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Ball: The losers' blues
Phil Ball | December, 17 2012Phil Ball tries to find reasons for Mallorca's slump from European candidates to relegation fodder.
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Phil Ball | December, 10 2012Phil Ball reflects on Messi's record-breaking brace and considers what life without Mourinho may entail for Real Madrid.
Article | ConversationBall: When I ruled the world
Phil Ball | December, 3 2012La Liga expert Phil Ball on a brilliant Barcelona start and a disappointingly defensive Atletico Madrid.
Article | ConversationBall: Topical troubles
Phil Ball | November, 26 2012La Liga expert Phil Ball bemoans Friday fixtures and sings the praises of Malaga's rising star Isco.
Article | ConversationBall: Hunting cats and sausages
Phil Ball | November, 19 2012La Liga expert Phil Ball reveals why he's always been a fan of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.
Article | ConversationBall: Spring chickens
Phil Ball | November, 12 2012La Liga expert Phil Ball examines why young talent takes longer to come through in Spain.
Article | ConversationBall: Number crunching
Phil Ball | November, 5 2012La Liga expert Phil Ball is number crunching this week as he puts his focus on potential stars of the future.
Article | ConversationGolden oldies
Phil Ball | October, 29 2012Phil Ball looks at the number of golden oldies who are still doing the business in La Liga.
Article | ConversationAmbitious Atletico
Phil Ball | October, 22 2012Phil Ball witnessed the striking brilliance of Falcao, as the Atletico man made it 16 goals in his last 10 outings.
Article | ConversationAnother classy clasico
Phil Ball | October, 8 2012The clasico took star billing on a weekend when - for a change - all the games were played by the end of Sunday
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