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Malaga yet to make decisive transfer move as Champions League debut nears
This time last year, Malaga’s Middle Eastern owners were splashing the cash in an attempt to transform their side into overnight title contenders. Whilst it may ultimately not have quite been enough...
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Did Tottenham Hotspur fail the ‘new Ronaldinho’?
Giovani dos Santos’ unhappy four-year spell at Tottenham Hotspur looks to be finally nearing an end this week as reports from Spain suggest the young Mexican is closing in on a deal with big spending...
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Revolution Man – The life and times of Santi Cazorla
At 27-years-old Carles Puyol hadn’t won a trophy. Neither had Fernando Torres on a domestic level. Xabi Alonso was yet to win a league title and David Villa had only lifted the Copa del Rey. Santi...
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Malaga get ready for a historic season among the footballing elite
It is just over a month until Malaga kick off in their first competitive match of a season which comes with great promise. The match in question is an tricky away tie against newly promoted Celta...
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Missed payments and denouncements – just what is going on at Malaga?
Last week saw the playing staff of Malaga CF return to pre-season training ahead of a campaign that should prove the most important in the history of the Andaluz club. After a more than impressive...
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Selling Cazorla to Arsenal would be a backward step on and off the pitch
Strange things are occurring in Andalucia. Recent revelations of unpaid wages have cast a massive shadow over Malaga CF, and with the financial stability of the club increasingly being called into...
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The downfall of Malaga restores the status quo in Spanish football
No one is quite sure of what is going to happen to Malaga, but it seems somewhat obvious to anyone with a passing interest in Spanish football that the Andaluz club are in turmoil. The statement from...
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La Liga focus returns to football as Malaga look to forget their summer of...
La Liga is back. This weekend the league season gets under-way as Spanish fans flock to stadiums around the country for the first round of the football season. The headlines for Spanish football at...
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Things finally begin to look up for unbeaten Malaga as Champions League...
The threat of strike action may have been averted in recent weeks, however, there are still many disgruntled parties to be found in La Liga. Understandably, most of the unrest stems from the Spanish...
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Malaga fans breath again after critical week at La Rosaleda
After experiencing what can only be described as a ‘difficult’ end to the summer, fans of Andaluz outfit Malaga finally have things to smile about this week. After securing Champions League football...
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Barcelona top the table but there were more significant results in La Liga...
There was a familiar feel to results from the Spanish top flight this weekend as Barcelona and Real Madrid both recorded home victories – albeit in less than convincing fashion it has to be said....
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Malaga shoot for the stars after summer of discontent
Just two months ago, Malaga were a club in crisis after some much publicised difficulties threatened to send them headlong into financial meltdown. With millions owed to players, coaches, staff and...
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Brilliant Isco allows Malaga fans to believe once more
A lot can be deciphered from a football player’s celebration, some strike a messianic pose displaying a great deal of arrogance, some perform a trademark routine primarily to entertain the crowd, some...
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Malaga surpass all expectations as Italian giants come to town
They are only one of two teams left in the Uefa Champions League yet to concede a goal and have also scored the second highest amount of goals in Europe’s premier continental club competition. They...
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Solid Malaga defy the odds after traumatic summer in Andalucia
After a summer to forget, Andaluz outfit Málaga began the new La Liga season on the cusp of financial and institutional crisis. Crippling debts led them into a quick fire sale in an effort to balance...
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Inspired Malaga continue to light up La Liga after summer of strife
With Barcelona and Real Madrid so dominant in La Liga, the rest of the field find themselves entering the season knowing that realistically, they are competing in an 18 horse race for Champions League...
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La Liga Scouting Report: Malaga
This week sees the second installment of a new feature to El Centrocampista in which tactical expert John Pelini gives readers an in-depth look at Spanish football. These articles will analyse the...
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Winter of discontent in Andalucia as Malaga feel the pain
It’s the first weekend of January and Spanish league football is back. The two week winter break can seem like an eternity for fans but not to worry, the next two months are arguably the busiest of...
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Ballon d’Or meets Golden Boy as Malaga welcome Barca for the tie of the year
Jose Mourinho’s love of a bust up may have some claiming that the best drama in La Liga can be found at Real Madrid these days, but don’t be fooled, this weekend’s encounter between FC Barcelona and...
View ArticleThe Barca juggernaut continues to roll – Malaga 1-3 Barcelona: Tactical Analysis
Malaga and Barcelona clashed at La Rosaleda last night as they kicked off a ten day spell that also sees the two sides meet twice in the Copa del Rey. The first blow in this triple header went to...
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Man City striker could prove a hit in La Liga
With less than two weeks remaining in the January transfer window, one of the most intriguing deals seems to involve Manchester City striker John Guidetti and a proposed move to La Liga. Having...
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Malaga punishment unjust as Uefa continue to operate under their own rules
The Beast, remember him? Fans in England will surely recall the Brazilian journeyman who, built like a steamroller, plied his trade at Arsenal during the 2006-07 season. Julio Baptista arrived at...
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Manchester City misfit Santa Cruz finds salvation in Southern Spain
Since rising to prominence after making his Bayern Munich debut aged just 18-years-old, the career of Paraguayan international Roque Santa Cruz has had more than its fair share of ups and downs. Once...
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Uncertain times for Malaga CF
As Felipe Santana controversially bundled the ball home for Borussia Dortmund in the 93rd minute of the Champions League quarter-final, Malaga fans were left ruing their chances to progress further in...
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Pellegrini Manchester bound
After weeks of speculation, today’s news that Manuel Pellegrini has agreed to leave his Malaga post at the end of the season, will have come as no surprise to the football world. With rumours...
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Will Pellegrini be a success at Manchester City?
It was hardly a shock to hear that Roberto Mancini was relieved of his duty as manager of ManchesterCity in the aftermath of their recent FA Cup final loss to Wigan Athletic. A year to the day after...
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