The Pride of Vallekas

Every time he was destined to fail, he did not. Every time he had to take a step back, he was back where he began... Guardiola was a product of Lorca Deportiva CF's youth system, and made his debuts as a senior in the 2009-10 season, in the Tercera. In the summer of 2010, he signed with Segunda B club Jumilla. It was his first Segunda B season - and it ended with relegation, with Guardiola playing less than 1200 minutes. It looked as if Sergi Guardiola would be consigned to the Tercera - and his February 2012 move to CF La Nucía in the same tier was a clear indication of that. But miraculously, in August of the same year he was given his second shot in the Segunda B with Ontinyent. But once again, he barely got game time - playing just 1059 minutes - and moved to fellow league team Getafe B in January 2013. Once again, he was back in the Tercera. And once again, he bounced back - scoring nine goals with Novelda in the 2013-14 season and earning a move to Segunda B side Eldens...

So Zozulya has officially terminated his contract with Rayo and returned to Betis, where he can't play (but is allowed to sign for a fourth club outside Spain), and the relegation battle has never been tighter at this stage since the 1971-72 Segunda, with four points separating the bottom eight teams. And Marca cited the season incorrectly as the 1970-71 Segunda (read it here ): Yes, it was an innocent mistake. But the fact that it was Marca makes it really, really funny. Because I've been working on some other long-form pieces I almost don't want to post today. However, I was trying to find something quick to write about and....realized that there are no shortcuts. Quality content or no content at all. All or nothing.  So I focused on adding to a previous article on Spanish football politicians, given how much I love politics and football. And while updating a previous article is far less interesting than creating a new one and clicking "Publish", at...