Tim Stannard
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La Liga Lessons: Sneaky Sevilla, Saint Bravo and a double dose of dismissals
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard discusses the big talking points from Spain, including the first two sackings of the season...

Real Madrid’s ascendance, Athletic’s reappearance
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La Liga Loca The European champions transcended their domestic woes, says Tim Stannard, excitedly awaiting a big Basque party...

Why Vicente del Bosque is staying sane despite Chelsea row
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard suggests why the Spain boss isn't tearing out his hair despite an ongoing battle with Jose Mourinho & Co...

Ancelotti in “I quit!" pledge (sort of) and Barcelona's Andorra problem
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La Liga Loca The Italian says he won't take no messing from nobody, writes Tim Stannard...

La Liga Lessons: Messi’s cunning plan, Ronaldo’s new philosophy
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard rounds up the big stories from the seventh round of La Liga action – including a goal you really should see...

10 La Liga Lessons: Everyone happy after top-of-the-table draw, as Real gain ground
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert, Tim Stannard, runs the rule over the latest weekend of La Liga action...

10 La Liga Lessons: A terrific title race and a Segunda-bound Betis
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La Liga Loca Our Spain expert Tim Stannard on the weekend in La Liga...

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...
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