Following their Champions League exit on Wednesday, Real Madrid’s season is all but over with four matches still to be played. Barcelona have already wrapped up the LaLiga title, meaning that second place is the best that Los Blancos can hope for. Despite this, Carlo Ancelotti, speaking in his pre-match …
Read More »FIFA’s Infantino asks Premier League and LaLiga to release players for World Cup qualifiers
The English Premier League and Spain’s LaLiga should release players for World Cup qualifiers next month to “preserve and protect sporting integrity”, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday. While the Premier League has refused to release players headed to countries on the United Kingdom’s ‘red list’ due to strict …
Read More »Preview – Real Madrid is 90 minutes away from securing the La Liga title
Real Madrid is 90 minutes away from securing the La Liga title. A victory over Villarreal will hand Los Blancos their first league triumph since 2017. Real Madrid is on the cusp of claiming only their second league title in eight years. Real Madrid is four points ahead of rivals …
Read More »Mallorca vs Barcelona: Setien offers updates ahead of the first game back.
With Barcelona gearing up for their Spanish Primera Division showdown with Mallorca, manager Quique Setien has offered updates on the fitness of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. The Blaugrana’s South American duo have been under the spotlight due to their injury concerns but the Camp Nou gaffer has made positive …
Read More »Lionel Messi chases 11th La Liga title as Spanish football resumes
“Our duty was to come back prepared for this moment. It was tough, but we’ve made it.” That is how La Liga president Javier Tebas describes the return of the top division of Spanish soccer. Spain has recorded a total of over 240,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including over 27,000 …
Read More »Spain set to finish soccer season without fans in stadiums
Soccer matches and other sports events in Spain will take place in empty venues at least until the end of the summer, the mayor of Madrid said Saturday. José Luis Martínez-Almeida told the Onda Cero radio station that the coronavirus pandemic likely “won’t be under control” by then for events …
Read More »Barcelona sign Brazilian midfielder Matheus Fernandes
Fernandes will sign a five-year contract that will take him up to the end of the 2024-25 season and his buyout clause is set at 300 million euros. FC Barcelona has confirmed a deal after reaching an agreement with Palmeiras for Matheus Fernandes, who will join the Spanish club over …
Read More »Lionel Messi hits 50 goals for the 9th time in 10 years.
Lionel Messi may have turned 32 in 2019 but he shows no signs of slowing down. On Saturday afternoon, the Ballon d’Or winner scored his 50th goal for club and country in the calendar year during Barcelona’s 4-1 win against Alaves at the Camp Nou. Ernesto Valverde’s side was stuttering …
Read More »Barcelona is La Liga champion for the 26th time after Lionel Messi heroics against Levante.
Lionel Messi fittingly scored the goal which ensured Barcelona retained their LaLiga title with a 1-0 win over struggling Levante. The Argentina international, rested for the first half as coach Ernesto Valverde had one eye on next week’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool, scored his 34th league goal …
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