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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Jose Enrique Loves Newcastle....You can too! Learn English in Newcastle


Jose Enrique, Newcastle and Spanish footballer loves Newcastle. Read the article below to find out why. You can find out for yourself why Newcastle is such a great place. El Centro de Ingles can arrange for you to learn English there with an internationally recognised organisation. Contact us for more details.

Jose Enrique is so happy to have stayed at Newcastle United Football Club last summer that he is already contemplating the possibility of spending the rest of his career in Newcastle.

Enrique has developed into an outstanding left-back during his time at Newcastle and is arguably the best full-back playing outside of the Premier League. His performances this season – and at the end of the last – have established the former Spanish Under-21 international as a crowd favourite at St James’ Park (Newcastle's stadium) and the former Villareal prospect has responded by claiming he never wants to leave.

At 24, Enrique, in theory, still has his best years ahead of him, but he has formed a strong bond with the city and its football club during his three years in English football.

“I’m so happy I decided to stay at Newcastle in the summer,” said Enrique.

“I know we are only in the Championship (Segunda), but I love the city and the club. All the foreign players hate the weather here, but it’s not just Newcastle, it’s England. I’m really settled here and I have no desire to go back to Spain. I’m happy at Newcastle, in England and in this team.

“In my three seasons here I know the fans like me and I love that. That is more important for me than anything else, more important than trophies and cups.”

Enrique is not the first foreign import to fall in love with the club and the city it calls home and it is clear Enrique’s words are not empty pledges of loyalty

He added: “I know it will be difficult for us to win something. I would like that very much, but the biggest thing for me is to enjoy playing football and to be happy. I have that at Newcastle and I don’t want to let that go. I could stay here for the rest of my career because of the warmth I feel. It is unbelievable when the fans sing my name, you know you are playing well when that happens.

“I want to play well for the fans and the club. I say thank you all the time. To come over from Spain and to be so liked by the people here. It makes me very proud.

“The fans in England are very different to Spain. The fans love football here. Spain is a good league, but all the Spanish players prefer playing here I think. I want to stay here, I don’t want to go back to Spain.”

Monday, March 15, 2010

Modern Spain...in English (Magazine Article)


Very interesting link, spoken in very clear English. The article talks about Spain in the modern world.

Monocle's photographers, editors and writers travelled the length and breadth of Spain for our national survey. Along the way they sampled its food, culture and transport and scouted out the businesses, brands and services that are leading the country into its new status as a business hub for southwest Europe