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. Continue reading
So Yeah, We Did That
13 JunSese On The Mic
10 Jun
The Euro songs have begun and our Sese is the star of La Roja’s! Full video after the jump. Continue reading
Champions League Final Preparations Start, A Call Up & Not The Usual Suspects
17 MayLos 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! Continue reading
James Joins The Group, International Duty, Sese Speaks & Bebe Iker
24 MarGreat news!James returned to training with the group today. Very encouraging! Continue reading
Ballon d’Or Winners: In Case You’ve Lived Under A Rock
13 JanThe Ballon d’Or snooze fest has come and gone and I have a quick recap of all of the winners after the jump. Continue reading
Training, They Broke Luka & Remembering One Of The Greatest
17 NovI 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. Continue reading
A Quick Catch Up
13 NovWell, 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. Continue reading
Look Who Got Called Up!
7 NovSo 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
It’s Official: Xabi Alonso Retires From International Football
27 AugBREAKING 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. Continue reading