This is an exciting year for Spanish Football. ESPN joins Gol TV here in the States with broadcasting rights of Spanish GamesThe best players in the world, and I don't think I'm exaggerating in the least, are now playing in Spain. Barcelona have attracted Zlatan Ibrahimovich to add to their treble winning side of last year losing only Samuel Eto'o and Alex Hleb in the process. Real Madrid have ushered in the new Galactico Era of Florentino Perez, bringing the likes of Kaka, CRistiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema to a club that had already finished second in the league after two consecutive titles. Valencia, who were speculated to be a selling club, especially of their top talent, had an about face at the last minute to drive up the price or they've been able to attract serious investment and are serious in contending for the European slots. In either case, Davids Villa & Silva are still a part of
Los Che. The middle of the table has gotten stronger, clubs like Atletico de Madridand Villareal have unexpectedly become buying clubs all of a sudden, and even Espanyol have a stronger and deeper squad than in recent memory.With so much optimism in the air, despite the still lagging economy, we see off Real Betis, Recreativo Huelva and Numancia to the second division and welcome in some very interesting newcomers. Real Zaragoza comes straight back up after one season in the Segunda which makes their investment in ex-Huelva and Racing coach Marcelino Garcia Toral a quick payoff. The next newbie is Xerez, which is on the southwestern coast where Sherry wine is made hence the name of the club and the town, and finally we get Tenerife which being in the Canary Islands means that it's actually off the coast of Africa between Morocco and Mauritania.
We'll be following up with individual team previews over the next two weeks but in the mean time I leave you with this
map for those who are unfamiliar with the geography of the region, and where the clubs are roughly.
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