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In today's pod we will discuss Project Málaga with Christian. Christian  is a longtime Málaga supporter and season ticket holder. He works for Euro Sport and Event Management based in the beautiful Marbella and Manchester. The company works closely with a lot of football clubs across Europe to help organize their trips for Champions League and Europa League games. The company also specializes in organizing the summer and winter training camps forthe football clubs. You may follow Christian's tweets about Málaga and football at @christianmcr We recorded this at 5am Pacific. If Elisa or I sound a little sleepy or weird forgive us .

Segment#1 : 18min

1. We start off asking Christian about why Málaga, for his company and himself
2. Why the Sheikh choose Málaga
3. Longterm plans of the Sheikh for Málaga CF and Málaga area.
4. Funding plan for the project, new stadium, new academy etc..
5. Management - hiring the right people for the job starting with coach Pellegrini
6. Why is Málaga project different from other clubs bought by business tycoons.
7. Ethical aspects - UNESCO sponsorship, helping financially troubled clubs in the area.
8. The focus on the cantera

Segment#2 : 21 min

1. The bright preseason performances and team bonding
2. The expectations and then disappointment for season opener against FC Barcelona.
3. Long term revenue plan of the project.
4. The modus-operandi of Málaga - How did they manage to make some great signings.
5. Goals of Málaga for this season
6. The buzz and excitement this summer - incredible crowds at the presentation of players. Incredibly local support.

Segment#3 : 10 min

1. The Sheikh's ambitious plans for Marbella
2. More about the Málaga cantera, the plans for Atletico Malagueño
3. More about the Málaga area.

Let us know what do you think of the pod. Thanks for listening!

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Hello podcast listeners!

The main course of our podcast #161 is the Seville derby. We have two excellent gentlemen supporting either side, Adam from Ooh Betis a great blog about Real Betis in english and Aaron from Monchi's Men an excellent blog for all things Sevilla in English. We recorded this a few days ago with Adam in England doing the show at 6.30am for him and Aaron at 11.30pm for him. We thank them both for their availability at an odd hour.

Segment#1 : La Liga round up

Elisa, Mando and I discuss the current headlines of La Liga

1. Strike - will there be one or not, why are the players justified in striking etc.
2. Latest transfer rumours - Falcao to Atleti; De Guzman to Villarreal; Gio Dos Santos and more
3. Super Cup 1st leg : Reactions and impressions

Segment#2 : Seville Derby

1. Introduce our guests
2. Discuss the past seasons of Sevilla and Betis
3. Transfer status of the two teams

Segment #3: Seville Derby

1. Expectations of the game
2. Adam and Aaron give reasons why their team would win
3. Predictions
4. Wrap up

All this sprinkled in with some special music that Sevilla and Betis fans love.

It is a bummer that this game wont be played this weekend but they podcast is a fun way to have a feel for the game and what it means to the two sets of fans in Seville.

Thanks for listening and please drop us a line of feedback to help us get better.

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In this pod we have a special guest, Eduardo Alvarez of ESPN Soccernet from Brazil. Eduardo discusses all the current topics of La Liga and as usual, gives his insightful view points. You may read Eduardo's weekly columns on ESPN Soccernet.

Listen, enjoy and let us know what you feel about it.

Segment#1 16min

1. The impact of the 'Big Two' stockpiling talent and turning into factories of loans.
2. Why do they prefer to have a Hamit Altintop in the squad rather than a canterano.
3. The cases of Sergio Canales and Oriol Romeu.
4. Can Barcelona survive without any new signings on the defence and solely depending on the cantera?

Segment#2 24min

1. The madness of the new kick-off times of La Liga and if this will be a successful move for LFP.
2. Ley Concursal: The financial mess in La Liga.
3. Why the financial fair-play code of UEFA wont have the desired effect on the Spanish clubs.
4. The nefarious business of powerful agents like Jorge Mendes and how they are making matters worse for running football business.
5. The uncanny similarities between the the causes for the economic meltdown of 08/09 and football in general and spanish football in particular.

Segment #3 24 min

1. Eduardo covered the recently concluded Copa America extensively. He talks about the performance of Diego Forlán and the rest of La Liga players
2. The summer of discontent between Forlán and Atlético
3. He also touched upon some promising youngsters like Adrián Luna (Espanyol) and James Rodriguez (Porto)
4. We round off the show with some La Liga small talk: The Basque teams, Bielsa, Málaga, Super Cup
5. Eduardo gives us his Top 5 and the relegation candidates for the upcoming season

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Hello Forzafutbol followers and listeners!

Feels so good to be back. We hope you all are enjoying your summer. La Liga kicks-off in two weeks and we are kicking-off our weekly podcasts, covering the Spanish League in English like nobody else does. In this podcast Elisa and I go discuss in depth the major headlines of the summer.

Segment-1

1. The revolution in southern  Spain at Málaga 2. The arrival of  Marcelo "El Loco" Bielsa to Athletic

Segment#2

3. Spain's domination of the U19 & U21 Euros and the ongoing U20 World cup

Segment#3

4. The transfer news that dominated this summer - Neymar, Kun, Cesc, Alexis and Santi Cazorla 5. How the departure of Santi Cazorla will impact Villarreal and little letter of good luck to Santi from a Villarreal fan

So relax and enjoy this pod interspersed with some nice music and leave a comment or suggestion if you have any.

Football is back, and so is the Forzafutbol podcast.

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