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/ 1329 days agoBarcelona wins first leg of the Copa del Rey Clasico in Madrid
Following two defeats in all competitions, Barcelona picked up a massive win at Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey first leg. The 1-0 win carries over into the second leg in around a month's time at Camp Nou. Entering the game, the two heated rivals were on contrasting form. Real Madrid, fresh off a […]

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/ 1337 days agoPsychologist helped Ferran Torres get out of ‘bottomless pit’
Ferran Torres has revealed that he began seeing a psychologist last year to help his mental health. The 22-year-old winger departed Manchester City for Barcelona last January in a $60 million move. His time with Barca, however, has not exactly gone as panned so far. The Spanish giants finished second in LaLiga last season and […]

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/ 1338 days agoLaLiga boss calls for Barcelona president to quit over corruption
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has claimed that Barcelona boss Joan Laporta should resign if he can't offer a valid explanation over corruption and referee payments. The Spanish club has come under fire for paying a former vice president of the Referees Committee in the country. José María Enríquez Negreira, who was also previously a LaLiga […]

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/ 1340 days agoBarcelona beat Cadiz to continue LaLiga title charge
Barcelona took charge of the LaLiga title race as they brushed aside Cadiz by 2-0 at the Camp Nou on Sunday evening. After Real Madrid won away at Osasuna on Saturday and closed the gap to five points at the summit of the LaLiga standings, Xavi’s side swiftly restored their eight-point advantage with yet another […]

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/ 1342 days agoLaLiga aims to copy F1 success story with Netflix docuseries
Netflix has announced plans to produce a docuseries surrounding Spain's LaLiga. The show will reportedly be somewhat similar to other popular sports docs on the streaming services. This includes Formula 1: Drive to Survive and Break Point. Spanish soccer fans will, however, have to be patient for the release. The upcoming series is only in […]

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/ 1343 days agoBarcelona, United draw in Europa League first leg
Barcelona and Manchester United played a massively entertaining match in Spain in the Europa League on Thursday. Both teams entered the night as two of the most in-form clubs in Europe. In fact, Barca and United both had just one loss over their last 17 total games. The Spanish side last lost in a Champions […]

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/ 1343 days agoJulian Araujo finally moving to Barcelona, says report
It seems as if the Julian Araujo transfer saga to Barcelona is finally over. A snag in the contract and fees delayed the January move until now. Araujo will join Barca on a permanent deal worth around $4 million and remain under contract until 2026. The two teams previously had a plan in place on […]

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/ 1343 days agoBarcelona unlikely to be sanctioned for payments to referee
Prosecutors are currently investigating payments from Barcelona to a company owned by a former Spanish referee. The payments apparently totaled nearly $1.5 million over a three-year span. Reports have surfaced that the Catalan club made payments to a company run by José María Enríquez Negreira from 2016 to 2018. Negreira was previously the vice president […]

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/ 1349 days agoLaLiga president issues rebuttal to Super League plans
Javier Tebas has penned a scathing op-ed for The Athletic regarding the latest European Super League news. The LaLiga president ripped ESL official Bernd Reichart, dismissed scheduling of the proposed league, and claimed that the big clubs are just looking for a cash grab. Reichart announced on Thursday that the ESL is now planning to […]

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/ 1357 days agoBenzema, Militao injured in Real Madrid win over Valencia
Real Madrid beat Valencia 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday night. The reigning LaLiga champions needed the victory to keep stride with rivals Barcelona. Barca beat Real Betis on Wednesday to extend their lead atop the LaLiga table to eight points. However, Real have now closed the gap back to five with the win. […]

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/ 1358 days agoEuropean Super League is here; it’s called the Premier League
After the January transfer window closed on Tuesday, football executives throughout Europe took a deep breath. The amount of money spent in January alone was staggering. More than one billion dollars. However, the most eye-popping metric was that one single Premier League club spent more on January transfers than every single club in the Bundesliga, […]

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/ 1358 days agoBarcelona bounces Betis to go eight points clear over Real
Barcelona defeated Real Betis on the road on Wednesday evening. The result, a victory on the road over a side competing for European qualification, is a massive boost for Xavi's side. However, the game was a tight one, just as it was between the two in January at the Supercopa de España semifinal. Barcelona entered […]

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/ 1360 days agoCopa del Rey to feature El Clásico semifinal
The biggest game in Spanish soccer, El Clásico, is returning to the Copa del Rey. Monday's draw for the semifinal of the Spanish cup competition pits Real Madrid and Barcelona in a two-legged tie. The first of those games is tentatively scheduled for March 1. Then, the return leg at Camp Nou is tentatively scheduled […]

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/ 1362 days agoMost predictable soccer leagues in Europe ranked
Parity in soccer is not exactly commonplace. Some leagues have it, others have less. It is part of the excitement in all leagues, though. In fact, a lack of competitive nature makes those shock runs at titles or European spots that much more exciting. A team challenging Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga, albeit rare, is […]

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/ 1364 days agoVinicius gets revenge, Real Madrid advances in Copa del Rey
Real Madrid came back to beat Atletico Madrid, 3-1, in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Thursday. The Madrid derby is historically one of the fiercest rivals in club soccer. Thursday's game didn't disappoint. The match featured three brilliant goals, as well as a red card. The pre-match hype for the massive match was marred […]