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Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey signs for Spain’s Villarreal – despite UK court appearance over sexual offence charges

FORMER Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has signed for La Liga club Villarreal – despite a UK court appearance this week over sexual offences allegedly committed

8 Aug, 2025 @ 14:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Entertainment giants Disney set to stream Spanish football matches in UK

AMERICAN media giants Disney are in advanced talks to broadcast Spanish top-flight football matches in the UK and Ireland. Currently, pay-television company Premier Sports are

7 Aug, 2025 @ 15:55

Entertainment·Lead·Sport

WATCH: Violent scenes as football hooligans clash during pre-season friendly in Spain’s Canary Islands

THIS is the shocking moment dozens of Spanish football hooligans ran riot at a pre-season friendly in the Canary Islands. Video footage posted on social

4 Aug, 2025 @ 15:19

Canary Islands·Lead·Sport

Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey to join Villarreal in Spain’s La Liga – despite upcoming UK court appearance over rape charge

FORMER Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey is set to join Villarreal this week, according to reports – despite an upcoming appearance at a UK court after

4 Aug, 2025 @ 14:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Brit exodus to Spain continues as Barcelona sign Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford

MARCUS Rashford has become the latest British football star to move to Spain after the 27-year-old completed a season-long loan move to Catalan giants Barcelona.

24 Jul, 2025 @ 12:43

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Barcelona delay return to Camp Nou again – just three weeks after announcing homecoming date

SUPPORTERS of FC Barcelona will have to wait even longer to roar on their side at the Camp Nou after the club suspended its return

19 Jul, 2025 @ 18:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

From Marbella to Madrid: The Costa del Sol’s original guiri signs for Real in €60m deal

DEAN Huijsen, a Dutch-born Spanish international who spent his childhood on the Costa del Sol, will join Real Madrid this summer after the Spanish giants

19 May, 2025 @ 16:18

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Sport

WATCH: Car ploughs through crowd of football fans in Barcelona – at least 15 injured

AT least 15 football supporters have been injured after a car drove through a crowd prior to last night’s crunch Catalan derby between Espanyol and

16 May, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Brazil appoint Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti as new national coach: Xabi Alonso lined up as replacement

CARLO Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after agreeing a deal to become the new national head coach of Brazil.

12 May, 2025 @ 16:18

Lead·Madrid·Sport

WATCH: Clueless French tourists ask football superstar Lamine Yamal to take their photo

AS one of the best football players in the world, 17-year-old Spanish sensation Lamine Yamal is no stranger to posing for photos with fans. What

12 May, 2025 @ 15:40

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·Lead·Sport

Mercurial Mbappe sends a message to La Liga

KYLIAN Mbappe sent a warning sign on Saturday to Real Madrid’s opponents and his doubters. After a seemingly slow start to his La Liga career,

27 Jan, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Sport

Real Madrid becomes world’s first football club to get €1 billion into its coffers during a single year

REAL Madrid has become the world’s first football club to earn over €1 billion of revenue in a single year. After winning La Liga and

23 Jan, 2025 @ 11:10

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Three Valencia supporters who shouted racist abuse at Real Madrid's Vinicius apologise before a court in Spain

Football fan in Spain’s Mallorca who racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr escapes jail with suspended sentence

A REAL Mallorca fan who racially abused the Real Madrid star Vinicus Jr has been handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence. The unnamed man, who

28 Sep, 2024 @ 09:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Sport

Spanish footballer is fined €6,000 for groping a woman’s breasts while she was dressed in a mascot costume

A SPANISH footballer has avoided jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman dressed as a rival team’s mascot. Hugo Mallo, 33, has

12 Sep, 2024 @ 16:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Outrage as two football teams in Spain adopt ‘dynamic pricing’ for tickets – just days after Oasis reunion debacle

SUPPORTERS of Valencia and Celta Vigo have expressed outrage after their clubs vowed to introduce so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ for tickets – just days after a

6 Sep, 2024 @ 14:35

Entertainment·Lead·Sport

Hilarious moment Brit footballer is gifted a bottle of aftersun by young fans in Spain following his debut with Las Palmas

YOUNG supporters of Las Palmas gave their new star striker a surprising gift to celebrate his debut for the club last weekend – a bottle

22 Aug, 2024 @ 13:17

Canary Islands·Lead·Sport

Watch: Conor Gallagher practices his Spanish in front of thousands of Atletico Madrid fans after his €40m move to the club

ENGLAND midfielder Conor Gallagher surprised thousands of Atletico Madrid fans with his language skills after he spoke Spanish at his official unveiling following his €40m

22 Aug, 2024 @ 12:27

Lead·Madrid·Sport·Video

New Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praises youngsters including new sensation Lamine Yamal at official Nou Camp presentation

HANSI Flick was officially presented as Barcelona coach on Thursday at a news conference alongside Barca president, Joan Laporta. The former Germany and Bayern Munich

25 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

Barcelona·Lead

WATCH: Thousands of football fans swarm Costa del Sol Airport at 5am – after Malaga CF dramatically secured promotion to Spain’s Segunda Division

THOUSANDS of Malaga CF fans descended on Costa del Airport in the early hours of Sunday morning to welcome home their players hours after the

23 Jun, 2024 @ 17:47

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Sport

Girona could be kicked out of the Champions League despite record-breaking season: UEFA warns Manchester City owners must reduce their stake in Spanish club

SPANISH football club Girona could be kicked out of next season’s UEFA Champions League thanks to their relationship with reigning champions Manchester City. The City

15 May, 2024 @ 13:23

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Spain’s racism problem in football is laid bare: British star Jude Bellingham says black players ‘almost get used to being abused’ while playing in the country – following string of recent incidents

REAL Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham has called on football’s authorities ‘to do more’ to tackle racism in the sport amid a string of

18 Apr, 2024 @ 11:49

Lead·Sport

La Liga’s Vox-voting boss insists Spain is ‘NOT racist’, despite rising abuse inside football grounds

LA Liga president Javier Tebas has claimed that Spain is less racist than ‘any other country’, despite a rise in racist abuse inside football grounds.

22 Mar, 2024 @ 12:13

Lead·Sport

Former La Liga player faces sexual assault trial in Spain for ‘inappropriately touching a mascot wearing a parakeet costume’

FORMER La Liga player Hugo Mallo will go on trial this summer after being charged with inappropriately touching a female mascot before a match in

31 Jan, 2024 @ 17:08

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News·Sport

From Liverpool to Malaga: Meet the former England international who has joined a fifth-tier football club in Spain – after discovering it during a holiday to the Costa del Sol

FIFTH-TIER Spanish football side Malaga City have announced a surprising new addition to their staff, with former Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur star Steven Caulker joining

17 Jan, 2024 @ 13:17

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Sport

Carlo Ancelotti agrees to contract extension at Real Madrid

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

29 Dec, 2023 @ 16:05

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist abuse by Valencia football fans in Spain

Real Madrid star Vinicius questioned by judge over racist ‘monkey chants’ by Valencia football fans in Spain

REAL MADRID striker Vinicius was questioned for around 40 minutes on Thursday by a judge investigating racist insults directed at him during his side’s La

5 Oct, 2023 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News·Sport·Valencia