"Glory is achieved by fighting", read a huge banner behind one of the goals in the Vicente Calderón before Atlético Madrid's game with Sevilla on Sunday. It was an appropriate message, as Atlético have not gotten where they are this season - second in the league, on 34 points from...

"I can't say my start to the season has been great," admitted Karim Benzema in an interview ten days ago. He was frustrated at being second fiddle to Gonzalo Higuaín in Real Madrid's attack, playing 260 fewer minutes less than his fellow striker, and had scored just one goal in...

After watching Santi Cazorla deliver another superb performance for Arsenal during their 3-1 win over West Ham last Saturday I was struck by the importance several sections of the media attached to the Spanish midfielder's height.

Cazorla's height has been the focus of interviews with The Mirror, and...

Sunday night in Vallecas, Madrid: The narrow Avenida Albufera, next to Rayo Vallecano's stadium, is teeming with activity. There are supporters scrambling to buy last-minute tickets, there are boozed up punters hovering outside the packed bars, having one last swig of their drinks before going into the ground.

There...

Before Barcelona beat Getafe 4-1 away from home last Saturday, Cesc Fabgregas said it would be a difficult game "because Getafe's fans always put pressure on us". Players flattering opposition supporters is nothing new, but Fabregas was simply not telling the truth: Getafe's fans make hardly any noise at all,...

So the opening weekend in Spain's Primera Division wasn't so bad after all. First of all all the matches went ahead, which was a real concern just two weeks earlier. As well as games, there were goals, and lots of them: 29 in total, including eight in one game. The...

The 2012/13 La Liga season begins on Saturday after a turbulent week which has punctured any excitement for the new campaign and left many fearing for the future of the league beyond Real Madrid and Barcelona.

It all began with the announcement on Monday that Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente...

When Vicente Del Bosque's side thrashed Italy 4-0 in Kiev on 1 July to retain the European Championship and become the first ever team to win three major international trophies in a row, football in Spain seemed to be experiencing its finest hour. It was a striking contrast with the...