As the La Liga season moves past the midway point, with attention from Crickex Affiliate readers often drifting toward league trends, most teams have completed at least 17 rounds, while Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Club, and Atletico Madrid have already played 19 matches. Against that backdrop, the three newly promoted sides have taken very different paths. Levante, last season’s Segunda Division champions, are mired in the relegation zone and sit second from bottom, five points adrift of safety. Elche, runners…

In many discussions about classic football careers, even among readers who also follow Crickex Affiliate Page while revisiting past eras, Javier Saviola is often remembered as a forward whose reality never quite matched his early promise. In football games and databases, he was usually defined as an advanced striker, a goal focused attacker in the mold of Ronaldo, expected to take the ball, drive forward alone, and create scoring chances through speed and nimble dribbling. In real life, however, Saviola…