So Yeah, We Did That

Leave it to Real Madrid to feed the Drama Llama the extra special Purina llama chow.  I just can’t. As I was telling watishista M in the comments, I’ve been dealing with major upheavals in my own life, hence, why there has been almost no posting besides the Drools since the Champions League final.  I have not been able to handle one iota extra of clusterfuckery and as we all know, our beloved team serves it up by the truck load. Case in point: our new coach, Julen Lopetegui.

Sese On The Mic

The Euro songs have begun and our Sese is the star of La Roja’s! Full video after the jump.

Champions League Final Preparations Start, A Call Up & Not The Usual Suspects

Los Blancos got down to business today and began preparing for the Champions League final. I should probably do the same – practice screaming at the top of my lungs and get my biceps prepared to lift those pints. Training pays off, kids!

James Joins The Group, International Duty, Sese Speaks & Bebe Iker

Great news!James returned to training with the group today. Very encouraging!

Ballon d’Or Winners: In Case You’ve Lived Under A Rock

See how the lion gazes at his prey…

The Ballon d’Or snooze fest has come and gone and I have a quick recap of all of the winners after the jump.

Training, They Broke Luka & Remembering One Of The Greatest

I was off on a road trip yesterday and got back into town at about 3 AM so I’m just getting to blog updates now. After a few days off, the team returned to training. The first of the internationals to come back, Keylor, joined them.

A Quick Catch Up

They’re like a Spanish/Portuguese Mod Squad

Well, I survived my conference. I’ve been sleeping the bulk of the last 2 days trying to recover. So, so tired!

While 14 of our boys were off on international duty, the rest of the team has been hard at work having three training sessions thus far.

Look Who Got Called Up!

So happy and proud of Calleti & Morata, who received a call up for La Roja’s matches against Belarus and Germany. I really hope that they get to make their debut. (Other n00bs: Nolito & the fabulously named Nacho Camacho). And congrats to our other boys (and ex-boys): Iker, Isco, Sergio & Albiol. They report on November 12. (Congrats also to Álvaro Medrán on his first call up for the U21 team).

– Lozil

Mazel Tov: Spanish Women’s National Team Qualifies For World Cup For First Time!

Congrats to the Spanish Women’s National Team who qualified for their first ever World Cup with a win over Romania yesterday. In the run up to that match, some of their buddies from La Roja (Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Koke, Raúl García, Marc Bartra, Cesar Azpilicueta, Cesc Fabregas and Santi Cazorla) made a video to show their support.

It’s Official: Xabi Alonso Retires From International Football

BREAKING NEWS | @XabiAlonso announces he quits the Spanish National Football Team (@SeFutbol) #GraciasXabi http://t.co/5wIBQHeVZc—
Selección Española (@SeFutbol) August 27, 2014

Not surprising, but it’s still a bit of an ache to think we won’t see him wearing the La Roja kit again.