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Kick Off for Legends, The Home of Football

FOR football memorabilia, history and immersive 4D experiences head to a new museum in Madrid dedicated to the beautiful game. LEGENDS Home of Football opens...

Spain’s La Liga wants powers to shut stadiums and ban supporters over racism

THE LA LIGA president says racism in top-flight Spanish football could be cut within six months if it was granted enough power to take...

Police arrest four men for hanging dummy of Real Madrid player Vinicius from bridge in Spain

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested four men suspected of hanging a dummy of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior from a Madrid area bridge in...

Real Madrid forward Vinicius calls La Liga and Spain ‘racist’ after racial insults from fans at Spain’s Valencia

REAL MADRID'S Vinicius Jr has called LaLiga and Spain racist after receiving racial slurs from the stands in Sunday's one-nil defeat at Valencia's Mestalla...

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...

FC Barcelona legend Sergio Busquets to leave Spain this summer as Saudi Arabia beckons

SERGIO BUSQUETS will leave FC Barcelona this summer, ending an 18-year association with the La Liga club. The 34-year-old midfielder, who joined Barca's youth team...

Malaga CF owner Sheikh Al-Thani vows ‘never’ to put the club he has run into the ground up for...

SHEIKH Abdullah Al-Thani is not one to shy away from social media, but his stance on the ownership of Malaga CF has been consistent...

Watch: Spain’s riot police involved in scuffles with Peruvian national football team after not recognising players

MEMBERS of Peru’s national football team were involved in scuffles with Spanish riot police on Monday evening, as they tried to leave their hotel...

French woman arrested in Spain after brandishing revolver at children’s football game

A FRENCH woman was arrested on Friday in the Madrid city of Alcobendas after she brandished a revolver during a children’s football game.  The incident...

Malaga FC’s ownership nightmare might just be coming to an end – but how have other Spanish football clubs...

THERE may be light at the end of the tunnel for longsuffering malagueños, whose team football Malaga FC are four points adrift of safety...

UEFA to investigate FC Barcelona over alleged payments to refereeing official to influence decisions

UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has opened an investigation into FC Barcelona over a growing scandal involving alleged multi-million-euro payments made...

Tensions between Barca and Madrid stars after El Clasico see two groups train apart for Spain

SPANISH players from Barca and Real Madrid have been kept apart at training for the national team after a testy El Clasico match this...

Liverpool fans try to skip out on €2,200 bar bill in central Madrid

TWO LIVERPOOL fans in Madrid for today’s Champions League game against Real Madrid have been arrested after running up a €2,200 bar bill and...

Spain’s government joins legal action against Barcelona over referee consultant cash

THE government's Sports Council is to join the legal action against FC Barcelona over €8.4 million of payments made to a refereeing consulant. The cash...

Spain and Portugal could include Morocco in 2030 World Cup hosting bid

SPAIN and Portugal's candidacy to host the 2030 World Cup may end up including a third country: Morocco.  The Spanish and Portuguese Football Federations are...

Spain’s Sergio Ramos ends international football career following ‘dropping’ by coach

VETERAN Spanish footballer Sergio Ramos' international days are over after being told by the recently-appointed national coach that he did not figure in his...

Tributes paid and body returned of footballer Christian Atsu following news of his death in tragic earthquake

THE body of former Premier league and Malaga star, Christian Atsu, was returned to Ghana on Sunday as announced by their Ministry of Foreign...

Prosecutor probes €1.4 million payment made to refereeing official by FC Barcelona in Spain

A prosecutor is investigating FC Barcelona over €1.4 million in fees paid to a top refereeing official between 2016 and 2019. The La Liga club...

First La Liga footballer in Spain comes out as gay

GETAFE'S Jakub Jankto has become the first current La Liga player in Spain to say publicly that he's gay. The 27-year-old Czech international winger is...

Ex-Malaga footballer pulled out from rubble after horror Turkey earthquake

By Nadia McDonald Former Malaga, Chelsea and Newcastle footballer, Christian Atsu has been found alive amongst the rubble after Turkey’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The Ghanaian footballer,...

Up and coming footballer dies suddenly, collapses on football pitch in Spain

An up and coming footballer has died suddenly after he collapsed on a football pitch in Spain. Nigerian Hadi Ado Bala fell to the...

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...

Thirteen-year-old boy drops dead during Youth League football match in Spain’s Malaga

A 13-year-old boy died suddenly while playing in a youth league football match in Málaga on Sunday.  The game was quickly stopped as soon as...

Spain sacks coach Luis Enrique after shock World Cup exit to Morocco

LUIS Enrique has paid the price of Spain's shock World Cup last-16 defeat to Morocco. The 52-year-old coach has been sacked after a poor performance...

Police put on alert ahead of Spain-Morocco World Cup clash

SPANISH police are reportedly on alert ahead of possible altercations tomorrow related to the World Cup last-16 match between Spain and Morocco. Disturbances were...

Schoolteacher in Spain’s Mallorca gets death threats after demanding students remove Spain flag from classroom

A SCHOOLTEACHER in the Balearic island of Mallorca has been receiving death threats after she ordered a class of students to remove a Spain...

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