Tag: La Liga
Spain’s Interior Ministry tries to crack down on racism in sport with new guidelines
SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has established a protocol in the case of racist incidents at sports matches, and which will be applied not just inside...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mallorca fans in Spain racially abuse Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr for the second time in 12 months
Real Mallorca fans shamefully subjected Real Madrid football player Vinicius Jr to racist abuse for the second time in a year during their 1-0...
Spain’s La Liga rails against England’s Premier League for ‘cheating’ after €1 billion January transfer mega splurge
La Liga chiefs have slammed the Premier League for ‘cheating’ after an insane January transfer window that saw English clubs splurge almost €1 billion.
La...
Barcelona and Spanish international star Gerard Pique awaits his last match this weekend
BARCELONA'S La Liga match with Almeria at the Nou Camp on Saturday will have an extra poignancy for Barca fans as long-serving defender Gerard...
Valencia CF in Spain unveils plan to finish off abandoned new stadium project that started in 2007
PLANS to finally complete Valencia CF's Nou Mestalla stadium have been unveiled which could seat up to 70,000 spectators and have a solar-powered roof.
Valencia's...
Gareth Bale calls time on Real Madrid career in Spain’s La Liga
GARETH BALE'S nine year stint in Spain has come to an end.
The Welshman bade farewell to Real Madrid after notching up 258 appearances in...
TV football pirates hit by police raids to stop illegal screenings of La Liga matches in Spain
THE Policia Nacional have arrested 166 people in a big push against illegal football match screenings in hospitality establishments across Spain.
Those detained were business...
La Liga player Santi Mina gets four-year prison term for raping woman inside camper van in Spain’s Almeria
LA LIGA footballer Santi Mina has been given four years in prison after raping a woman in 2017.
The Celta Vigo player, 26, has also...
Football war in Spain as Barcelona and Real Madrid go to court over La Liga’s €2 billion investment deal
BARCELONA and Real Madrid have been joined by Athletic Bilbao in launching a legal fight against La Liga's recently approved deal with a private...
Xavi introduced as new Barcelona coach to over 9,000 fans at the Nou Camp in Spain
EX-BARCELONA player Xavi Hernadez was offically unveiled as the club's new coach at the Nou Camp stadium this Monday.
He replaces Ronald Koeman, who was...
Barcelona legend Xavi is returning as coach to his former club in Spain
FORMER Barcelona star Xavi Hernandez will be the La Liga club's new coach.
Xavi,41, has been in charge of Qatari club Al Sadd since 2019...
Gary Lineker making a return to Spain’s La Liga
ENGLAND legend and top TV pundit Gary Lineker has become the most recent signing to the latest project from La Liga.
The former Leicester, Spurs...
Barcelona president blames La Liga salary caps for Lionel Messi leaving the Spanish club
FC BARCELONA have revealed that they could not keep star striker Lionel Messi due to La Liga's salary limit rules.
Barca president, Joan Laporta, said...
La Liga in Spain set for massive €2.7 billion windfall in CVC equity firm deal
PRIVATE equity firm CVC has agreed a big €2.7 billion deal 'in principle' with La Liga which will see the investors get 10% of...
Football fans in Spain will be able to return to stadiums to watch La Liga soccer next season
FOOTBALL fans in Spain will be able to return to stadiums 'en-masse' when the new La Liga season starts this August.
Health Minister, Carolina Darias,...
Why was Sergio Ramos left out of Spain’s Euro 2020 squad?
FOOTBALL fans were left stunned after the veteran defender Sergio Ramos was left out Luis Enrique's Euro 2020 Spain squad.
Many were surprised by the...
Part-time football club on the Costa Blanca becomes the first to be listed on Spain’s stock exchange
AN Alicante area football club will be the first in Spain to be listed on the national stock exchange.
The news came after Sant Joan-based...