Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is back for season two, and this season we're switching things up! From now on, we'll be doing a deep dive every month on a Scandinavian-LaLiga theme, and first up is one of the biggest of all, Henrik Larsson. Whether you know him as Larsson, Henke, or the King of Kings, there's no doubt that the Swede is on…

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Imagine being a national hero, one of the greatest athletes to ever come around in the history of your entire sport. Imagine winning just about every single trophy you could possibly win over the course of a career that stretched almost twenty years. Now imagine that, at the end of it, one angry, ugly reaction became your most memorable legacy. Tha…

Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is back for our penultimate episode of the season and it's a busy one... – We look at Julen Lopetegui finally finding the right home at Sevilla who sealed Champions League football. – We take our best shot at guessing who is going to be relegated and who will survive, though we can't quite agree... – As for …

The 2007 Women’s World Cup was supposed to be a crash course between the defending champions, Germany, and the USA, whom the Germans had embarrassed in the semifinals of the previous World Cup. No one, however, told that to a 21-year-old, who turned the women’s game on its head by leading Brazil to a 4-0 victory over the USA, and announcing her arr…

Mohamed Salah was once considered a wash-out in English soccer, only managing 13 appearances for Chelsea. He had a bit more success in Italy with Roma, scoring 29 goals over two seasons. But, how did a good forward manage to turn himself into one of the world’s greatest stars, and break one of England’s toughest scoring records, the very next seaso…

If you need to make a bet on where the next generation of soccer superstars will come from, you’d best take a look at Germany, and soccer’s premier finishing school for young talent: Borussia Dortmund. Sancho is a rising English star and the best player on Dortmund right now, Haaland has set an unprecedented goal-scoring rate, Reyna is a 17-year-ol…

Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga podcast returns and there's plenty Nordic news to get stuck into amongst other things... – We look at Alexander Isak's goal scoring form and how he has already bettered both John Carew and Henrik Larsson's Spanish football stats, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic now in sight. – And we have the run-down on new Atlético Madrid…

Zlatan has long been known as one of soccer’s most eccentric and frustrating superstars. His inflated, egomaniacal branding presents a cartoonish version of what an athlete can be, and also ensured that he never stays with any one team for very long. But, he’ll always be in work, because sometimes he reminds us that he really can do the impossible.…

Sometimes, a great athlete’s career is so filled with moments that you couldn’t possibly choose one to sum the whole thing up. Megan Rapinoe, on the other hand, found a way. Even after a World Cup trophy and Olympic gold medals, with the eyes of the world watching her in Paris, Rapinoe stuck out her chin, propelled the USA through their French host…

LaLiga has barely been back and yet there's not much left to go, so this week's Bombazo has a lot of ground to cover: – Alex has a rant at the standard of refs in LaLiga who are getting it particularly wrong even by their usual level... – We both get excited about Villarreal's return to form as a team competing for the top four. – And get upset for…

For decades, if you knew one soccer player’s name, it was Pele’s. Even if you’re extent of soccer fandom is seeing “Kicking and Screaming” that one time, you’ve heard his name. And if you’ve dug into any footage or pictures of the man himself, you’ve undoubtedly seen him performing soccer’s most legendary move: the bicycle kick. Pelé didn’t invent …

In 2007, the two biggest soccer teams in the world met for another edition of one of soccer’s greatest rivalries: Barcelona vs Real Madrid, or El Clasico. Luckily for Barcelona, a certain tiny teenager in their starting XI took over the game and rescued the defending European champions, down a man, and out of time. How did Lionel Messi launch himse…

Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga podcast is back again and after doing our best to keep on top of the endless stream of Spanish football action we have plenty to discuss, including... – Is Real Sociedad's downward slide away from European football something that could have been predicted? Or is it just good old fashioned low confidence? – Celta's r…

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Episode 31 of Bombazo is a special one as we talk to one of our favourite football journalists and a man you should all be familiar with, Sid Lowe. Not only has Sid been the guy bringing Spanish football to an English speaking audience via The Guardian for as long as we can remember, he's also one of the hosts and people behind The Spanish Football…

LaLiga 2019-20 is finally back, and Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is back with it! We sit down for the first time in over two months to unpack the long-awaited restart to Spanish football, including... – What we think about the league returning without fans. – The winners and losers of the unexpected break, including why Lee expects Mart…

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The last time you heard from Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast we had just taken in Barcelona v Real Sociedad from the Camp Nou. Little did we know it was the last football we'd be watching live for a long time. In this special update we check in with a report on the differences in life in Spain and Sweden under Corona, reflect on the season…

Zlatan Ibrahimović is a football player, entrepreneur, and arguably one of the most successful Swedish personalities of all time. In this interview, we talk about how to prepare for success. This podcast is produced in collaboration with Zlatan Ibrahimović perfumes. Hosted by Konrad Olsson.

