The first third of La Liga's season has been a topsy-turvy ride, though you wouldn't necessarily know if by looking at the top of the table. At the summit, Barcelona have continued their excellence despite the absence of Lionel Messi for large portions of the season. Of course, much of this is due to the […]

The Spanish league announced on Wednesday that it has agreed a domestic television deal worth a minimum 2.65 billion euros ($2.8 billion, £1.86 billion) for the next three seasons. A subsidiary of telecommunications giant Telefonica, Movistar, will have first choice of one match from each round of fixtures for 250 million euros a season. Meanwhile, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Spanish soccer clubs have reduced their huge debt with the country's tax authorities by over 50 percent in the past two years, a report by the league and the country's sports council said on Friday. The debt to the tax authorities has dropped from a high of 650 million euros in 2013 […]

After a hectic final day, the European transfer window is finally closed, and fans around the globe can stop with the incessant refreshing of Gianluca Di Marzio’s Twitter page. Needless to say the “silly season” surely lived up to the hype this year, with ‘technology mishaps’ in particular playing a staring role. The David De […]

Real Madrid 2-6 Barcelona, May 2, 2009 Throughout the storied history of Clasico matches, the number five is symbolic. There’s a host of occasions when one of the sides has scored an quintuple of goals—a manita—in a show of resounding dominance against the other. So you can imagine how significant it was when in 2009, […]

For well over a decade, PokerStars have been the Barcelona of the poker world. Negreanu being the Lionel Messi of the game. Liv Boeree the Romario. Ronaldo the, well, Ronaldo. So it’s no surprise that the world renowned brand are all set to make their way into another market – sports betting. The sports betting […]

Today's episode of Soccer Morning features guests Eric Gomez and David Cartlidge to discuss Liga MX and La Liga respectively. Hosted by Jason Davis and produced by Trevor Hayward, Soccer Morning features interviews with prominent journalists, players and coaches in addition to taking listener calls. Also, vote for Soccer Morning at podcastawards.com. You can listen […]

The Copa del Rey has provided some intense moments in recent times, including Gareth Bale’s last gasp winner in the 2014 final, and Miranda’s header in extra time in the 2013 final. Despite the quality of the latter stages of the competition, a trend has repeated itself over and over again in the competition. The […]

As the La Liga season looks to get into full swing, we take a look at the opening weekend match-ups and how the teams could fare as the season goes on. Malaga v. Athletic Bilbao Malaga will look to start their season off on the right foot after a disappointing 11th place finish this past […]

Segunda B side La Cultural Leonesa have released photos of their new tuxedo-themed strip on social media. This kit it not a joke. Spanish media is reporting that officials at the club are saying that the response thus far on social media has been positive regarding the new uniform. The initial intent was for team […]

Atletico Madrid defeated Elche to take a four-point lead over Barcelona, who ended their losing streak with a win over Athletic Bilbao. Real Madrid trail their city neighbours by six points, but have a game in hand as their match with Valladolid was postponed ahead of their Champions League semi-final with Bayern Munich this Wednesday. […]

Barcelona slumped to defeat at Granada and both Madrid sides took full advantage to pile more pressure on Barca and their coach Tata Martino. Real Madrid’s emphatic victory over Almeria and Atletico’s win at Getafe mean Los Colchoneros are three points ahead of Los Blancos and four clear of La Blaugrana. A below par […]

FIFA hit FC Barcelona with a ban that forbids Barcelona from participating in the next two transfer windows, after an investigation alleged the club breached regulations relating to the registration and acquisition of foreign players less than 18 years of age. If the ban stands, it means Barcelona cannot make any new transfer signings until […]

Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid all registered wins at the weekend as the Primera Liga title race in Spain looks set to go right to the wire. Atletico were victorious in Bilbao, Barca won the Catalan derby and Los Blancos hammered Rayo Vallecano. Atletico Madrid remain on top of La Liga after coming from […]

Real Madrid beat Elche to go three points clear at the top of La Liga, as Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both succumbed to Basque opposition. Barca were well-beaten by Real Sociedad while Atletico were humbled at Osasuna. The title race is poised to take another twist next weekend when Los Blancos visit the Vicente Calderon. […]