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We should all be with Espanyol right now

In the back of my wardrobe is a 10€ scarf bought from outside the Camp Nou, on it is written the message “anti perico” (anti Espanyol). It’s a statement of the intense rivalry felt between FC Barcelona and our local rivals RCD Espanyol and the posturing that we football fans so enjoy when we see [...]

August 8th, 2009 | Posted in The view from Spain | 8 Comments

Visca el Barça, Visca la Masia

Hola from sunny, sticky Alicante in eastern Spain. After months of transfer madness it’s been a huge relief to turn on the television and see some football again, even if it is only of the friendly variety. Matches taking place allow the Spanish media to actually stop talking about Real Madrid’s new generation of galacticos, [...]

July 27th, 2009 | Posted in The view from Spain | 10 Comments