As Suarez writes himself into Barcelona history, Coutinho looks dispensable on May 1, 2019Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho traded places as Liverpool’s talismanic figure before earning dream moves to Barcelona, but while the Uruguayan has become one of the Catalan side’s greatest strikers ever, the Brazilian is seen as an expensive flop. The South American duo will be ready to face Liverpool together for the first time in […]
La Liga wide open as Real, Barcelona, Atletico stumble on October 1, 2018BARCELONA: Spain’s biggest three clubs, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, find themselves in the bizarre situation of having made poor starts to the campaign by their usual high standards while not losing any ground in the La Liga title race. Champions Barca dropped points for the third game in a row on Saturday when […]
Spain back to dark ages after WC debacle on July 3, 2018MOSCOW: Spain arrived at the World Cup convinced they were ready to rule world football again but Sunday’s defeat to Russia in the last 16 has set the 2010 champions back a decade and brought an end to a glorious generation. The idea that Spain, boasting a squad bursting with winners at club and international […]