Pepe’s Back!/Crispy Speaks

Oh my! Work has been so nutsballs today that I have missed all the international games. Watishista Em has been kindly updating me on the scores via Twitter. I’ll have to download the games later and try to watch. The big news is that Pepe is back training with the team!

Bye, Bye, Bayamon

Puerto Rico, my heart’s devotion. Let it NOT sink back in the ocean. Ok I’ll be up front about this, I was hoping Puerto Rico would score at least one goal – I ain’t looking to be accused of being a bad Puerto Rican – and they did! See? You can love your team and their opponent once in a while. La Roja still came away with the win, big surprise, and all is good. Santi Cazorla & Cescy scored with a one-two punch of goals late in the 1st half and Marc Cintron came away looking like a hero!

A Friendly 2-0

On Saturday, we said hello to the many new faces of La Roja and yesterday we said goodbye to most of them. All the newbies got some play time and took the spots of either the injured or those still on club duty, which is why it was no surprise that it took some time to figure out how the team was going to work and get the job of winning done. They succeeded in the end, with the subs at halftime making the major difference. With two more friendlies to go, the boys have got two weeks to get the Spanish machine running perfectly!

Sernando, Tormata, Spain

They’re back! So nice to see them together on the pitch today. Nando is going to have his hands full with his Dueling Bromances, both of which were in evidence today. Mazel tov to everyone who got called up to the Euros.

The Euro 23

The list is out! VdB said he wished he could bring all his men to the Euros but….obviously he can’t, which leads to a little sadness. I think some maybe deserved to be on the list a little more than those who did, but let’s see who’s going.

Daily Overdose Of La Roja Part I

Are you prepared for another giant 3 part La Roja picspam? I sure hope so. All day I’ve been singing this to the tune of the tune of The Rainbow Connection: “Why are there so many shots of hot Spaniards?/And why can’t I stop posting them?” These are the million dollar questions. My descent into madness after the jump…

Squad List/Training/Excerpts From Mou’s Presser

In all the uproar, it’s easy to forget that there’s actually a La Liga match tomorrow vs. Zaragoza. Los Blancos had their final training today and the squad lists were released.