La Liga Lowdown

In this episode, the La Liga Lowdown pod squad look at the five most dramatic LaLiga relegation battles of all time, as voted for by listeners. Host Euan McTear (@emctear) leads the countdown, looking at exciting last-day-of-the-season tales.

There are contributions from Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100), Panos Kostopoulos (@Panos88K), Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), with each one telling a dramatic relegation story. The time period discussed in this podcast spans 33 years and goes from Galicia all the way to Mallorca. Tune in to find out about LaLiga’s most epic relegation battles ever. 

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Once upon a time, Real Valladolid were champions. In this episode of La Liga Lowdown, we look back on the time when the White and Violets won the 1984 Copa de la Liga. It’s an interesting tournament that only lasted four years, but Real Valladolid were one of the teams to win it and Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) explains how.

In this podcast, hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), we also hear from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) on Real Valladolid’s beginnings, from Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) on their post-Copa de la Liga trips to Europe, from Martin Devlin (@MartiRVCF) on the legacy of this success and from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) on what the future holds now that Ronaldo is in charge at the José Zorrilla. 

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In this week's episode, we have a countdown of the top 10 British and Irish players to have played in LaLiga. We asked our listeners and followers to vote in a poll and we reveal the results in this episode, counting down the top 10.

Star players like David Beckham and Gareth Bale feature, as do some from several decades ago such as Laurie Cunningham or John Aldridge. To tell the stories of these top 10 players, we have contributions from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG), Hasan Karim (@TheHasKarim), Dan Parry (@DanParry_), Gregor Chappelle (@gregorchappelle), Matt Clark (@MattClark_08), Alex Brotherton (@alex_brotherton) and Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge), while this episode is hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear).

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In this episode of La Liga Lowdown, we look at five up-and-coming coaches. The coaches of the future. We held a poll for listeners and followers to pick five former LaLiga players who are currently taking their first steps into the world of coaching and, in this episode, we discuss how they’ve been transitioning to the dugout and what kind of coaches they could become.

It’s hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), with five different contributors to discuss the five coaches picked. Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) talks about Diego Forlán and his new role at Peñarol in Uruguay. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) tells us about Guti, or José María Gutiérrez as he now likes to be called. Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) reports on Raúl and his rise through Real Madrid’s academy. Dan Parry (@DanParry_) reflects Xabi Alonso’s return to Real Sociedad’s academy. And Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) tells us all about Xavi Hernandez’s coaching philosophy. 

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In this episode, we take a look back at one of the most fascinating players in the history of the game – Juan Román Riquelme.

We start off with his first steps and his first period in Argentine football, with Andrew Miller (@AndrewMillerNBA) telling this genesis chapter. Next, we hear from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) about Riquelme’s sole season at Barcelona in 2002/03. Then, Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) reflects on the Argentine’s time with Villarreal.

In part two of the podcast, we look over his international career with Matt Clark (@MattClark_08). Next, we hear from Daniel Williamson (@winkveron), the author of Blue and Gold Passion, a book about Boca Juniors, about Riquelme’s second stint with the Buenos Aires club.

Finally, host Euan McTear interviews commentator Ray Hudson (@RayHudson), who may just be Riquelme’s number one fan. 

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In this episode, we look back on David Beckham's four seasons with Real Madrid between 2003 and 2007. Host Euan McTear (@emctear) starts the podcast off by explaining how Beckham ended up signing for Real Madrid even after an agreement had been announced with Barcelona.

Then Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) tells the story of Beckham's first couple of seasons at the Bernabéu and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) goes on to detail the Englishman's final two years in the Spanish capital. Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) then tells the story of Beckham's post-Real Madrid career, while we also hear clips from Beckham himself on his time at Real Madrid.

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In this episode, we tell the Real Zaragoza story. The club from the fifth most populous city in Spain is a historic one and there is so much success to look back on.

Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) recalls their first few titles, before Dan Parry (@DanParry_) tells the incredible story of their European Cup Winners’ Cup triumph of 1995. We also hear match-winner’s Nayim’s take on his famous goal. Then Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) explains how Real Zaragoza started the 21st century in style. But they then fell down into the second tier and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) tells the story of the club’s fall.

Hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), this podcast finishes on a positive note as we predict a brighter future for a Real Zaragoza team that was on course for promotion before the coronavirus crisis. If they make it back up, LaLiga will be welcoming back a classic Spanish football side. 

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In this podcast, we tell the Samuel Eto'o story, starting off with Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) discussing his beginnings in Cameroon and his move to Real Madrid. We also hear from Alex Fitzpatrick (@Mallorcalex100) about his time at and Copa del Rey win with Real Mallorca and from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) about all his success at Barcelona and his first treble.

In part two of the podcast, Serie A expert Conor Clancy (@ConJClancy) reflects on Eto'o's second treble, earned at Inter Milan just one year after he won three major trophies at the Camp Nou. We also hear about his final steps in club football from Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and about his international career from Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge).

It's all hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear) and also features commentary clips from some of the forward's most epic moments, as well as the catchy club anthems from the main teams he played for.

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This episode of La Liga Lowdown is all about Diego Forlán, the Uruguayan striker who won the Pichichi award for the Spanish top division’s top scorer twice. He did so once with Villarreal and we hear from Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) about his time in yellow, while he repeated the trick with Atlético Madrid and we hear from Sam Leveridge (@samleveridge) about his success in the Spanish capital.

In this podcast, which is hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), we also hear from Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) about his beginnings, we hear from Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) about the exotic leagues where he finished his career and we hear from David Kraakman of the Warriors of Uruguay Twitter account (@UruguayanHeroes) about his national team success.

There are also some comments from the man himself from an interview Forlán gave to beIN Sports, as well as historic commentary clips from the most epic moments of his career. 

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The next four Copa del Rey finals will be held at the Estadio De La Cartuja in Seville, a stadium that is often forgotten. Built in 1999, it has hosted a number of events but has never truly felt like any team or any sport's home.

In this episode, hosted by Euan McTear (@emctear), we look at the story of this stadium, starting with Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee) reflecting on its beginnings. Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) goes on to discuss the wild dream of Sevilla and Real Betis groundsharing the stadium, which never came to fruition. Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) looks back on some of the biggest events and moments to have taken place at the ground. And Gregor Chappelle (@gregorchappelle) explains what the locals in Seville think of it.

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