Tim Stannard
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Primera Posers: Are Messi and Ronaldo about to start another shootout?
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo's Spanish expert Tim Stannard looks ahead to the weekend's Primera Liga action with a puzzled expression...

Five questions to be answered this weekend in Spain
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La Liga Loca Can Neymar get ruthless? Will Valencia shoot themselves in the foot yet again? Is Luis Enrique a dead man walking? Can the real Real Madrid please stand up? And what the heck is Tata wearing?

Atlético still unstoppable, Barça survive Celtic session
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on the Champions League exploits of La Liga's four clubs in action...

MLS: A league standing on its own two feet
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MLS They may have bid farewell to Becks but that hasn't knocked the MLS off their stride - far from it, says FFT.com's Stateside globetrotter, Tim Stannard...

Mourinho vs Pellegrini: Truth behind the 'bitter rivalry'
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Jose Mourinho With Jose Mourinho's Chelsea set to host Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City in the weekend's biggest Premier League match, FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard explains the 'beef' between the managerial duo...

Why Del Bosque's dilemmas are more than a headache
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La Liga Loca FFTs Spanish expert Tim Stannard on the embarrassment of talent putting Spain's coach in a quandary...

Will the international break end some La Liga careers?
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish football expert Tim Stannard weighs up La Liga's sack race and wonders who might be next for the scrap heap...

Atlético look unstoppable, Valencia look like imploding
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo.com's man in Spain, Tim Stannard, assesses which Primera Liga sides will be happy with their weekend's work...

Osasuna get La Liga's first sacking in the bag
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on Spain's first top-flight managerial casualty...

Can Cardiff tame the meaniest Pitbull on the block?
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La Liga Loca Our man in Madrid, Tim Stannard, on the lively Gary Medel...

Same old story for Valencia, as Soldado exits in a strop
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La Liga Loca Our man in Spain on the leaving of Valencia...
Elche continue post-promotion transfer splurge, as Espanyol have a clear out
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La Liga Loca News round-up: Celta to Granada

Barça back in business, while Diego Costa finishes like Falcao
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard discusses La Liga's opening weekend of the season
Around the grounds in La Liga - Celta Vigo to Granada
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La Liga Loca More from around the grounds of Spain

10 things we learned in La Liga: Record blown by Barca, Atletico are still the bees knees
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La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard runs the rule over another eventful weekend in Spain's top flight...

Why Manuel Pellegrini was always destined to fail as Real Madrid manager
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Manuel Pellegrini FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard explains why it didn't work out at the Bernabeu for the manager they call The Engineer...

Atlético look for a third Bernabéu battering of Real Madrid
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard on the Copa del Rey capital clash - and Real Sociedad's trip to Barcelona...

10 La Liga Lessons: Barca’s dodgy back four could cost them the title
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard assesses another jam-packed weekend in Spain...

10 La Liga Lessons: Barcelona remain a mystery as Atlético warm up nicely for Milan
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert, Tim Stannard, reflects on another entertaining weekend in La Liga...

The weekend's alternative Copa del Rey awards
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La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard assesses Spain's big weekend of cup football...

10 questions for another wild weekend in La Liga: Whose goals will put them top?
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard looks ahead to the last round of action before the winter break...

10 big questions in La Liga: Can Osasuna beat up Barca, can Real get it together?
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La Liga Emery under pressure, Schuster plays it cool, Ancelotti prepares for a big fortnight and Tata faces a big decision...

Diego Lopez overshadows Bale’s big night, as Valencia sense Groundhog Day
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La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard reflects on the winners and losers from La Liga's weekend action...
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