Episode 28 of Bombazo LaLiga Podcast marks a first in the series as both Lee and Alex are finally in the same location! We report live from the Camp Nou at Barcelona v Real Sociedad, hear from one of the stars (spoiler: he's Swedish), then break down all the fallout. On today's show... – Alex kicks us off by sharing her experience at one of Spanish…

It's the big one – or is it? Bombazo goes forensic on Real Madrid's 2-0 win over FC Barcelona in El Clásico. Talking points include... – Now it's clear the big game has lost a bit of its sheen, we get a nostalgic for the mighty Clásicos of old and ask whether LaLiga missed the opportunity to promote it properly internationally in those heady days. …

You had to wait, but Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is back and it's definitely great as MARTIN BRAITHWAITE SIGNED FOR BARÇA. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. – We look at how the Dane's signing for the Blaugrana played out, and Lee has a few words for some of the doubters who were quick to write him off as a failure before he kicked a ball. – And as…

Episode 25 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga podcast is here, and on a week where everyone in Spain was talking about a certain Swedish striker, we're on the ground in the thick of the action. – Alex reports back from seeing Alexander Isak eliminate Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey... then travelling north to watch him win a Basque derby with a …

Bonus Bombazo! Real Sociedad have just eliminated Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey, and it was Alexander Isak who conquered the Santiago Bernabéu with two goals, an assist, and yet another man of the match performance. So it was pretty handy that our very own Alex was at the stadium for the historic occasion. Alexandra sent us a special report fro…

We're in the second month of 2020 and incredibly, Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast continues to be made despite popular demands. This episode is a good 'un: – We rate the winter transfer window action in LaLiga. How Barcelona managed to sign nobody despite being willing to sign anybody. How Atlético messed up with Cavani, ended up with Carr…

Episode 23 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast comes with news of the biggest weekend for a Swede in LaLiga since Zlatan was at Barça, as Alexander Isak becomes Spain's top scoring player under the age of 21. – We look in detail at the striker situation at Anoeta where Willian José could be on the way out, but either way looks to have lost …

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Episode 22 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is fresh out the oven with plenty to unpack now that league football is back in Spain. – We look at Casemiro's outstanding attacking display in Real Madrid's win over Sevilla, and ponder whether the offensive side of his game is overlooked. Could he be unleashed in a new look Madrid midfield so…

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This week on Bombazo Lee and Alex are joined by special guest Morten Glinvad – Danish expert on all things LaLiga – for a bumper episode. We discuss... – The revamped Supercopa in all of its controversial glory. How Real Madrid came away the big winners in more ways than one, not least for reinforced Zinedine Zidane and once questioned Thibaut Cour…

In the first episode of 2020 Alex is joined by two guests. First Semra Hunter who you normally can see over on LaLiga TV. And then by Galician Dani Mendéz who is the pitch side reporter in San Sebastian and Eibar for LaLigaTV/Movistar. With Semra we discuss the following: – Martin Braithwaite only needed 4 min to score in 2020, how important is he …

In the final episode of Bombazo for 2019 we look back on the historic 2010-11 LaLiga season, a time when Mourinho's Real Madrid and Guardiola's Barcelona were at their peak, Unai Emery's Valencia and a resurgent Atlético Madrid were raising the standards behind them, and most importantly as far as we are concerned, two Swedes played in the same LaL…

Episode 18 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is here to round up the best weekend for Scandinavians in Spanish football this season. – We look back on Real Sociedad v FC Barcelona, where Martin Ødegaard stepped up and proved he can tangle with the best, and Alexander Isak got a huge goal to equalize for his team and make a claim to be a m…

Episode 17 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is holding an intervention to make sure Alex goes home instead of constantly travelling to watch football. Also: – After Joaquín became the oldest player ever to score a LaLiga hat-trick, we ask if he is even better in his late 30s than Ryan Giggs was? – Alex reports from her trip to the Santia…

Episode 16 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is here, and we kick off with the biggest game of the weekend, Atlético Madrid v FC Barcelona – With Marc-André Ter Stegen keeping Barcelona in the game for 45 minutes yet again, and Jan Oblak having a ropey season, is the German now the best goalkeeper in the world? – We discuss whether Diego …

Episode 15 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is fresh out of the oven boy is it a busy day. On the show: – We sign up for the Fede Valverde fanclub after the young Uruguayan stole the show from Martin Ødegaard in Real Madrid v Real Sociedad – Are Barcelona wasting a great generation of talent on a stale project that should have been ended…

Episode 14 of Bombazo is here and we have a huge amount to cover across both the international matches and forthcoming LaLiga games: – Martin Braithwaite bags two goals in two games including the strike that seals Denmark's place at Euro 2020. We reckon he would get 20 a season for a better LaLiga side. – The Robert Moreno-Luis Enrique Spain coachi…

Want to get into Spanish women’s football but don’t know where to start? We have the answer! Today on Bombazo, Alex is joined by special guest Elisa Revuelta, a journalist working with FIFA’s digital platforms focusing on women’s football and the Spanish women’s national team. Elisa gives us a detailed guide on: – The two giants of the Primera Divi…

Episode 12 of Bombazo is here and the LaLiga news is coming thick and fast. This week... – Just how crap are Barcelona, Atlético and Real Madrid? – Alexander Isak and Martin Ødegaard's Real Sociedad on the other hand, are very good. How good? Statistically their best team since the title challenge. – Do Barça need to go all out for yet another Dutc…

Episode 11 of Bombazo is here and just because a certain game wasn't played doesn't mean there's any less to talk about ... – Fresh from watching Alexander Isak score the winner for Real Sociedad and interviewing him post-match, Alex explains why he's already a hero in San Sebastián, and brings special audio evidence for the jury! – Dropping Diego …

Against all odds we've reached Episode 10 of Bombazo and this week there are an endless amount of talking points: – Why El Clásico being moved is good news for Real Madrid, but not great for Barcelona, just as the 'MSG' starts to click – Speaking of Madrid, we told you so. Zidane out? – Lee has a difference of opinion with Iker Casillas, who unknow…

It's the international break so today marks the debut of our special series Greatest Scandinavians where we look at the best players from the region to feature in Spanish football, and what better way to kick-off than with arguably the greatest Scandinavian footballer of all time, Michael Laudrup. With five LaLiga titles in a row, a key part in Bar…