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There is one ambition that many followers of Spanish football from overseas share - the ability to get to grips with the language!

Whether it's to understand the press conferences, listen to the commentary or the most desired of all, speak to your fellow fans in their native tongue. That's why the concept of Multilingual Matchdays is such a brilliant idea - learning Spanish whilst watching La Liga! In this episode we speak with George Turner, the man behind Multilingual Matchdays to find out more about this brilliant idea, where we can join and most importantly, why learning Spanish through your passion for Spanish football will help make it easier to develop your language skills.

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Welcome to La Crónica, a newly weekly installment from the team at El Partido where we bring things up to the present and talk about the biggest stories in Spanish football from this week.

In this episode, Paul returns from holiday to join Nick to discuss the Julian Alvarez Saga as the Metripolitano makes its feelings clear on the wantaway man, how Presa continues to bring La Liga into disrepute with his treatment of Rayo Vallecano and it's fans plus we discuss AD Ceuta and their campaign to make sure the authorities don't abandon their city during the current humanitarian crisis in the exclave.

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8 years ago, Málaga dropped out of La Liga and it looked as if the Spanish top flight was about to lose one of their biggest clubs forever. Following that relegation, the club from the Costa del Sol have been on a troubled journey that saw them even get relegated to Spain's dread El Pozo, the third tier of Spanish football where some clubs never return.

Fast forward 4 years later, in a turn of events built on the never say die attitude of Malaguistas, the club lined up this Wednesday against the might of Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid in a return to La Liga that nobody expected.

To celebrate this monumental yet against all odds achievement, join Matt Harrison (host of the Lost Boyos Podcast) as he takes us with him to the Metripolitano as the homegrown built Málaga CF return to Primera to take on Atleti!

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Welcome to La Crónica, a newly weekly installment from the team at El Partido where we bring things up to the present and talk about the biggest stories in Spanish football from this week.

In this episode, we are joined by the brilliant Paco Pollit to discuss the news making the headlines this week. Whilst recording, a Ballon D'Or winner landed in Barcelona to complete his move, we discussed the Supercopa being moved where East meets West as well as the worries around Mestalla as Corberán leads Valencia into their final season at their iconic home.

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We are back and so is La Liga football in Spain!

After a long summer of World Cup football, we return to normality and launch Series 3 of El Partido, yet another Spanish football podcast.

In this episode, to celebrate the return of La Liga this weekend, Nick and Paul look over the greatest opening games and debuts in years gone by with some shocking results and unique first starts for some legendary players.

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Welcome to La Crónica, a newly weekly installment from the team at El Partido where we bring things up to the present and talk about the biggest stories in Spanish football from this week.

In this episode, we discuss whether Real Madrid's gamble of re-signing Jose Mourinho and going on another Galactico spending spree will work or whether it is a sign of desperation from Florentino Perez. We also discuss the fallout of Gianni Infantino's plans to sell off the World Cup and what that might mean for Spain's World Cup in 2030 as well as waxing lyrical about the return of 3 Sleeping Giants to La Liga and how we think they will fair this season.

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During the 1920's, a small nation from South America reshaped the global game and became the world's first global footballing superpower!

In this episode Nick is joined by Martin da Cruz, author of Uruguay: Football's First Global Power, to talk about how this football obsessed country took centre stage in decisive era in world football and how they pioneered football innovations to become the dominant force of the decade, culminating in winning the first ever World Cup on home soil!

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After the death of General Franco in 1975, Spain was emerging into the world as a blossoming democracy. 1982 was presented as another 'Dictators World Cup' but following the end of the Franco regime, Spain was presented with an opportunity to showcase themselves to the world.

The World Cup in 1982 was the one of the first true global contests, with teams from all four corners of the planet taking part in an expanded competition. It was truly a Spanish World Cup too, with 17 host stadiums across 14 cities as they welcomed the world's best players. It was also one of the most controversial World Cup competitions with several rule changes and attitudes changed after the contest.

Join Nick and Paul for the final episode of Series 2 as we look back over the events of the España 82 and how Spain welcomed the world in the Post-Franco Era.

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Much like Homer's journey back to Ithaca, the travails of the modern day groundhopper are not easy to navigate. Whether you're heading to experience some Sunshine on Leith or planning a pilgrimage to a grail ground such as La Bombanera, it always helps to get some hints and tips on how to make the best of your experience - then do we have the book for you!

In this episode Nick & Paul are joined by Rob Potts, author of A Football Odyssey to discuss his brand new book, focussing on the must make journeys for football groundhoppers when heading over to Spain. Rob offers you the chance to learn more about these brilliant destinations by exploring the historys, stories and cultures of the clubs and communities whilst also recommending the best ways to enjoy them whilst you're there!

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We have been treated to one of the most incredible relegation battles ever seen in the Spanish top tier. One of the sides who were fighting for their Primera survival were Elche, who are no stranger to yo-yoing between the top two tiers.

However, unlike this season where relegation will be based on sporting merit, Elche are the only club to ever have been administratively relegated from the top flight - just over 10 years ago.

In this week's episode, Nick and Paul discuss how despite finishing 13th, Los Franjiverdes were sent down for not adhering to the newly introduced financial reforms of Javier Tebas. We talk about the aftermath effect to Elche and also how the reforms of Tebas have made the financial situation of Spanish football better, but it's not perfect.

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