Monthly Archives: January 2012

Bruisers in the Camp Nou

Tonight’s second-leg King’s Cup tie between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou had a a rough edge to it that almost left a nasty taste. But edge-of-the-seat stuff nonetheless. Who said El  Clasico was beginning to get too regular and boring? – I didn’t. This was a reprise performance for both sides with clear echoes of  last year’s  encounter in which the game was reduced by the thuggery of Real Madrid on one side, and the theatrics of FC Barcelona on the other. That said the game …

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Las lecciones que Kate Middleton puede aprender de su abuela política publicado en el Magazine del El Mundo

Autor: Jimmy Burns Marañón Pocas emisiones radiotelevisadas de las difundidas con carácter general pueden presumir de suscitar un cariño tan persistente como el mensaje anual de Navidad de la reina Isabel de Inglaterra. Con su aire de sentido común y sensibilidad solemnes y de firme moralidad cristiana, el monarca más longevo del mundo se identifica con el dolor y el sufrimiento de un mundo convulso al mismo tiempo que brinda palabras de consuelo y esperanza como solo puede hacerlo alguien que debe su existencia tanto al pueblo como a Dios. En …

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Barca’s beauty: A view from the Gods

  I have to admit that sometimes I thank God I can  watch certain matches  in the comfort of my sitting room. This is not because I am a couch potato by nature, or that Madrid is cold and wet at this time of year (as is Bar & Co, the boat on the Thames where I sometimes gather with fellow cules) ,  but because sometimes TV gives you a perspective on a match which you simply cannot capture sitting or standing in the cheapest seat you can get in …

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