Tim Stannard
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Spanish game launches clean-up, clamp-down
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La Liga Loca Potty-mouth fans face sanction in Spain, writes Tim Stannard...
10 big questions in La Liga: Will Simeone be Atlético’s Sir Alex?
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard previews the weekend in Spain's top flight...
Why the Clásico might not be such a mess for Real Madrid after all
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard reviews the weekend action from La Liga, after the Big Two get a helping hand from Lady Luck. Oh, and some referees…
Simeone the Saviour and bad news for Moyes' boys
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard is here with some good news for Atletico Madrid supporters...
La Preview: Kaká gives in, Kondogbia flashes the cash & La Real await Old Trafford
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La Liga Loca FFT's man in Spain, Tim Stannard, looks ahead to the coming weekend's action in La Liga...
Agonised Atlético await Simeone’s next move
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La Liga Loca Argentine gaffer considers his options – but where, asks Tim Stannard, could he go?
Sackings, sea food and a new deal for Simeone in La Liga
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La Liga Loca Five more years of El Cholo in La Liga, everyone – but there's some fishy goings-on too, writes Tim Stannard...
FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015: No.7
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FFT 50 Managers Spain's affable riser has won Sevilla back-to-back Europa League crowns while keeping in touch with the big boys in La Liga. English clubs take note...
La Review: Madrid start ethical debate as Atlético fail at chance of being Christmas stars
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La Liga Loca With freshly crowned World Club champions Barcelona away, the big two (left behind in La Liga) will play, right?
Spain searches for answer to Messi’s muscle malaise
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on the injury affair causing a kerfuffle in Catalonia...
The Week in Real Madrid: La Liga hoodoo continues as title slips away once more
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The Week In... Zinedine Zidane's men couldn't lift La Liga in the end, even if they deserve credit for the way they mustered their strength to push Barcelona to the wire under the Frenchman, writes Tim Stannard...
10 big questions in La Liga: Are Real Madrid to blame for this Neymar nonsense?
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard brings you the big talking points in Spain...
Are billions arriving to bail out beleaguered Valencia?
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard with the latest from up-and-down Mestalla-land...
La Preview: Barca bid farewell as Atletico look to take advantage
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La Liga Loca A preoccupied Barcelona, determined Atleti and resurgent Ronaldo provide Tim Stannard's talking points this week - not to mention Gary Neville's La Liga debut...
The Week In Barcelona: Messi continues to be the messiah – from midfield
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The Week In... The Argentine's influence continues to grow from deeper writes Tim Stannard, as Barcelona shuffle closer and closer to defending their La Liga title...
The Week In Barcelona: Super Suarez ensures all is back to normal at Camp Nou
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The Week In... Tim Stannard sums up the Catalans' resurgence following two blowout victories against lesser opposition, with Luis Suarez displaying his goalscoring greed of old...
Di Maria's face may not have fitted at the Bernabeu - but Madrid's loss is very much Man United's gain
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Angel Di Maria FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on the Red Devils' £59.7 million purchase from European champions Real Madrid...
Big Weekend Preview: Real Madrid’s mayday and Barça show true colours
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La Liga Loca The Spanish league is back after the break. Tim Stannard reports on a painted-in president, a curiously Scottish fan club and a disappearing eyebrow...
La Review: A teen-star tantrum, magic from Messi and a record-breaker for Rayo
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard laments a beautiful goal that only could have been for little Lionel...
Florentino still suffering Madrid's butterfly effect
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La Liga Loca Another year dawns, another manager damned. Tim Stannard on Real Madrid's latest coach change...
Laporta rides into Barça on white horse of hope
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard says things could be about to get even more fun at the Camp Nou...
Spanish press suggest Barça face a bleak future under Bartomeu
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish correspondent Tim Stannard charts the fall-out from the current discontent at Camp Nou...
La Liga Lessons: Barça’s One Direction, Ronaldo’s reminder
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La Liga Loca FFT's La Liga expert Tim Stannard on the interesting stuff that kicked off in Spain over the weekend...