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Elisa and Ravi had the pleasure to welcome back one of our favourite guests, Vaishali Bhardwaj, a sports journalist writing for @FourFourTwo and a lot more. Vaishali also co-hosts @BeyondthePitch's World Football Minute and produce/present the @roundupshow on @BreakLondon Radio. More on Vaishali's website and follow her on twitter @VaiBhardwaj

Duration 39 min

1. How is La Liga viewed in UK overall? 2. How is the current La Liga season perceived over there? 3. TV coverage of La Liga in UK 4. How Popular is La Liga in England? 5. La Liga season - the biggest surprises 6. Best upcoming and outstanding players of this season 7. The failed move of Kevin Gameiro to Valencia " 8. Predictions for La Liga, Copa and UCL - pre & post clasico if they have changed 9. Benzema vis-a-vis Les Bleus 10. The exodus of talented Spanish players to the EPL - Torres, Mata, Silva, Romeu and more. 11. What is the biggest challenge for Spanish players in England? Why some of them fail like Reyes, Tevez 12.Spanish striker-crisis

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1. How does La Liga compare with other leagues in terms of audience in the US market?
2. Among Real Madrid & FC Barcelona who get the most ratings?
3. After RM & Barça who get the most ratings?
4. Does having Mexican players in a team get them more audience in the US market?
5. Who decides who gets which games among ESPN & Gol TV?
6. HD vs Standard Definition broadcasts?
7. How is it like working with Ray Hudson, your partner on Gol TV broadcasts?
8. How important is it to not talk down the audience?
9. La Liga season so far?
   - Highlights
   - Lowlights
10. How does the 3rd place team in La Liga stack up in the Premier League?
11. Rosell's comments about foreign ownership, paring down La Liga to 16 teams and revenue sharing.
12. Barça or Madrid? who is better this year?
13. Who is the best of the rest?
14. Can Athletic keep Llorente and Munaín beyond summer?
15. Real Madrid
16. Spain's troubles in friendlies, the right back problem
17. Phil's picks for La Liga and Champions League

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In our latest podcast we have Jo Sexton a La Liga contributor at STV, Irish Examiner, Backpage Football and World Football Daily. Elisa and Ravi discuss the progress of the Spaniards abroad, the games of last weekend and briefly hit upon the comments of Barça president Sandro Rosell.

EPL - 20 min

1. Fernando Torres - Is he improving?
2. David Silva - Was he ignored for the Ballon d'Or nominations unjustly? - What was the real reason why Silva was dropped after the Switzerland game in WC 2010 - Double pivot vs Silva at false 9
3. Juan Mata - Pepe Reina's comments about playing in La Liga vs EPL

Players in other leagues - 10 min

1. Raúl & Jurado at Schalke
2. Luis Enrique & Bojan at Roma
3. Nolito, Rodrigo and Javi García at Benfica
4. Capel and Jeffren at Sporting Lisbon

La Liga Week#12 Recap - 26 min

1. Athletic x Barcelona : Game of the season
2. Levante x Valencia : Unai's master-piece - Where will Levante go from here?
3. Getafe x Atlético : The crazy game - Reyes x Manzano saga - the problems at Atlético

Rosell's comments - 11 min

1. He talks about collective bargaining agreement - Is he really serious?
2. Reducing La Liga to 16 teams - is it a good idea?

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The Copa America 2011 concluded. 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.

Overall Tournament

1. Best player (outfield)
   1. Luis Suarez (Ravi)
   1. Alvaro Pereira
   2. Nestor Ortigoza
   1. Estegarribia
   1. Cichero
   1. Vizcarrondo (All)
   1. Guarin, armero
   1. Cesar Gonzalez
   2. Guerrero (Chris, Rob)
   3. Messi
   4. Valdivia
   1. Alexis
   1. Acasiete
   2. Diego Lugano

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

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

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

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

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

1. 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.

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This week on Forza Futbol Hannah and Gene talk about the upcoming Serie A season.

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