Tim Stannard
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La Preview: Can Sevilla throw off choker tag to mess up title run for Barcelona?
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca Andalusians could knock Catalans off their course for the La Liga crown, writes Tim Stannard...

Atletico lose players but retain belief (and, er, some players)
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca Diego Simeone is back in Madrid, just as some of Atletico's players leave - but they won't take away the club's ethos...

Injured Iker unable to enjoy rousing Real Madrid win
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on the four La Liga clubs' Champions League exploits - and a wedge of bad luck for Real Madrid's former No.1...

10 La Liga Lessons: Bale will never have it easier
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on another goal-laden weekend in Spain's top flight...

Spain gets annoyed by Stoke as Madrid transfer bans fail to ignite spending sprees
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca La Liga's January transfer window was really, really not very good, writes Tim Stannard...

FourFourTwo’s 100 Best Football Stadiums in the World: No.8
By Tim Stannard last updated
100 Best Stadiums Headquarters of arguably the world’s biggest club, the Santiago Bernabeu is a magnet for millions – and, as Tim Stannard explains, it’s going to get even more attractive...

Body swap may be best option for under-fire Rafa
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca The Real Madrid boss doesn’t even have to oversee any games to get yet more stick than before, writes Tim Stannard...

10 La Liga Lessons: Real Madrid suddenly Spanish, Raul García suddenly gets praise
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard reflects on a goal-infested weekend in Spain's top flight...

La Preview: Flo Pérez’s bald patch gets some airtime, as Benítez gets his backing
By Tim Stannard published
La Liga Loca Hi-ho, it’s to a Barça-less La Liga weekend we go. But Tim Stannard’s got plenty else to talk about…

Can Cristiano Bale out Real Madrid and outshine Benzema for good?
By Tim Stannard published
La Liga Loca The Portuguese preener will come to the fore once again after the news that Gareth Bale could miss a few weeks through injury, as a snapshot into Tim Stannard’s mind demonstrates…

Why De Gea must be mad to want Real Madrid move
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca Why would the Spaniard make life even harder for himself? asks FFT.com's Spain correspondent Tim Stannard...

Zizou on standby for Real Madrid with Rafa being a gaffer in doubt
By Tim Stannard published
La Liga Loca While Barça prepare to conquer 'the world' at the Club World Cup, there's more unrest stirring at the Bernabeu, writes Tim Stannard...

La Review: Bleak for Barcelona, Madrid derby drama, ham and barnacles
By Tim Stannard published
La Liga Loca Madrid derbies, Barcelona defeats and northern barnacles: it's all too much for Tim Stannard...

10 big questions in La Liga: Will Tata deploy dynamic duo?
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Tim Stannard names the big questions the weekend's Spanish action will answer, including a tactical dilemma for Martino and an emotional hurdle for Real Sociedad...

Almería face ultimate shame in Real Madrid defeat
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca Goals, glitches and giggles in La Liga with Tim Stannard...

Sergio Ramos ruins fantastic future with no Madrid move
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca Yet again Florentino Pérez gets his way by chucking some money around, groans Tim Stannard...

La Review: Bale bears the brunt, Valencia go all Atlético, Villarreal give up
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard assesses the fallout from a big Clásico win for Barca, and La Liga's remaining elements of intrigue...

Even Marca growing bored of Gareth Bale soap opera
By Tim Stannard last updated
La Liga Loca FourFourTwo's man in Spain, Tim Stannard, on the continuing coverage of the summer's most going-on on-going transfer saga...

La Review: Barça embarrassed by post-match prank as Big Two plan getaway
By Tim Stannard published
La Liga Loca Celta Vigo continue to hang onto the coat-tails of Real Madrid and Barcelona, but Tim Stannard knows what's coming...

Is this the week that Real Madrid's season crumbles into dust?
By Tim Stannard published
La Liga Loca Real Madrid's season is on the verge of collapsing as the La Liga relegation battle heats up. Tim Stannard looks ahead to the weekend's action in Spain...

Real Madrid minions ready for sack as De Gea loses out in deadline day fiasco
By Tim Stannard published
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard brings us the verdict from Spain after the Manchester United goalkeeper's botched deadline day move to the Santiago Bernabeu...

La Mini Preview: Spain gets festive for midweek frolicking... and Rafa trolling
By Tim Stannard published
La Liga Loca La Liga doesn't normally 'do' games at Christmas – but they've got no choice this year, cackles Tim Stannard...

Spain ponders futures of Del Bosque and Dirty Diego
By Tim Stannard published
La Liga Loca Tim Stannard reports back on a busy weekend of chatter for the Spanish national team...
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