Bummed by the strike? We've got you covered Part#1

Hey Forzafutbolers!

Are you bummed by the La Liga strike like millions of fans around the world? We hear you. While we cant get the LFP and AFE (players union) to end the strike any sooner, we can help you get your La Liga fix. In the first part of our series "Bummed by the La Liga strike" we give you a choice selection of some of our most downloaded of the recent past.

The Best of the Forzafutbol podcasts

1. Seville Derby - Adam (Ooh Betis) & Aaron (Monchi's men) talk up the Andalucian derby, its a fun pod.
2. Eduardo Alvarez of ESPNSoccernet talks about all things Spanish football and Copa America
3. Around La Liga - Elisa & Ravi set the table for a new season. The new arrivals like Bielsa, Alexis, success of the Spain U19 and U21 at the Euros and a lot more.
4. The Copa America wrap up. Forzafutbol's tournament awards for the good and the brickbats for the not so good. Special guest Rob (@santapelota) & Chris (@chris_elastico)
   
5. Jose Antonio, a labour lawyer from Madrid breaks down the financial mess in Spanish football, the complexities of Ley Concursal and SADs

For more podcasts please find them:

1. On iTunes "forzafutbol podcast" OR
   
2. Click on our podcast gadget on the right sidebar on our website OR
   
3. Go here

Batista is out! Who is next?

After a dismal Copa America at home, Sergio Batista has been shown the door by AFA. Frankly there was no other option. Who do you think will replace them?
Chris (@Chris_Elastico) from theelastico.com and Rob (@santapelota) of santapelota.wordpress.com give their opinions and discuss with Ravi (@aupasubmarino).

There is also some bonus material on the dying breed of play-makers like Riquelme and how Ganso could one of the few hopes to keep the breed going. Plus a lot of interesting tidbits you would expect from these two football romantics.

It is not too long about 41 minutes, enjoy. This is our last pod covering the Copa America. We hope you enjoyed it and your feedback is always welcome.

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Copa America - 2011 Awards & Brickbats

The Copa America 2011 concluded. Congratulations to the champions Uruguay. The pre-tournament expectations where very high. But the two biggest pre-tournament favourites Brasil and Argentina failed spectacularly. The lack of goals early on meant there were a lot of draws damped the enthusiasm even further. However the tournament did have its high points. Here is a list of the bests & worsts of the Copa America 2011. Our experts Chris (@Chris_Elastico) & Rob (@Santapelota) have talked to Ravi (@aupasubmarino) to give their opinions in the podcast.

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Overall Tournament

1. Best player (outfield)
1. Luis Suarez (Ravi)
   
2. Alvaro Pereira
3. Nestor Ortigoza
4. Estegarribia
5. Cichero
6. Vizcarrondo (All)
   
7. Guarin, armero
8. Cesar Gonzalez
9. Guerrero (Chris, Rob)
   
10. Messi
11. Valdivia
12. Alexis
13. Acasiete
14. Diego Lugano

2. Best coach
1. Cesar Farias - Venezuela (Chris)
   
2. Tata Martino - Paraguay (Rob)
3. Sergio Markarian - Peru (Ravi)
   
4. Washington Tabares - Uruguay

3. Biggest overachiever
1. Peru (all)
   
2. Paraguay
3. venezuela

4. Biggest underachiever
1. Argentina (Chris, Ravi)
   
2. Brazil (Rob)
   
3. Chile
4. Ecuador

5. Most disappointing star
1. Tevez (Chris)
   
2. Mascherano (Ravi, Rob)
   
3. Alves
4. Ganso
5. Neymar, Messi

6. Most entertaining game
1. Venezuela - Paraguay 3-3
2. Chile - Peru 2-1
3. Chile - Venezuela 2-1 QF (Ravi)
   
4. Argentina - Uruguay QF 1-1 penalties (Chris, Rob)
   
5. Brazil - Ecuador - 4-2

7. Who among the suprises will more likely carry this form into WC qualifying
1. Venezuela(all)
2. Peru

What do you think of our selections? Please give yours thoughts in the comments.

Thanks a lot for following us for the Copa America 2011.

Copa America Final - Preview

Ravi(@aupasubmarino) from Forzafutbol sat down with the usual suspects Chris(@chris_elastico) from theelastico.com and Rob (@santapelota) from santapelota.wordpress.com to discuss the semifinals of the Copa America and preview the final between Uruguay and Paraguay.

The final between Uruguay and Paraguay is 9PM CET 3PM ET 12 PT Sunday July 24.

Relax and snack on this short and lively podcast

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In the 2nd part of our podcast to be posted later, we discuss the best and worst of the Copa America 2011

Copa Americal Semifinals Preview

Ravi discussed Copa America with Chris (@chris_elastico) co-editor of theelastico.com and Robert (@santapelota) from santapelota.wordpress.com.
We broke down the two semifinals, gave our predictions and discussed in depth the growing indifference towards the Brazilian national team coinciding with thriving local club competitions in Brazil.
Peru x Uruguay 7/19 21:45 Argentina 17:45 Pacific

Paraguay x Venezuela 7/20 21.45 Argentina 17:45 Pacific

Get yourself ready for the Copa America semfinals through this podcast

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Copa America Quarterfinal Review

Ravi discussed Copa America with Chris (@chris_elastico) co-editor of theelastico.com and Robert (@santapelota) from santapelota.wordpress.com.
We broke down the 4 Quarterfinals results and delved deep into the problems of Argentina and Brasil as well as paid tribute to the 4 semifinalists Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay and Parguay who were underdogs in their respective quarter final games

Sit back and enjoy this epic upset-special podcast.

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Copa America: Focus on LaLiga players

After we spoke about the pitbull (Gary Medel) from Seville , now we will talk about other La Liga player in Copa America .. he is an international striker from Venezuela and he play with the Andalucian Club Malaga CF , we are talking here about the talented young Striker:

José Salomón Rondón


Birth Date: 16 September 1989
Birth Place : Caracas (Venezuela)

Rondón made his first debut in the Venezuelan first division with Aragua FC , he played there 49 Matches and scored 15 Goals after this good season he received an offer from spain exactly from UD Las Palmas and he couldn’t miss the chance of playing in Europe.

With Las Palmas he had a good 2 years he Played 46 Matches and scored 10 Goals with a good number of Assists , his great performance with Las Palmas made many clubs in Spain want his services one of these clubs was Malaga CF they offered 3.5 million to the Venezuelan Striker and he simply accepted the offer and was Excited for the big challenge wich is playing in LaLiga.

In 2010 with Malaga CF he played one of the best seasons in his career so far! he played 31 Matches and scored 16 Goals (almost 1 goal every 2 Matches) considering that this was his first season in LaLiga .


His international career is good as his club career or even better , he played with the U20 Venezuelan team in the 2009 FIFA WORLD CUP in Egypt and he scored 4 goals in the tournament , after that he had the chance to play for the Venezuelan first team , with the first team he played 13 Matches and scored 4 Goals (so far).

The Next challenge for Rondón on the international side will be with Venezuela in this Copa America in Argentina.

And for the club side his next challenge will be getting a place in the first 11 players with Malaga CF in the upcoming season in LaLiga specialy after the new signings that the Andalucian club have made.