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The Grass Is Greener: What To Expect from La Liga 2019-2020?

August 27, 2019 Carlos Molano Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Liga, Liga 2019-2020, Real Madrid, Spanish Football, The Grass Is Greener

After two weeks of La Liga, and looking at the performances and stats of the teams, we can already draw some first conclusions. The Spanish Big Three are still the main favorites for the title. Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid are the only real candidates to lift the trophy, argues Carlos Molano for The Cult of Calcio.

River Overcome Boca in Historical Libertadores Final

December 10, 2018 Matteo Carnevale Boca Juniors, Copa Libertadores, River Plate, The Grass Is Greener

River Plate won the Final of the Two Worlds. The most awaited, tormented, and postponed match in recent football history ended in the hands of Los Millonarios as they topped Boca Juniors 3-1 at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid to capture the Copa Libertadores 2018. Marcelo Gallardo’s one-touch football prevailed over the Xeneize side after 120 minutes of intense futebol.

The Grass Is Greener: Will Vinicius Join Viral Valladolid?

November 4, 2018 Carlos Molano Liga, Real Madrid, The Grass Is Greener, Valladolid

Right before last summer, Real Valladolid unexpectedly won the playoffs of the Spanish Segunda Division, getting promoted to play in La Liga. After struggling for four seasons in the second tier of Iberian football, the dream of a city, the dream of a region became true. Who would have thought that Ronaldo Nazario de Lima could show some interest in buying the club?

The Grass Is Greener: Boca-River, The Game of the Century

November 4, 2018 Carlos Molano Boca Juniors, Copa Libertadores, River Plate, The Grass Is Greener

Whether it is El Clásico, a Champions League tie or the World Cup Final itself, a top-level match is often billed as “the biggest game of the century” or suchlike. But this time, with Buenos Aires rival clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate facing each other in the upcoming Copa Libertadores Final, the epithet will be even more appropriate.

The Grass Is Greener: A Tale of Two Liverpools

October 7, 2018 Andreas Duhn Liverpool, Premier League, The Grass Is Greener

In the minds of reminiscent British football supporters, 1990 is remembered as the year of opportunities missed (and penalties spurned). In the minds of reminiscent British football supporters, 1990 is remembered as the year of opportunities missed (and penalties spurned).

The Grass Is Greener: A Post-Traumatic Bundesliga Preview

August 24, 2018 Andreas Duhn Bundesliga, Germany, The Grass Is Greener

Domestic football leagues are in full swing in Italy, Spain, France and England and are joined this weekend by Germany’s Bundesliga, completing the set of major European competitions to get underway. The start of a new season marks the end of a traumatic summer for German football, says Andreas Dühn. Here he previews the forthcoming Bundesliga campaign.

The Grass Is Greener: The English Summer Transfer Window

August 14, 2018 Andreas Duhn England, Fulham, Premier League, The Grass Is Greener

With the English leagues kicking off ahead of those in continental Europe, we asked our only present non-Azzurro staffer Carlos Molano to get in touch with a football-mad friend from England: Andreas Duhn, whose love for the game has taken him in more than 100 stadiums worldwide. Here he gives us his appraisal of the English summer transfer window.

The Grass Is Greener: Derby County, It’s Now or Never

August 6, 2018 Carlos Molano Derby County, England, Football League Championship, The Grass Is Greener One comment

The Football League Championship kicked off last Friday, with Derby County winning 2-1 at Reading in the opening game. The Championship has been growing year after year, especially when it comes to the quality of players. In this new edition of our "The Grass Is Greener" column, we relive the history of the Rams, one of the most titled clubs in the English second division.

Emery from Missing Panini Sticker to Arsenal Coach

May 29, 2018 Carlos Molano Arsenal, The Grass Is Greener, Unai Emery

Football fans debate every summer about the potential new signings for their clubs, and whether they are good or not. But this was something completely unknown to Arsenal fans, at least for what concerns their manager, until Arsène Wenger decided to step down after 22 seasons. His substitute Unai Emery was once famous as a player for his Panini sticker being very hard to find.

Torres and Iniesta, Hasta Siempre Campeones!

May 22, 2018 Carlos Molano The Grass Is Greener

Last Sunday marked the end of an era for Spanish football. Fernando Torres and Andrés Iniesta played their last games for their respective clubs. Torres said goodbye to his Atlético fans by scoring two goals in the beautiful new home of Los Colchoneros, the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. Iniesta received his last homages from Barcelona supporters at the Camp Nou.

The Grass Is Greener: Real Madrid’s Road to Kiev

May 19, 2018 Carlos Molano Champions League, The Grass Is Greener

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, they say. We may be in love with Italian calcio, but there’s more to football than what happens south of the Alps. As the Champions League Final approaches, The Cult of Calcio’s Spanish correspondent Carlos Molano takes a look at Real Madrid’s road towards Kiev, mixing personal memories with the club’s recent history.

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