The UEFA Champions League last-16 draw has set the stage for thrilling matchups as Europe’s elite clubs compete for a place in the quarter-finals. English clubs Liverpool, Arsenal, and Aston Villa have all discovered their opponents, with challenging ties lined up as they aim to progress further in the competition. The road to the final, […]
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The countdown to the new season has begun with the release of the 2024-25 La Liga fixtures. Real Madrid, bolstered by the signing of Kylian Mbappe, gears up to defend their title, while Barcelona, under new coach Hansi Flick, eyes a resurgence. Joining them are newly promoted sides Real Valladolid and Leganes, set to bring […]
A bold gamble by La Liga as it is announced a high profile tour of the US and Mexico this summer without including the two most popular teams in Spain: Real Madrid and Barcelona. Instead, the four clubs will be Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Real Betis. An announcement from LaLiga North America stated […]
Spain’s La Liga became the third major league this week to announce plans to restart its season. Previously we had heard from the Premier League and Serie A and all eyes turned to Spain where La Liga announced football will resume on June 11 after a three-month pause due to the coronavirus pandemic with the […]
La Liga can resume behind closed doors from 8 June, says Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. La Liga president Javier Tebas also stated the league will work with clubs in the coming days, to establish an exact return date, likely to be from June 12. La Liga players this week started training in groups of […]
La Liga president Javier Tebas hopes Spain’s top flight will restart on 12 June and says coronavirus tests will mean “practically zero” risk to players during games. The league said on Sunday that five players had tested positive for the virus across Spain’s top two divisions. La Liga started testing players last week as it […]
La Liga president Javier Tebas responded with bemusement to news the French season will end with 10 rounds of matches still to be played. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s announcement that sport in the country will not be allowed to resume before summer effectively ends the season, but Tebas warned football could disappear if it […]
Spain’s health minister has said that Spaniards should not expect to see professional football restart before the summer. Spain has been without football since March 12, two days before the nation went into a strict lockdown under a state of emergency to battle its coronavirus outbreak that has claimed more than 22,000 lives. ‘It would […]