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Casto (footballer)
Casto Espinosa Barriga (born 18 June 1982), known simply as Casto, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Pueblonuevo del Guadiana, Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Casto spent four years at local Mérida UD (formative spell included), making seven league appearances for the seniors in the Segunda División B. In 2003, he moved to CD Logroñés where he played one season before joining Albacete Balompié of Segunda División, featuring in one match for the first team in 2005–06. Casto signed with Real Betis in the summer of 2006, where he initially began as third-choice behind Pedro Contreras and Toni Doblas. With the arrival of Portuguese international Ricardo in the following campaign, it seemed as though he would be provided with little opportunity to shine, even with Contreras' departure. However, after a serious injury to Doblas, he was called up from the reserves; after Ricardo also went down with a minor ailment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in the south of the city with a 60,720-seat capacity. Real Betis won the league title in 1935 and the Copa del Rey in 1977, 2005 and 2022. Given the club's tumultuous history and many relegations, its motto is ''¡Viva el Betis manque (aunque) pierda!'' ("Long live Betis even if they lose!"). History The name "Betis" is derived from '' Baetis'', the Roman name for the Guadalquivir river which passes through Seville and which the Roman province there was named after. ''Real'' ('Royal') was added in 1914 after the club received patronage from King Alfonso XIII. Foundation Betis' city rivals Sevilla FC were the first club in Sevilla, founded in October 1905, while a second club, ''España Balompié'' were established in Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It was below the top two professional leagues, the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga) and the ''Segunda División'', and above the ''Tercera División''. The Segunda División B included the reserve teams of a number of La Liga and Segunda División teams. For the 2021–22 season, Segunda División B was replaced by Segunda División RFEF, which became the fourth tier due to the creation of a new, semi-professional third division by the Spanish federation (RFEF) called the Primera División RFEF. History The term ''Segunda División B'' was first used in 1929. It was used to designate a third level of teams after the ''Primera División'' and a ''Segunda División A''. This division featured 10 teams and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto ''"Més que un club"'' (''"More than a club"''). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the fourth-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $4.76 billion, and the world's fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million. The official Barcelona anthem is the "Cant del Barça", written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed ''Blaugrana''. Domestically, Barcelona has won a record 75 trophi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sadar Stadium. The team's regular home kit is a red shirt with navy blue shorts. Osasuna is one of four professional Spanish clubs to be owned by its members with an elected president. Osasuna is the sole Navarrese club to have played in La Liga. Although the club has never won a national trophy it reached the Copa del Rey final in 2005. The club’s best league finishes were fourth in 1990–91 and 2005–06. "Los Rojillos" is the club nickname, meaning "The Little Reds". The word "''osasuna''" means "health" in Basque, used in a sense of "strength" or "vigour", which makes Osasuna the only team in La Liga with a Basque name. For different reasons, rivalries exist between Osasuna and Real Zaragoza, Real Madrid, and some Basque clubs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN FC
ESPN FC (formerly ESPN SoccerNet) is a website and a U.S. television studio program covering soccer that is broadcast daily over the streaming service ESPN+. ESPN FC's origin was a website owned by ESPN Inc. Originally established in 1995 as SoccerNet, the website was acquired by ESPN in 1999. The domain ESPNFC.com now redirects to soccer news coverage on ESPN.com. History Originally titled SoccerNet, the website was established by Greg Hadfield and his then-teenage son Tom in 1995, initially providing live score updates, tables and news articles. Greg, at that time, worked for the ''Daily Mail'' and in order to gain capital, effectively rescinded ownership of the site to his bosses in return for £40,000 and a revenue sharing scheme. In 1999, Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG) acquired a controlling interest of 60 percent in SoccerNet from the Daily Mail and General Trust for £15M. Television program ESPN eventually launched a U.S. television studio program on ESPNews, ESPN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system. Administered by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, it is contested by 20 teams, with the three lowest-placed teams at the end of each season being relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top two teams and a play-off winner in that division. Since its inception, a total of 62 teams have competed in La Liga. Nine teams have been crowned champions, with Barcelona winning the inaugural La Liga and Real Madrid winning the title a record 35 times, most recently in the 2021–22 season. During the 1940s Valencia, Atlético Madrid and Barcelona emerged as the strongest clubs, winning several titles. Real Madrid and Barcelona dominated the champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 La Liga
