Latest articles by Tim Stannard
Spain pressured to pull out of less-than-friendly friendly
La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on the fully grown farce engulfing Vicente del Bosque's side's weekend...
10 things we learned in La Liga: Barca easing burden on Messi
La Liga Loca FourFourTwo.com's Spanish correspondent, Tim Stannard, lists his learnings from another busy weekend of Primera Liga action...
Neymar: How Barcelona’s Plan B can become the main man
FFT100 The Brazilian has devoted himself to serving Lionel Messi – but in time could he replace him at the Nou Camp? Tim Stannard investigates...
Basement Betis sack manager Mel in cruel and cowardly act
La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard reports on the latest managerial exit in Spain...
10 big questions in La Liga: Can Real Madrid learn to defend?
La Liga Loca Can Osasuna pay back their fans? Can Real Madrid learn to defend? And how will Damien Perquis eat his dinner? Tim Stannard previews the weekend in La Liga...
Ronaldo's Swedish romp sends Madrid press into overdrive
La Liga Loca The Real Madrid man has put the local press in a tizz after sending Portugal to Brazil with a stunning hat-trick against Sweden on Tuesday, writes Tim Stannard...
Madrid's midfielders mauled in international action
La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard assesses the injury angst about to rock the Bernabeu...
10 big questions in La Liga: Will Bale enjoy Getafe and can Messi become a legend?
La Liga Loca FourFourTwo's Spanish expert Tim Stannard looks ahead to the weekend in Spain...
Sociedad seek flying start against Barca after Ronaldo settles damp squib derby
La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard looks ahead to Wednesday night's Copa del Rey semi-final...
10 big questions in La Liga: Can Incredible Atléti still smash?
La Liga FourFourTwo's Spanish expert Tim Stannard assesses this weekend's La Liga action and asks the key questions...
10 La Liga Lessons: Atlético defence takes centre stage as Rojiblancos keep pace at top
La Liga Loca The new year may only be a few days old, but La Liga is already back underway. FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard rounds-up the latest action from La Primera...
Why the Clásico might not be such a mess for Real Madrid after all
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…
How can Diego Simeone break his Luis Enrique duck?
La Liga Loca El Cholo has mastered most of La Liga’s biggest beasts, but an Enrique-led Barcelona isn’t one of them – yet. He’s got his chance in the Champions League, writes Tim Stannard...
The Week in Real Madrid: What went well, what didn't – and who won and lost
Real Madrid What went down in Madrid this week? As part of a new series on FourFourTwo.com, Tim Stannard walks you through it...
The Week In Barcelona: What went well, what didn't – and who won and lost
Barcelona As part of a new series on FourFourTwo.com, Tim Stannard muses on a result Barcelona certainly didn't see coming...
Will Ronaldo keep smiling and scoring in Tuesday’s Battle of the Baldies?
La Liga Loca The Portuguese preener shushed his Bernabeu boo boys with four goals at the weekend, but Tim Stannard says there's lots of work ahead to save his team's season...
Why El Clásico could be win-win whatever happens for Zinedine Zidane
La Liga Loca The meeting between eternal rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid isn't as exciting as it could be, but there's a key relegation clash to look forward to says Tim Stannard...
Build-up begins for Champions League final, while La Liga's strugglers ponder managerial directions
La Liga Loca Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have a lot to look forward to at San Siro this weekend but, as Tim Stannard explains, the situation at Valencia and Malaga is rather different...
Why Sevilla’s Europa League final fate is already sealed
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard suggests how the final draw dealt the La Liga side and Europa League holders a blow, and reports the reaction as the Spanish national team say ta-ta to Torres...
The Week in Real Madrid: La Liga hoodoo continues as title slips away once more
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...
Barça and Madrid make final day dull – but La Liga’s relegation scrap certainly wasn’t
La Liga Loca Spain’s top flight has been riddled with grumblings of game-throwing and match-fixing over the last week, but all has now been decided writes Tim Stannard…
Barcelona flag ban threatens to derail season finale with Sevilla
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard reflects on a week of questionable decision making by the men at the top of Spanish football...
