Madrid speaks out against the Villarreal-Barcelona match being played outside of 🇪🇸. Curious to see if other clubs do the same soon. Thoughts on the match & response, Liga fans?

Liga vs the Saudi Cup? Seems like more people (notably foreign fans) have taken issue with a Liga match being played outside of 🇪🇸 than a Copa match being played outside of 🇪🇸. Why is that? Why is the Copa more acceptable for those of you who take a different stance?

Remember when that one video clip of him had faux scouts pretending they spotted a gem, ready for him to replace Busquets? Peak Football Twitter posturing. TL was going wild from one short clip. Seriously. One single clip. 😁🤦🏽‍♂️

Seeing a few common observations abt La Liga's title race this season. 1. Barcelona faves, concerns abt depth & fitness. 2. Concerns abt Madrid not adapting to Xabi quickly enough. Misaligned squad? 3. Ppl are high on Atleti, but recognize they're still a ways off in quality. 🇪🇸

Nico Jackson Dani Vivian Roro Riquelme Mirandes' model of using loans each ssn is fascinating. They consistently punch above their weight & were THIS close to a Primera berth last season. Liga fans, you should check out Robbie Dunne's deep dive into one of 🇪🇸s most fun sides.

FIFA banning loans between clubs with the same owner? Curious to see how this plays out. One key question is, does it have to be a shared majority shareholder? Thoughts?

Liga fans in India, did you see this? 🇮🇳 Thoughts on this deal?

Fabian Ruiz changed the match when he came on. What a 12 months he's had, huh? 🇪🇸🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

I’m a bit surprised at how many ppl put Atleti as title faves. Yes, they’ve spent a ton of money, but… context. They hadn’t spent for yrs, needed complete rebuild. Spent a ton on many players, but only 1 ceiling raiser (Baena). Stronger squad, still far from Barca/Madrid imo.

TBC, I’m not criticizing Atleti’s strategy. They’ve done it “right”. They could have spent on that money on 1-2 stars, sure, but they needed too big a rebuild. Better to build stronger squad than only on stars to “compete now”, imo. Gotta be realistic & look forward.

La Liga is back tonight, can’t wait! I won’t be active much (if at all) apart from GCs, esp w/anything related to the Big2. Done with the immaturity, toxicity, tribalism. Nonsense outweighs quality convos, more assholes than decent ppl. Enjoy the season, be kind. ✌🏽🇪🇸👋🏽

Seen this make the rounds. It shows how clubs like Chelsea & esp Aston Villa are at-risk of econ shock & killing their profits. Bad/short-sighted MGMT? Fun fact: pre-Covid Valencia, Sevilla, Barcelona, Levante, Betis all had W2R ratios of 65% or more. Barcelona: 74% (98% in

Since a few people asked, here’s the breakdown for Barcelona & Madrid’s wage to revenue ratio. Barcelona: 66% in 23/24 Madrid: 43% last year, 47% the year prior Madrid was consistently stronger b4 the lockdown too. Major difference that made them more financially resilient.

🇪🇸s biggest concerns ahead of WC26: ST & RB Other Qs: -When do we transition to the inevitable Huijsen+Cubarsi CB pairing? -Will Rodri be ready? -When will Balde take Grimaldo's backup LB spot? -Who takes 7th MID spot? Baena/Olmo, Isco, Gavi, Jaure, Barrios, Fermin Trials soon.

Friendly tip: ignore 99% of the "analysis" you see on FT abt 🇪🇸. Most comments are from club fans who only know their club & don't understand 🇪🇸 at the NT level. The next 9 months will be about trials & refinement. Guys will get picked to start who won't even go to WC. Calma.

JC Valerón David Silva Pedro Roque Mesa Ayoze Sandro Ramírez Kirian Rodríguez The Canary Islands have always produced great talent, but the current churn is incredible. All under 23: Yeremy Pino Pedri Alberto Moleiro Yeremay Hernandez Raul Asencio Juanma Herzog Nico Paz 😍🇪🇸

Krejci to Wolves, €30m Badé to Bayer, €30m Mosquera to Arsenal €15m Pino, Baena sold for ~same fee Good luck trying to build narratives & agendas about La Liga based on transfer prices, ha. Each has context, specifically around club management & finances. There's no formula.

My tweets rarely reach PL Twitter, but my caution around betting on Nico Jackson brought some angry Chelsea fans to my mentions. I wonder how many agree with me now? Do I still "hate Chelsea"... or do big club fans just label (fair) opinions they don't like as "hating"? 😁

Peter Lim’s Valencia has sold the following players for a combined total of just under €26m. Cristian Mosquera Yarek Gasiorowski Hugo Guillamón Fran Perez German Valera Hugo Gonzalez Only 2 (Mosquera & Yarek) were sold for €1m or more. Maybe Lim can try blaming Tebas? 😏😉