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Dermot Corrigan

Dermot Corrigan is an Irish freelance journalist based in Madrid, who writes about football at When Saturday Comes, Iberosphere, the Sunday Business Post and dermotcorrigan.com. Follow him on Twitter

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A bright future beckons for Real Sociedad

18 February 2012 | Dermot Corrigan

A judgement about the effectiveness of Real Sociedad's focus on youth depends largely on whether or not their kids can play. The evidence would appear to suggest they can.

The yawning window

03 February 2012 | Dermot Corrigan

It was a pretty dull transfer window in Spain, with none of the drama of the previous year. Dermot Corrigan runs his rule over the moves that did eventually happen.

In defence of Madrid’s Fábrica

22 January 2012 | Dermot Corrigan

It's easy (and correct) to laud the success of Barcelona's La Masía academy. But is Madrid's youth system actually quite underrated?

The Rayo Vallecano soap opera

13 January 2012 | Dermot Corrigan

While most Spanish clubs were resting over their winter break, Rayo Vallecano was in its usual state of turmoil and they remain deep in the financial mire...

Champions for Africa

26 December 2011 | Dermot Corrigan

This Thursday the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia hosts the fourth annual fundraising Champions for Africa game, organised by Sevilla's Frédéric Kanouté.

Atletico and Valencia on the move…

16 December 2011 | Dermot Corrigan

New stadiums for Atletico Madrid and Valencia could go some way to helping both clubs bridge the gap between themselves and the big two...

Form is temporary, Messi is permanent

09 December 2011 | Dermot Corrigan

Much has been made of Real Madrid's recent form ahead of Saturday's Clásico, but Lionel Messi is the ultimate difference-maker...

Dark days ahead for Racing Santander…

03 December 2011 | Dermot Corrigan

Héctor Cúper has resigned as coach of Racing Santander and one of the founder-members of La Liga are experiencing dark days...

Mel’s Betis

26 November 2011 | Dermot Corrigan

After a good start to the season, things have gone wrong for Pepe Mel's Real Betis side and it's not hard to see why if you look at their dismal recent scoring record.

Ramos enjoying life in the centre

18 November 2011 | Dermot Corrigan

Being dropped earlier in the season turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Sergio Ramos. The Spaniard has been in imperious recent form at the heart of Real Madrid's defence.

Spain’s second-tier superclash

11 November 2011 | Dermot Corrigan

There may be no La Liga action this weekend, but in the Segunda Division Deportivo welcome Celta Vigo to the Riazor for the sell-out clash of the season so far.