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“Yellow Submarine”: How Villarreal football club rose from humble beginnings to European triumph

Shannon Chaffers digs into the history of the football club from Castellon that swept to glory in blur of yellow last month to make European history.

Referee Real Estate Empires: The unexplained wealth of Spain’s elite referees under the spotlight

AN anti-corruption spotlight has been shone on a cluster of top Spanish referees after a report revealed their sprawling property empires. Caught up in the...

Manchester United arrive on Spain’s Costa del Sol for warm weather camp

MANCHESTER United have been training in Marbella ahead of their game against Chelsea this weekend.

Why the European Super League Would Have Been Bad for La Liga

In just a short few days, the European Super League went from being announced to shelved and left for another day as the backlash...

EL CLASICO: 3,000 troops to police Spain’s most important football fixture as HUGE Catalan protests planned for Camp Nou

Fears of civil unrest caused the fixture, which was due to be played in October, to be rescheduled for this week

Neymar and co-defendants cleared of fraud over 2013 transfer to Spain’s Barcelona

A court has cleared footballer Neymar and his co-defendants in a fraud trial linked to his 2013 transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona. The...

SPAIN: Football superagent Fali Ramadani ‘laundered millions with fake transfers’ so he could buy yachts and property

A Maltese ‘gatekeeper’ tax adviser company was helping the agents and their criminal network

Jenni Hermoso files official complaint with the courts against Luis Rubiales over ‘non-consensual’ kiss

SPAIN'S World Cup soccer star Jenni Hermoso has filed an official complaint accusing suspended RFEF president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault. The complaint was lodged...

Will November Nations League Games Continue Key Trends?

On 14 and 17 November, Spain will resume UEFA Nations League action, taking on Switzerland and Germany, doing so after a shock 1-0 defeat...

Soccer’s world governing body FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales in Spanish sexist kissing scandal

FOOTBALL'S world governing body FIFA is launching disciplinary proceedings against Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales over Sunday's controversial kiss and other behaviour after...

From Arteta to Klopp: Football stars flock to Spain’s Mallorca

MALLORCA appears to be in vogue for the footballing giants of today. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was spotted playing a game of padel with PSV...

Boy gets Shinji Okazaki’s replica Malaga top in post, but only after the striker left the club

Simon Wilson gave his son the sport shirt for his sixth birthday, ordering it online, but the Japanese striker left the La Liga side just four weeks later, signing for SD Huesca

Atletico defeat Barcelona to set up all-Madrid derby in controversial Spanish Super Cup final

ATLETICO Madrid have beaten Barcelona 3-2 to reach the final of the controversial Spanish Super Cup.

WATCH: Spain’s Women’s World Cup dreams end as two penalties hand USA 2-1 victory in France

Spain felt aggrieved after Jill Ellis’ side were awarded a ‘soft’ second penalty via VAR, after Rose Lavelle went down in the box

Embattled ‘kisser’ Luis Rubiales could face sex assault charges as top prosecutors in Spain open probe

NATIONAL COURT prosecutors in Madrid have announced a preliminary investigation into suspended RFEF president Luis Rubiales' forced kiss on World Cup star player Jenni...

Move over Ukraine: Spain and Portugal have a new Moroccan darling in their bid to host 2030 World Cup

Morocco has announced it will join forces with Spain and Portugal to launch a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. The move would...

Wales wizard and Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale announces his retirement from football at the age of 33

Former Real Madrid star and Wales legend Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from club football at the age of 33. The four-times Champion’s League...

Laporte has come out of struggles a better player

Aymeric Laporte has endured an up-and-down career at Manchester City since his arrival at the club in 2017. City paid £50m for his services...

La Liga President sets the end of May as the earliest date for football to resume in Spain

LA Liga President, Javier Tebas has suggested that the earliest date football in Spain could resume would be the end of May.

“I AM BLESSED”: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi beats van Dijk and Ronaldo to win Ballon d’Or – full list...

"As my wife said, you must never stop dreaming but always work to improve and continue to enjoy"

England football fans pepper-sprayed by police in Spain’s Magaluf during Euro semi-final celebrations

ENGLISH football fans in Magaluf, celebrating the 2-1 semi-final victory over Denmark, were pepper-sprayed by local police in efforts to control the festivities, on...

Valencia lose again to Atalanta and get knocked out of the Champions League at the round of 16

VALENCIA have been knocked out of the Champions League, losing 8-4 on aggregate to Atalanta.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL: Booze, police, fan zones and everything else Tottenham and Liverpool fans in Madrid need to know

Drinking on the streets of Madrid is illegal and could see you arrested or fined

Carlo Ancelotti agrees two-year contract extension at Real Madrid

LA LIGA leaders Real Madrid have extended Carlo Ancelotti’s contract until 2026, putting paid to Brazil chasing him to become their new coach. Ancelotti had...

Gareth Bale not keen to return to Premier League, likely to finish career at Real Madrid

xGARETH Bale will likely finish his career at Real Madrid, his agent Jonathan Barnett has said.

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