Spain Snapshots: The 10 Best Memes of Spain’s Crushing Defeat in the World Cup
Updated in June 2026 My sister sent me a video of the Spanish hymn last night. She was in Atlanta, watching heavily favorited Spain take on Cape Verde from The…
Seville Snapshots: el Manque Pierda and the Crónica of a Season to Forget
To say that Betis has had a season to forget - plagued by injuries, three different coaches and bad luck with referees - is an understatement. Before the team even…
A Por Ellos: What to Know Before Attending a Spanish Soccer Game
My first true sports love was the Green Bay Packers. Growing up along the border of Wisconsin-Illinois, my classmates were divided between Cheesehead lovers and the Monsters of Midway, making…
Seville Snapshots: A Por Ellos. La Roja and the Confederations Cup
As the Novio says, "Sport is a physical activity with marked rules in which the Spaniards always triumph." He is, of course, basing his knowledge of the domination of Spanish…
Campeones del Mundo
How La Roja Made Me Love Fútbol Again
My first experience with Spanish fútbol was a Fútbol Club Sevilla game in September 2007. My grandma and I melted like butter in the sun and got seats high in the…
Totally drawn in by the ring.
My Seven Super Shots
Maybe it’s just my love of Camarón or my quest to see Seville in new ways, but I was crossing my fingers I’d get to do the Seven Super Shots run by hostelbookers.com . Similar to the ABCs of Travel, this virtual game of tag centers around photography, which I am all to willing to admit to loving.
The gimmick is to examine the snaps you’ve taken and choose the best out of several categories. When reading a few others on my Google Reader, I already had mine mentally picked out.
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