The beauty of soccer lies in the invisible realm of human interaction. Synapses, emotions, understanding, the unseen often dictates human relations more so than the obvious. All too often, the realm of movies with voice-over kills the complexity of a clever screenplay or a dynamic play. If one could pry open Jose’s skull and see [...]

So, in the spirit of WAATP shit look-a-likes, I stumbled upon a delightful feature film which I think sets the course for Jose Mourinho’s coaching career at Real Madrid. That film? Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining.” So grab a bag of fresh popcorn, tuck your kiddos safely into bed, and get ready to be terribly amazed.

Guti leaves Real Madrid. For the casual fan, the question is: so what? Guti played the part of supersub for 15 years but little more. His record – most sub appearances in La Liga history – does not place him on the same pantheon as Di Stefano. But in a club that routinely ships their [...]

At the age of 3, after a about a year of practice, Junito has finally formed into a budding forward with unlimited potential. After his physical style, epitomized by his use of a toy hammer in disputes with his older sister, we all assumed Junito would be a rough & tumble target forward, a Gattusito [...]

Madrid set the press afire last summer with blockbuster signings. With a few swoops of his mighty pen, Perez sent shock waves through the elite of English football. Debt? Regret? Don’t fret! This summer, the merengues have restarted the notorious coach carousel, pausing for an ever so brief year for Pellegrini to play the role [...]

Hey folks – Brandon at American Treble graciously invited me to write a tribute to my favorite blond Uruguayan forward that plays for Atletico Madrid. Granted, with all the choices, I was a bit overwhelmed, but I finally settled on Diego Forlan. Read about the charrua charro here.

First off, Barcelona deserved to win. There was no phantom call. There was no atrocious officiating. Barcelona deserved to win. And they won. I’m sure that Sir Alex could find some fault with a close off-sides call, but Madrid lost, fair, square, & full circle. Still, this game failed to live up to the hype [...]

So, the space-time continuum remains firmly intact. My blog has failed. My tweets? Worthless. As long as the world gyrates around the sun, the weight of my writing will have had no impact on the Earth’s rotation. But…there is hope. As the collective footballing conscious surfs the Somalian-Pirate infested internet waters in search of streams, [...]

I don’t want to come off as too conceited, but I am 90% sure that one of the following three possibilities will occur: (1) Madrid will win, (2) Barcelona will win, or (3) Neither team will win.I GUARANTEE that both teams cannot possibly win. Not a chance. And you heard it here first. Of course, [...]

We have discussed the Catalonian siege, the Valencienne ambush, and the arrows of Villareal. Now we turn our gaze to the most basic and brutal of the Spanish warlords – the cavalry of Real Madrid.