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Javier from Valencia (who apparently spotted Andrés Guardado in downtown Valencia) joined Elisa Ravi to discuss the current going-ons in La Liga and Spain Agenda 1. La Roja Selections Round 1  - Lots of arguing on this one :) 2. CdR final preview - who wins this? 3. La Liga wrap-up Subscribe to all our podcasts on iTunesDownload Standard Podcast

Elisa and Ravi discussed the latest in La Liga 1. Atleti beats Athletic to win the Europa League 2. Relegation battle 3. Unai goes to Russia 4. Zaragoza is out of Administration!! 5. Financial woes of big private firms in Spain We hope you enjoy this podcast.Download Standard Podcasts

Elisa and Ravi go Virtual-pub style in a free-wheeling discussion about the current topics of La Liga Topics 1. Real Madrid, the new champions 2. Athletic vs Atleti Europa League final 3. Relegation battle and the battle for the European spots. We hope you enjoy this podcast. Please do write us your feedbackDownload Standard Podcasts

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Elisa and Ravi discussed El Clasico with Bassam @BassamDgheim of Real Madrid Football Blog and Raúl, a big fan of FC Barcelona and the self-proclaimed Cule#1 1. Intro 2. What is your impression of the season far: 3. What do you expect from both coaches in the clasico line-up - formations, surprises, players etc. 4. 3 key players in your side the opposition (matchups) 5. If RM win Liga Barça win Champions, do the fans of each team consider it a successful season? 6. Will Mou /or Pep leave their job at the end of the season? If either of them do, who do you expect to replace them? 7. Predictions for the Clasico, Liga CLDownload Standard Podcast

Elisa talked to Thomas Conn (@ThomasMConn on twitter) of http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/ on how the site came about and the current topics of La Liga We thank Thomas for making time for the interview. Listeners, please bear with us, the abrupt ending at the end of the podcast. We tried our best but couldnt fix the issue. 1. Intro, how they got into following la liga and built the site 2. Title race getting closer; Can barca pull it off 3.  CL race/talk 4.  Europa League Talk: Who is going to win Europa League? 4b 5/8 teams in Europe from Spain, what does that say about the league? 4c 752M owed to the tax man what does that say about the league? 5. 3d party ownership becoming very big in liga 6 Who do you think is going to leave their club this summer? Name two or three (Transfer talk) 7. Predictions for league cl relegation Europa league etc Download Enhanced Podcas

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On my recent trip to  the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, I got a chance to sit down and chat with Alexi Lalas, former player of USMNT, GM of LA Galaxy and a senior analyst for Soccer at ESPN. Alexi was also on the increasingly popular Soccer panel at the SSAC. We chatted about the MLS, the recent win of US over Italy, the upcoming Euro 2012, SPain's chances and some La Liga topics. Enjoy the great insights of Alexi. You may give him feedback directly at @AlexiLalas or  leave a comment here. Forzafutbol thanks Alexi for spending time to do this interview. Duration - 20 min Agenda 1. Growth of MLS in the past 10 years 2. Can you compare the usage of analytics during your playing career to nowadays? 3. What is the best way to bridge the gap between how the coaches scheme gameplan for games and the numbers and stats that the analytics geeks produce? 4. Favorite team outside of US? 5. Who are you rooting for in Euro 2012 6. Do you watch spanish football? 7. if yes, which is your favorite 8. What do you think La Liga needs to do get the better audience in the US? 9. Cristano vs Messi 10. Real Madrid vs Barça 11. Mourinho vs Pep GuardiolaDownload Standard Podcast

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On today´s episode of Forza Futbol we have Graham Hunter back on with us to talk about his recently published book Barça: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World from BackPage Press Limited. We talk about Cruyff´s years at Barcelona as a player and his subsequent return as coach of the Dream Team. We follow Joan Laporta´s rise, Ronaldinho´s glory and his surprising role as mentor to Lionel Messi, and the machinations that oversaw the managerial change from Frank Rijkaard to favorite son Pep Guardiola.Download Standard Podcast