Latest articles by Tim Stannard
Ringleader Ronaldo tipped to shine in latest Italian job
La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on the media melodrama hyping the Portuguese star to a brand new level...
Atletico could finally end Simeone’s Real Madrid-induced nightmares
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 Barcelona: Catalans defend their crown to easily evade crisis
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 Preview: Gauntlet thrown to Barca, as Koke reveals Atletico’s weight-watchers walk of shame
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...
Carlos Vela caught red-handed as La Liga stars wade in murky social media waters
La Liga Loca The ex-Arsenal man landed himself in hot water after telling porkies, writes Tim Stannard...
La Review: Messi plays more mind games, as Real Madrid’s misery continues
La Liga Loca Why does the Argentine keep missing penalties? He's just having a larf at everyone else's expense, says Tim Stannard...
Gary Neville never gave up at Valencia – but in the end it just wasn’t enough
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...
Why Barcelona and Real Madrid both face banana skins in disguise this weekend
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...
Why La Liga is once again proving why boring is best
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...
Enrique bites back as Bale suffers Tiger Woods syndrome
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: it’s just got interesting. Very interesting...
La Liga Loca Just a point separates the top three after yet another defeat for Barcelona, writes Tim Stannard...
La Preview: Florentino faces frosty reception, as G-Nev awaits Barça viewing
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...
FourFourTwo’s Best 100 Football Players in the World 2015 No.5: Luis Suarez
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 Review: Barça stumble, Madrid fumble, Atlético rumble... and Messi record broken
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…
Gus Poyet is back in business as La Liga strugglers make their move
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...
Why Granada are the best-supported team in the world now (for a week, anyway)
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 Real Madrid: Ronaldo's brace keeps Blancos breathing, as Arbeloa treated to hero's farewell
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 Barcelona: Title glory beckons as champions approach final hurdle
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...
The one bright side to another bad night for Barcelona
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...
The Week in Barcelona: The worst since 2003 (sort of)
Barcelona As part of a new FourFourTwo.com series, Tim Stannard of La Liga Loca sizes up seven days of Camp Nou carry-on…
How La Liga can prove it’s got bigger cojones than the Premier League tonight
La Liga Loca Four Spanish clubs in the European finals? Just maybe. Beat that Inglaterra, says Tim Stannard...
Atlético surprise Bayern with no surprises; Real Madrid have "half a ticket" to final
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…
Cristiano grinds teeth into dust on sidelines as Bale and Suarez go goal crazy
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 Real Madrid: BBC breaking down just as Blancos get into groove
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...
