Football in Spain

La Liga - the Spanish equivalent to the Premier League - is one of the best in Europe and includes great teams such as Valencia. The atmosphere at Spanish games is brilliant! You might want to try and catch your favourite players at Real Madrid or perhaps you would rather support one of the local teams like Murcia or Torrevieja. (www.fctorrevieja.com/history.html) The people of Torrevieja have a real passion for sport generally not just football.

Check out fixtures, information about ticket sales, results and much more at: www.soccer-spain.com

Football Academy

There is a fantastic football academy in Costa Blanca South in the town of Pilar de la Horadada and another in Nerja.

Charlton Athletic European Soccer School was launched by Addicks first-team manager Alan Curbishley in May 2004 and runs courses for children between 6 and 16.

If you have a budding footballer in the family you might want to contact the academy via their site or with the following details – David Green 0034 966 786 729 europeansoccerschool@msn.com

There are some great properties to be found near the academy in Pilar de la Horadada both in the town and down by the coast of Mil Palmeras – it’s a very Spanish area with some excellent schools locally.

Have a look at some of the property you can find in the Pilar de la Horadada area.