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It was an El Partido Futbol Weekender so our very own Nick Bell was across in the region of Murcia with a group of Spanish football enthusiasts to watch Yeclano Deportivo and his beloved Malaga away in Elda on the Sunday. Sandwiched in between both of these games is his visit to the outskirts of Murcia to see a team currently rooted to the bottom of the Tercera Federacion with CD Plus Ultras on ju...

Back in 2000, the Real Madrid Presidential elections became one of the most hotly contested in any sphere. Florentino Perez made one huge promise that was guaranteed - we'll sign Luis Figo from Barcelona he proclaimed... Well, he made it happen and thus the ¡GALACTICOS! were born. A bold experiment from the biggest club in the world, assembling a team of superstars at any cost that was a masterstr...

We are very much hitting the business end of the season now, with 2 relegations confirmed this week, all 5 Segunda Federacion Campeones decided and one Grupo potentially on the verge of our first promotion. As always, Nick and Liam are back to walk you through all the great games from the weekend, look ahead to their Partidos de la Jornada as well as bring you all the latest news from across the S...

It was the final Jornada of the Segunda Federacion season this weekend, with two of the Grupos with champions yet to be confirmed. We're delighted to welcome Paul Henehan to the podcast, who has sent his report from El Pozeulo, as Juventud de Torremolinos had to win and hope La Union slip up in La Linea to stand any chance of clinching the title on the final day of the season and earn promotion up...

A rare treat in the Tecerra Federacion as they had some mid-week fixtures to play on Thursday evening. With a public holiday looming in Spain, friend and former guest on El Partido Matt Harrison saw this opportunity to head north from Marbella to Jaen to catch title chasing Real Jaen at the Estadio Municipal La Victoria. Let's see how they got on! As always follow @El_Partido.es on social media to...

We are back for yet another episode of El Partido and yet again with a first for the podcast - a Kits episode! As owners of extensive kit collections ourselves (and often baffled Wives) Nick and Paul are going to be discussing one of the most underrated kit manufacturers of all time - Kelme! We look into the back catalogue of the Alicante based designers, talk about how they have their own footbal...

We are fast heading towards the end of the season but it is all still to play for at the top and bottom of both Grupo 1 and Grupo 2 in the Primera RFEF. Nick and Liam are back to bring you all the round from the previous weekend's games as well as some exciting matches to look forward to this coming weekend! If you would like to hear more from us about the Spanish third tier and more, then head to...

Welcome to the latest offering from us here at El Partido and we're looking to hear from you and your commentaries from whichever Spanish football you're Live from at the weekend. This week we're delighted to welcome Chris Pidgeon to the podcast after he sent us his report from a big game in the Segunda Federacion between Unio Esportiva Olot and Terrassa FC - with one chasing the play-offs and the...

We have another exciting episode taking a look back at the glory days of Spanish football and in this episode, we start our first series of podcasts focussed on the 'Sleeping Giants' of Spanish Football. For this first installment, Nick and Paul decide to go in with a bang and look at possibly the biggest sleeping giant in Spain in the form of Deportivo de La Coruña. We discuss the rise of excelle...

Nick and Liam are back once again as the Primera RFEF season starts to head towards it's climax. The Top 2 of each group both picked up vitals wins and the race down at the bottom is starting to look desperate for some sides. We also look at the teams confirmed to be joining from above and below and mention a really boppy beat about Gimnástica Segoviana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

We are delighted to be joined this week by the brilliant Miguel Pereira, author of Cruyff: Anatomy of a Genuis and Bring Me That Horizon, to discuss his new book Pasión - A Journey to the Soul of Spanish Football. In this episode, we discuss how much we loved this book, how football is embedded in the cultural identities of regions throughout Spain as well as asking which football stories Miguel l...

Nick and Liam are back to discuss another exciting weekend of football in the Spanish third tier, where the promotion races and relegation survival fights are really beginning to heat up. We also discuss a managerial departure in Alcoy, will Primera RFEF introduce VAR and a Premier League buying a sleeping giant in Extremadura! Available now in all your usual podcast places and also on YouTube. Do...

In a change from the usual broadcast, on this week's episode of El Pozo, join Liam as he travels to El Mauli to see Antequera host Hercules in the midday Sunday kick off. He's later joined by Nick dialling in from his holiday to catch up on all the talking points from this weekends fixtures! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick and Paul return this week before the Easter Break, with another episode of an alternative view on Spanish football. This time, with the World Cup coming to the Iberian Peninsula in 2030, we have a look at which stadiums (past and present) we'd love to see host a World Cup game in 2030 - and the El Partido Super Computer did not let us down with these match ups to find the 5 stadiums we need!...

This week it was the birthday of someone who truly knew how to 'play beautifully'! Of course that means we are talking about Senhor Ronaldinho Gaucho, the man who brought Brazilian Futsal Flair to the Camp Nou during the 00's. We talk about what it was like to watch his craft, his influence on reinvigorating Barcelona into a force and of course, those Joga Bonito Nike adverts! Learn more about you...

Nick and Liam are back for their next adventure down El Pozo and into the Spanish third tier. This time, they look back at some unusual results from the weekend and question, does anybody actually fancy getting promoted? We also discuss the heroic strikers of the 'so-called' minnows of Primera Federacion and answer your questions around the use of loan players across the divisions. Learn more abou...

Join Nick once again as he let's you know which 6 games of Spanish football you should be watching this weekend and with the international break, it's time for Segunda and Primera RFEF to shine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Nick and Paul are joined by special guest Matt Harrision (Guiricast & Lost Boyos) on the ultimate quest to build our favourite Argentine XI to have played in La Liga - with favourite being the key word. It would be far too simple to pick the best XI so each of us came aimed with a plethora of options across the pitch and argued for our players to be included in what we reveal to be Our...

Rafa Benitez is often a manager that can split opinion but go back 25 years and he was on the cusp of completing the extraordinary. Join Nick and Paul for a brand new podcast, taking a nostalgic view of Spanish football. This week, it's all about Rafa Benitez and his Valencia side that went on to complete a Title and European cup double when Rafa's methods were seen as some of the most innovating...

A new feature for El Partido has Nick brings you his 6 games up and down the Spanish football pyramid that you need to watch this weekend. From a top of La Liga clash to a Galician Primera RFEF play-off match up, it's all happening this weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Nick and Liam for a brand new show, dedicated to all things El Pozo. This podcast is all about the brilliant, yet often overlooked, third tier of Spanish Football - The Primera Federacion. In this episode, we talk about why we love the league, the incredible teams you'll find in it, sleeping giants and former galaticos that you never knew were still playing. Learn more about your ad choices....