The 2007–08 La Liga season, the 77th since its establishment, started on 25 August 2007 and finished on 18 May 2008. Real Madrid defended their La Liga title successfully after a 2–1 victory over Osasuna. This season, all European leagues ended earlier than the previous season, due to the UEFA Euro 2008 championship. It also was the first year of the new La Liga television agreement that had La Sexta mark its first year of television broadcasting. Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Valladolid, Almería and Murcia. Valladolid and Murcia returned to the top flight after an absence of three years while UD Almería were promoted for the first time. However, since AD Almería played in the 1980–81 La Liga, the city of Almería returned to the top fight after an absence of twenty six years. They replaced Celta de Vigo, Real Sociedad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo (footballer, Born 1976)
Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira (; born 11 February 1976), known simply as Ricardo, is a Portuguese retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ... who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He spent most of his professional career with Boavista F.C., Boavista and Sporting CP, Sporting, helping the former to its only Primeira Liga title and appearing with the latter in more than 150 official matches, winning one Taça de Portugal, Portuguese Cup. In his 30s he moved abroad, representing mainly Real Betis, Betis. Ricardo won 79 Cap (sport), caps with Portugal national football team, Portugal, appearing with the nation at two FIFA World Cup, World Cups and as many UEFA European Championship, European Championships, notably UEFA Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal National Football Team
The Portugal national football team ( pt, Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol) has represented Portugal in international men's Association football, football competition since 1921. The national team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Portugal, and its primary Training ground (association football), training ground and technical headquarters, Portuguese Football Federation, Cidade do Futebol, is located in Oeiras, Portugal, Oeiras. The head coach of the team was most recently Fernando Santos (footballer, born 1954), Fernando Santos, who stepped down after the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 World Cup, and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who also holds the team records for most caps and most goals. Portugal's first participation in a major tournament finals was at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1966 World Cup, which saw a team featuring Ballon d'Or winner Eus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Doblas
Antonio "Toni" Doblas Santana (born 5 August 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the better part of his professional career with Betis, appearing in 95 competitive matches and winning one Copa del Rey. He also had several spells with Xerez and Zaragoza. Club career Spain Born in Bellavista, Seville, Doblas spent four seasons with local Real Betis's B-team, where he was the undisputed starter before moving on loan to Andalusian neighbours Xerez CD. He made only four appearances in the second division and returned to Betis' first side the year after, being called into immediate main-squad action due to injuries to Pedro Contreras and Toni Prats. Doblas made his La Liga debut against Getafe CF on 24 October 2004, in a 2–0 away win. He remained a starter for the remainder of the campaign, taking part in the 2005 Copa del Rey final against CA Osasuna which Betis won 2–1; in the competition's semi-final second leg against Athletic Bilbao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Contreras
Pedro Contreras González (born 7 January 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in 246 La Liga games over the course of 13 seasons, representing in the competition Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, Málaga and Betis. Contreras was called up for Spain at the 2002 World Cup. Club career A product of Real Madrid's youth system, Madrid-born Contreras picked up a UEFA Champions League winner's medal in 1998, even though he did not play a minute during the season. He spent four years with the B-side, Real Madrid Castilla, and appeared in four first-team games in the 1998–99 campaign as the former finished runner-up; for 1996–97, he was loaned out to Rayo Vallecano where he only missed one league match in 42, being however relegated from La Liga. Contreras moved to Málaga CF in the 1999–2000 season. There, he was the undisputed first-choice, missing only six top division contests from 1999 to 2003. Contreras signed for Real Betis in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoy (Extremadura)
''Hoy'' is a Spanish-language daily newspaper published in Badajoz, Spain. It is along ''El Periódico Extremadura'' one of the two major newspapers in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Originally a venture of Editorial Católica, it is currently part of the Vocento Group. History It was founded in 1933 by Editorial Católica (EDICA), and it came to replace the ''Correo Extremeño''. According to a review published in the same newspaper it was "created to fight against Socialism". Its first editor was Santiago Lozano, coming from the School of Journalism of ''El Debate''. For the rest of the Second Republic the newspaper sticked to editorial policy close to the CEDA The Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas (, CEDA), was a Spanish political party in the Second Spanish Republic. A Catholic conservative force, it was the political heir to Ángel Herrera Oria's Acción Popular and defined itself in te .... During the Francoist dictatorship the newspaper remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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