Tag: football
Shock departure for coach who secured top La Liga soccer for Spain’s Costa Blanca two days earlier
ELCHE'S coach Pacheta has left the club after booking a return to La Liga's Primera division on Sunday night in a play-off...
Former Malaga and Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini appointed as new Real Betis boss
MANUEL Pellegrini has been appointed as the new Real Betis manager.
Valencia manager Albert Celades sacked after only nine months in charge, while sporting director resigns
VALENCIA manager, Albert Celades has been sacked, with the club’s sporting director resigning immediately after as well.
EA signs new 10 year deal for Spanish football with La Liga
VIDEO game giants Electronic Arts Inc have extended their licencing contract with La Liga until 2030, allowing them to retain exclusive access...
Barcelona win court case against Neymar, Brazilian star ordered to pay €6.7 million
BARCELONA have won a court case against their former player Neymar, with the Brazilian ordered to pay the Spanish club €6.7 million.
Champions League knockout stages dates set, as part of ‘final eight’ format in Lisbon
THE Champions League will be completed in Lisbon as part of a ‘final eight’ format, UEFA has announced.
Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale defends his love of golf after latest round of criticism from Spanish...
GARETH Bale has defended his love of golf and rejects the criticism hurled at him by the Spanish press.
Real Madrid and Spanish national team football legend, Iker Casillas withdraws application for presidency of Spanish FA
IKER Casillas has withdrawn his application to be President of Spain’s Football Federation.
Spain’s La Liga returns tonight, with at least one match a day for the next two weeks
LA Liga has been suspended for more than three months, but tonight, Spanish football returns to our television screens.
Spain’s La Liga turns to virtual football fans and FIFA 20 video game to recreate atmosphere in empty stands
SPAIN’S La Liga has turned to the world of video games to liven up its matches when the season restarts behind closed...
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.
Atletico Madrid star and Spanish international, Diego Costa sentenced to six months in prison for tax fraud, but will...
DIEGO Costa has been sentenced to six months in prison for tax fraud, but will avoid a jail term.
Spanish football will resume a day early, with the second half of an abandoned match due to offensive chants
FOOTBALL in Spain is due to resume a day early, with the second half of an abandoned match, it has been announced.
Atletico Madrid star and Spanish international, Diego Costa is set to face trial next week for tax fraud
DIEGO Costa is set to face trial next week for tax fraud, it has been announced.
La Liga’s 2020-21 season will begin on September 12, just two weeks after the rumoured date for the Champions...
LA Liga’s 2020-21 season will begin on September 12, it has been announced.
Spanish Government gives La Liga green light to resume from June 8
LA Liga has been allowed to resume behind closed doors from June 8.
Villarreal and Getafe deny any involvement with match fixing as part of Operation Oikos in last season’s La Liga
VILLARREAL and Getafe have both denied any involvement with match fixing in last season’s La Liga.
Spain’s La Liga to use coronavirus video surveillance ahead of Sevilla-Betis derby
LA Liga has announced that it will use high tech video analysis technology to stop the spread of coronavirus when the season...
Getafe will renew all season tickets for free for next season
GETAFE has vowed to renew all season tickets for free for next season, following the COVID-19 crisis.
Women’s football season in Spain cancelled, with Barcelona crowned champions and Espanyol staying up despite not winning a single...
THE Women’s Primera Division season has been cancelled due to coronavirus.
Barcelona players undergoing coronavirus tests at their training ground today, ahead of a return to training
BARCELONA players are set to have COVID-19 tests today at their training ground, before returning to training.
Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad agree to postpone Copa del Rey final until next season, in order to have...
ATHLETIC Bilbao and Real Sociedad have agreed to postpone the Copa del Rey final until next season due to coronavirus.
Atletico Madrid star, Kieran Trippier, charged by the FA over alleged breaches of betting rules
ATLETICO Madrid defender, Kieran Trippier, has been charged by the FA over alleged breaches of betting rules.
Former Barcelona star and Spanish international, Cesc Fabregas offers to defer his entire Monaco salary for four months due...
CESC Fabregas has offered to defer his entire Monaco salary for four months during the coronavirus crisis.
Former Liverpool star and one of Spain’s most recognisable sports broadcasters, Michael Robinson, dies aged 61
FORMER Liverpool footballer and one of Spain’s most recognisable sports broadcasters, Michael Robinson, has died at the age of 61.
The Spanish Government will allow football clubs to conduct COVID-19 tests so that the season can eventually resume
THE Government will allow football clubs to conduct coronavirus tests so that the season can eventually resume, it has been announced.
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