Everyone loves to honor the individuals. But ultimately, the collective may be even more important in some cases and nowhere is this more apparent than in soccer. As part of the Best of Soccer in 2014 feature series, writers David Salazar and Edwin Molina now highlight their team of year.
The 2014-15 La Liga season is 15 weeks complete, and Real Madrid is tearing through the competition. With 13 wins and 39 points, Real Madrid has been the best team this season. Can anyone stop them?
The 2014-15 La Liga season is 14 weeks complete, and Real Madrid continues to hold a slight edge over their rivals Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been fantastic this year, but the season is far from over.
Manuel Neuer made headlines earlier this week when he landed a top three spot for the FIFA Ballon d'Or. While many expect Cristiano Ronaldo to lift the trophy in January, Neuer's arrival on the scene is already a huge triumph.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are once again on top of the La Liga soccer world. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been the two best players this season, and have their teams in contention to finish on top once again.
One of the greatest soccer players in the world may be switching leagues. Lionel Messi could be transferring from FC Barcelona to an English Premier League team sooner rather than later.
Week 12 of the La Liga season is set to begin, and Real Madrid and Barcelona are still battling for the top spot. Meanwhile, the defending champions, Atletico Madrid, have been struggling in recent weeks.
Two of the last reigning World Cup champions, Spain and Germany, will battle each other Tuesday in an international UEFA European international friendly soccer match. These two soccer nations are two of the greatest of all time. Latin Post.com previews the game and predicts who will win.
10 games into the 2014-15 La Liga Spanish Premier season, Real Madrid is in first place. Their rivals, FC Barcelona, trail them by just two points. Latin Post.com summarizes the teams and this season so far.
World Cup winners Germany were upset 2-0 on Saturday by Poland in the Euro 2016 qualifiers, giving Poland their first win over their neighbors in 18 previous games. Also, LA Galaxy's Robbie Keane scored a hat-trick for the Republic of Ireland against Gibraltar in their 7-0 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Remember those days when Spain was untouchable? Unbeatable? Fast forward to today and the team has won just twice in six tries. The Spaniards experienced its first loss in a qualifying match for the first since 2006 with an underwhelming performance at Slovakia. Latin Post breaks down the reasons Spain lost a game that it would have easily won last year.
The Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona is just weeks away. One of the main storylines heading into the big game will come down to keeping goals out of the net, which means Real Madrid's Iker Casillas will be taking on Barcelona's Claudio Bravo. So which team has better goaltending?
The transfer market does not open again until January but many teams are already looking to improve their respective teams. One of the players that has been in and out of the soccer transfer market rumor mill for months is none other than Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas. Would acquiring the star keeper make sense for Arsenal?