Latest articles by Tim Stannard
La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on the media melodrama hyping the Portuguese star to a brand new level...
La Liga Loca The fiery coach's current crop of players have what it takes to put the heartbreak of two years ago behind them, says Tim Stannard...
The Week In... Barça triumphed despite the hiccup that allowed her rivals back into the title race – and plenty of credit goes to their 'Luisi', Enrique and Suarez, writes Tim Stannard...
La Liga Loca Atletico are slimming down, Real Madrid face a potential banana skin and there's been some bizarre baby-naming as Tim Stannard previews the weekend in Spain...
La Liga Loca The ex-Arsenal man landed himself in hot water after telling porkies, writes Tim Stannard...
La Liga Loca Why does the Argentine keep missing penalties? He's just having a larf at everyone else's expense, says Tim Stannard...
La Liga Loca The gig was always going to be an immensely difficult one for the ex-England man, and Tim Stannard says he never really had a hold from the start...
La Liga Loca The Big Two won't struggle as much as you might expect (if you actually did), as Tim Stannard looks ahead to the weekend in La Liga...
La Liga Loca Barcelona got through to the Champions League quarters with a routine win against Arsenal on Wednesday, while Atletico Madrid just did what they always do, writes Tim Stannard...
La Liga Loca There’s midweek La Liga action as the title race hots up – and all three of its managerial protagonists were in fine form in front of the media...
La Liga Loca Just a point separates the top three after yet another defeat for Barcelona, writes Tim Stannard...
La Liga Loca It's a big weekend in La Liga as Real Madrid face the music and Valencia's new boss prepares to see his side in action for the first time, writes Tim Stannard...
FFT100 In another year he may well have been even higher had others not excelled so much elsewhere, but even as (somehow) the less-heralded third of Barcelona's devasting frontline, it's been another season to remember individually...
La Liga Loca A bad weekend for the Big Two has allowed Diego Simeone’s plucky blighters to joint-lead the table after another narrow win, writes Tim Stannard…
La Liga Loca The ex-Brighton and Sunderland boss left AEK Athens last month, but he's not been out of the game for long. Tim Stannard reports on that, and a muddled final weekend...
La Liga Loca The Andalusians can count on the support of about 750 million Real Madrid fans when they take on Barcelona next week. The Big Two have one game left to duke it out, writes Tim Stannard...
The Week In... Cristiano Ronaldo's heroics will ensure Madrid enter the final matchday with hopes of lifting the title, and they gave Alvaro Arbeloa the best way to mark his final home game with a win over Valencia, says Tim Stannard.
The Week In... After a near-collapse and mini-scare in April, Luis Enrique's side are a single game away from defending their La Liga title - only delayed by Real Madrid's last-gasp win over Valencia, writes Tim Stannard...
La Liga Loca The Champions League holders were dumped out of the competition by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, but Tim Stannard's done his best to dig out a silver lining...
Barcelona As part of a new FourFourTwo.com series, Tim Stannard of La Liga Loca sizes up seven days of Camp Nou carry-on…
La Liga Loca Four Spanish clubs in the European finals? Just maybe. Beat that Inglaterra, says Tim Stannard...
La Liga Loca Diego Simeone’s side just keep on keeping on. Their 1-0 first-leg win over Bayern Munich puts them in pole position to reach the final – which is more than Real Madrid can say for now, writes Tim Stannard…
La Liga Loca Nobody’s blinking in the La Liga title race, writes Tim Stannard, as the Big Three brace themselves for a final-stretch scrap...
The Week In... Gareth Bale proved his influence against Rayo but the injury lay-offs to Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema could scupper Real Madrid's hopes of silverware just as they seem to be clicking, writes Tim Stannard...
