Tim Stannard
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Why Rafa Benitez is becoming the evil step-father at Real Madrid
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La Liga Loca The Spaniard has it rough from all angles but isn't helped by rumours and alienating his own players, writes Tim Stannard...
Conspiracies and future crime close off La Liga finale, as Barcelona and Madrid prepare for showdown
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La Liga Loca There’s all to play for in the final round of Spanish action, as Tim Stannard prepares for the title and relegation deciders…
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
Barça in no-crisis shock as Enrique stays on
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard reflects on the mood in Catalonia after their treble-winning coach extends his contract...
Why Granada are the best-supported team in the world now (for a week, anyway)
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La Liga Loca The Andalusians can count on the support of about 750 million Real Madrid fans when they take on Barcelona next week. The Big Two have one game left to duke it out, writes Tim Stannard...
Blatter caught up in Madrid diversionary tactic
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard on why the FIFA president has given Los Blancos some light relief...
Barça sign “230-year-old” defender in potentially disastrous deal
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo's Spanish football expert Tim Stannard assesses Barcelona's big summer signing...
Big Weekend Preview: Barça prepare to face their most feared foe... Getafe
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La Liga Loca Tim Stannard looks ahead to the madcap goings on in Spain this weekend...
Big Weekend Preview: Brave Rayo to take another Barça beating, Piqué tries to pee
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard looks ahead to a jam-packed weekend of La Liga fun and frolics...
10 big questions in La Liga: Will Bale enjoy Getafe and can Messi become a legend?
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo's Spanish expert Tim Stannard looks ahead to the weekend in Spain...
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...
Spain pressured to pull out of less-than-friendly friendly
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La Liga Loca FFT.com's Spanish expert Tim Stannard on the fully grown farce engulfing Vicente del Bosque's side's weekend...
La Preview: La Liga reaches season-busting finale (or the third last game)
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard previews what could be the last weekend of the 2014/15 Spanish campaign (sort of)...
La Preview: Florentino’s fighting talk, a challenge for Fernando and Eibar’s lost cause
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La Liga Loca FFT's Primera expert, Tim Stannard, looks ahead to the weekend's top flight action in Spain...
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...
La Preview: Córdoba’s farewell party and Ronaldo searching for soulmates
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La Liga Loca FFT's Spanish expert Tim Stannard tries to keep up as the La Liga action shows no signs of relenting...
Cristiano grinds teeth into dust on sidelines as Bale and Suarez go goal crazy
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La Liga Loca Nobody’s blinking in the La Liga title race, writes Tim Stannard, as the Big Three brace themselves for a final-stretch scrap...
Atlético surprise Bayern with no surprises; Real Madrid have "half a ticket" to final
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La Liga Loca Diego Simeone’s side just keep on keeping on. Their 1-0 first-leg win over Bayern Munich puts them in pole position to reach the final – which is more than Real Madrid can say for now, writes Tim Stannard…
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...
La Liga Lessons: Atlético as Doctor Who, Iker’s new exile and La Liga 0-9 Serie A
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La Liga Loca FourFourTwo's Tim Stannard rounds up the latest weekend action from La Liga...
Torres prepares to begin Champions League journey with Atlético Madrid
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La Liga Loca The former Chelsea striker has the chance to make himself a hometown hero again, writes Tim Stannard...
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...
Messi magic overshadowed by big-boss hissy-fit
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La Liga Loca Champions League semis and administrative toy-depramming with Tim Stannard...
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