LaLiga is taking the battle against piracy to the source and Google. The Spanish top flight recently claimed it wiped a heavy chunk of piracy websites in Spain. Javier Tebas, the league's chief executive, said LaLiga took down 58 apps that led to over 1 million illegal downloads of live games. Tebas said he and […]

With 380 La Liga games exclusively available to ESPN+ subscribers, the popular streaming service is a must-have for fans of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and other teams from Spain's top division. Currently, the service costs only $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year, but it's going up on August 23. If you sign up […]

Madrid (AFP) – The 2022/23 La Liga season kicks off this weekend with Real Madrid the reigning champions but Barcelona determined to dethrone their bitter rivals after an eye catching summer spending spree. AFP Sport looks at five of the most notable close-season transfers in the Spanish top flight: Aurelien Tchouameni – Monaco to Real […]

Madrid (AFP) – US video games giant Electronic Arts will replace Spanish bank Santander as the title sponsor of La Liga from summer 2023, the league announced on Tuesday. The sponsorship will be in the name of the company's EA Sports division. La Liga said in a statement that the deal would yield more than […]

Madrid (AFP) – Eden Hazard has undergone another operation on his troublesome right ankle, Real Madrid confirmed on Tuesday. As part of the surgery doctors removed a metallic plate in Hazard’s ankle, which had been installed in March 2020 to help the Belgian put an end to his injury problems in Spain. Hazard is expected […]

Vallecas (Spain) (AFP) – Joao Felix's superb pass set up Koke's winner as Atletico Madrid jumped to third in La Liga on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano. With Barcelona playing Real Madrid in the Clasico on Sunday, Atletico took advantage at Vallecas, their fifth consecutive victory giving them some breathing space in […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said on Saturday "the doors are open" to Lionel Messi. Xavi was speaking in a press conference ahead of the Clasico on Sunday, when Barca face La Liga leaders Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Messi has endured a disappointing season at Paris Saint-Germain although Barca's dire financial […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid's top scorer Karim Benzema will miss the Clasico against Barcelona and the upcoming France internationals with a calf injury, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday. Real enter the weekend 10 points clear at the top of La Liga. They are 15 points ahead of third-place Barcelona, who they host on […]

Madrid (AFP) – The Clasico on Sunday will likely have very little bearing on the current season for either Barcelona or Real Madrid — but it should set the tone for the next one. Atletico Madrid's limp title defence, Sevilla's late fade and Barca's miserable start have all helped ensure Real Madrid, now 10 points […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona continued their La Liga resurgence on Sunday by blowing away Osasuna, with Ferran Torres and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on target again in a 4-0 win at Camp Nou. Three goals in 14 minutes in the first half all but ended the match as a contest as Torres scored twice, the first a […]

Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Sevilla's fading La Liga title challenge could be over after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, giving Real Madrid the chance to move 10 points clear at the top of the table. Madrid will take their lead into double figures if they win away at […]

Madrid (AFP) – Spain's top football league announced Wednesday it has agreed in principle to sell 10 percent of its business to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for 2.7 billion euros ($3.2 billion), a welcome boost to clubs whose finances have taken a hit due to the pandemic. The deal, the first of its […]

Madrid (AFP) – Spain's top football league announced Wednesday it has agreed in principle to sell 10 percent of its business to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for 2.7 billion euros ($3.2 billion) to help finance long-term growth. The deal, the first of its type by a major European league, values La Liga at […]

After a delay of more than 90 days, Spain's LaLiga will return to action on Thursday, June 11 and will feature matches every day of the week until the season ends. LaLiga President Javier Tebas revealed the first seven days of fixtures today, which will include all of Spain's top division sides in action. Beginning […]

Seven days since Comcast Xfinity pulled the plug and removed beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español from its programming, there appears to be no resolution in sight to bring the two channels back that have exclusive rights to LaLiga, Ligue 1 and the Turkish Super Lig. With LaLiga's new season scheduled to begin on […]