El Partido

After leading Lorca Deportivo to the Spanish Segunda, Unai Emery was emerging from his first managerial role with success and admiring glances were beginning to be made. It was Almeria that would manage to secure his services and thus began Unai Emery's first step towards glory that would see him dominate Europe and become one of the best managers in Europe.

Join Paul as he talks us through his time with Almeria and why it was the club that would set him up for glory.

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You may know the story of Pablo Escobar, but did you know his influence and ownership of his hometown club helped shape a Golden Generation in Colombian football?

The story of Narcoball tells us about how Colombian football was shaped by the cartels during the cocaine boom of the 1980s and 90s and the parallels between the rise of Escobar and the rise of Colombia as a footballing force for the first time.

Nick is joined by the author of Narcoball David Arrowsmith to talk all about his book, Pablo and Colombian football whilst also discussing his new upcoming book, Killing Maradona on how cocaine, the Camorra, cartels and crime corrupted football's greatest talent.

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This week, we wanted to bring you a new kind of episode we wanted to trial - but don't worry, the nostalgia will return!

In this episode, Nick and Paul talk about a chaotic week at Real Madrid and THAT press conference from Florentino Perez as well as the impending return of Mourinho and that means for the club. They also discuss Monchi's new gig with Espanyol and the future of Sevilla under a possible Sergio Ramos ownership.

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It was bound to be a night not to forget in Vallecas, with Rayo Vallecano competing in a European semi-final first leg!

Such was the excitement, some huge football accounts in the world of social media needed to remind us that not only are the Madrid ran unconventionally, with a dilapidated stadium and a place where you still have to queue for a ticket, butit was Rayo's debut season in a European competition... apparently.

In this episode, Nick and Paul take the fight to the click bait generation to remind them that this is NOT Rayo's first foray into European football as we look back over the incredible 2001 UEFA Cup that saw Spain's UEFA Fair Play ambassadors reach the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup in emphatic fashion.

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Real Madrid are argubaly the most celebrated and supported club in the world. A global footballing superpower with a history to rival any other club but what do we really know about that history?

This week, Nick and Paul are once again joined by the brilliant Miguel Pereira to talk about his new book 'The Greatest - Real Madrid's Never Ending Story'. In this, we explore the myths and misconceptions many people have about Los Blancos, from their humble beginnings to global stardom and the often claimed stance that they were "Franco's Club". Miguel's book challenges the interpreted narrative of a club whose history is sometimes fact and is sometimes fable, which is what makes Real Madrid such a fascinating story.

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We've had a few days to take in the massive success that we saw at the weekend and that's not just Vedat Muriqi becoming Mallorca's all-time La Liga top goalscorer! The celebration of retro we saw this weekend was incredible and undoubtedly a huge success.

Join Paul as he shares his thoughts on the La Liga Retro Weekend, why it needs to happen again and why we love nostalgia - especially the kits!

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When Rafa Benitez left Valencia to join Liverpool, he became the first Spanish manager to move to UK shores. This was a journey not many Spanish players had made either but the appointment of Rafa at one of Europe's most famous clubs set the trend that has seen almost every Premier League team look towards Spain for their player and manager needs.

In this episode, Nick is joined by Sergio Andres Media, author of Spanish Liverpool, to talk all about Rafa Benitez, the Spanish revolution he undertook at the club and the lasting legacy he will have on the Premier League as an innovator in the modern game.

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We've just had the Easter Weekend (or Semana Santa if you're from or heading to Spain) and it got us thinking - is La Liga the greatest league for career ressurections?

This week, join Nick & Paul as they look through their Top 5 La Liga Ressurections. From career ending injuries to being back from the brink of irrelevancy to winning European finals!

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With the news that Antoine Griezmann is to end his almost 20 year tenure in La Liga, we look back at his time in Spain as the final bastion of the 'nostalgia era'.

Join Nick & Paul as we discuss Griezmann's career, why Simeone trusted him so much, the troubles in Barca and of course, whether or not he signed Mbappe for his Newcastle Champ Manager side.

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On this week's early and ad-free episode, we are taking our love of Spanish football nostaliga international by heading to Argentina.

Nick is joined by Will Dalton, author of the brilliant Oh San Lorenzo, as we explore what makes Argentine football a hotbed where football meets religion, we discuss his beloved San Lorenzo along with their history, Pope Francis and of course, the crossovers with Spanish football including the legendary Iker Muniain.

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