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Andy Mitten

Andy Mitten

European Football Correspondent
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Andy is the author of 12 books. He founded the best-selling United We Stand fanzine when he was 15. He's interviewed over 500 famous footballers past and present, writing about football from Israel to Iran, Brazil to Barbados. Born and bred in Manchester, he divides his time between his city of birth and Barcelona.
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Dubai-based group buys Spanish side Getafe

Royal Emirates Group has purchased Primera Liga team.

SportApril 22, 2011
Getafe players will have plenty more opportunities to celebrate with their team likely to get stronger. Dani Pozo / AFP
Dubai's Royal Emirates group buy Getafe
SportApril 22, 2011
Barcelona forward David Villa, left, and teammate Sergio Busquets attempt to block the run of Real Madrid's Pepe on Saturday.
First el clasico leaves many unanswered questions

The draw between Real Madrid and Barcelona only adds to the intrigue with three more games between the two to come.

SportApril 19, 2011
Delirious City fans celebrate their winning goal.
Noisy neighbours from Manchester have something to shout about

Banter, goading and inflatable bananas join the two teams from Manchester on their journey to Wembley for their FA Cup semi-final.

SportApril 17, 2011
Danny Collins, right, has risen from non-league to playing in the FA Cup semi-final today.
Stoke City are 'a good set of boys who work hard'

Danny Collins, who has gone from the factory floor to Wembley Stadium, tells Andy Mitten the key to The Potters success.

SportApril 17, 2011
Clasicos talk of crisis-ridden nation

Forget the economic crisis and the associated worries of rising interest rates and unemployment, the prospect of an almost unprecedented four clasicos in 18 days between Barcelona and Real Madrid is dominating the country¿s agenda.

SportApril 16, 2011
The 1990 FA Cup final win was said to have saved Sir Alex Ferguson's job. Bob Thomas / Getty Images
The FA Cup is never half empty for United

The oldest competition in football has significance for multi-winners Manchester United.

SportApril 16, 2011
Thiago Alcantara bangs hard at Barcelona's first-team door

With a flurry of big matches ahead, Pep Guardiola's decision to rotate his squad was not paying off as he had hoped - but up stepped a Brazilian teenager.

The NationalApril 12, 2011
Internacional fans celebrate their side’s 3-0 Copa Libertadores victory against Bolivian side Club Jorge Wilstermann on March 30. Many in Brazil expect the planned refurbishment of the country’s stadia to go down to the wire before the tournament starts in June 2014.
Order and progress none too apparent in Brazil

Concerns over whether Brazil will be ready to host the 2014 World Cup in a little over three years' time are well-founded.

SportApril 07, 2011
Jose Mourinho, right, has not given up hope of using Cristiano Ronaldo in tonight's clash with Tottenham Hotspur.
Jose Mourinho hints at using Cristiano Ronaldo for Spurs clash

Real Madrid turn their focus to winning the Champions League for the first time since 2002 after their title hopes are all but over.

SportApril 05, 2011
Barcelona's race with Real Madrid to title all but over

There is no point pretending otherwise, the Primera Liga has all but been decided.

The NationalApril 05, 2011
Is television cash worth a strike for Spanish football?

Every top-flight club has a game this week and the Spanish league want to suspend games as a protest at a 1997 rule which allows one game to be shown for free on television each week.

The NationalMarch 29, 2011
The finish line is in sight for Barca and Real, but the biggest hurdles are yet to come

A spate of clasicos await but Barca, the champions, still enjoy a five-point gap over Madrid and even Real concede that the league is the Catalans' to lose.

The NationalMarch 22, 2011
Karim Benzema credits his coach Jose Mourinho with instilling a stronger work ethic in him.
Benzema the man with the Midas touch at Real Madrid with mentor Mourinho

Everything Karim Benzema touches turns to goals at present, something Real Madrid hope will continue in the Champions League against his former club Lyon.

SportMarch 16, 2011
Sevilla have lost their magic touch in Primera Liga

Sevilla have had a team to justify their support in the last decade, but the reigning Spanish Cup holders have dipped alarmingly this season and are eighth on the table.

SportMarch 15, 2011
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