured the three points for Sociedad.

Vela opened the scoring in the 26th minute after brilliantly controlling a pass from Inigo Martinez and finishing with composure.

There Hasn’t Been A Valid Doping Test In La Liga For Almost 12 Months

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the foundation launched by the International Olympic Committee to combat performance-enhancing drugs in sports, has spoken out against Spanish football over its “alarming” lack of drug testing.

Look How Drunk This Fan At Osasuna vs. Real Sociedad Is

To paraphrase George Orwell, all fans are drunk, but some fans are drunker than others.

Drinking at matches is sometimes enjoyable and sometimes a big problem, and many fans, especially those in rabid supporters sections, ride a unicycle down that line. One fan at Osasuna vs. Real Sociedad Sunday was probably riding a unicycle at one point, but he fell off it.

Take a look at this guy.

Sergio Ramos Traded His Jersey For Some Pork

Here's a tip: if you're at a match and you want a player to give you their jersey, bring something to bribe them with, like pork.

Hey, it worked on Sergio Ramos.

Is Zinedine Zidane A Great Manager Or Just A Club Figurehead?

Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory over Real Sociedad has silenced many critics, especially after both Sevilla and Barcelona dropped points. Real now have a four-point lead with a game in hand at the top of La Liga. But such is the nature of the beast at the Santiago Bernabeu that Zinedine Zidane is still facing questions over a poor January that included a stretch of one win in five matches and elimination from the Copa del Rey. 

Rayo Vallecano Cancelled A Transfer Because Of A Neo-Nazi Controversy

Ukrainian international Roman Zozulya was set to move to Madrid and become a much-needed scoring threat for a struggling Rayo Vallecano side. 

Rayo reached a deadline-day loan deal with Real Betis and was hoping to count with Zozulya in its battle against relegation in the Spanish second division. However, instead of a savior’s welcome, Zozulya was received with protests by fans when he arrived in Vallecas.

Now, why would fans of a struggling second division club protest against the arrival of an international-level player?

Well, it was because of stuff like this:

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