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Inside the Mundialito de Integración - Madrid’s summer football tournament
In a world where football never seems to really stop, I checked out a tournament that’s the perfect antidote to a summer of endless transfer sagas and…
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Andrew Gillan
It’s the 2022/23 awards! 🥇 🏆
11 months of football has finally come to an end, so as I embark on a short summer break, here’s my guide to the best and worst (and everything in…
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Andrew Gillan
The Business End of the Season
It’s May and trophies are being handed out, promotions being secured, relegations fought against and here I am trying to make sense of it all.
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Andrew Gillan
A Night in Vallecas ⚡️
A Rayo home game is probably the best entertainment you can have in La Liga at the moment. And all for only €20!
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Andrew Gillan
Las vacaciones de semana santa
A week off filled with football, food, travel and culture.
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Andrew Gillan
March Overview
It’s been a jam-packed month of travel, great food and football, so let’s take a look back at the highlights.
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Andrew Gillan
28 hours in A Coruña 🌊
An all too brief trip back to one of my favourite places in all of Spain, but I certainly made the most of it!
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Andrew Gillan
From Ballycastle Road to the Bernabéu
From Ballycastle Road to the Bernabéu
The world of football through the eyes of a Northern Irish writer/teacher living in Madrid

From Ballycastle Road to the Bernabéu

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