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Uefa has last chance to keep genie of domestic matches abroad in its bottle | European club football | The Guardian

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Uefa to decide in September on Barcelona request to play in Miami | La Liga | The Guardian

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Mallorca president Andy Kohlberg: ‘We’ve made it about the club belonging to the island’ | Mallorca | The Guardian

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Rayo Vallecano take Barcelona to the edge as fans rebel against their president | La Liga | The Guardian

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‘You tried to kill us’: Real Oviedo make emotional return to La Liga | Real Oviedo | The Guardian

Spanish club return to the top flight for the first time since 2001, having dropped several divisions and been saved from oblivion by loyal fans

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Young prince Lamine Yamal embracing the pressure of joining Barcelona’s kings | La Liga | The Guardian

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Marcus Rashford makes debut as Barcelona stroll past nine-man Mallorca | La Liga | The Guardian

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European football: Atlético Madrid lose at Espanyol, while Vitinha wins opener for PSG | European club football | The Guardian

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Rashford status shows Barça plight before La Liga’s English-tinged title race | La Liga | The Guardian

Forward has not yet been registered by financially troubled club in a summer when Real Madrid have spent €200m

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25.08.2025

Thomas Partey protests notable by absence on Villarreal debut | Villarreal | The Guardian

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Real Madrid hit out at plan for Barcelona and Villarreal to play La Liga match in Miami | La Liga | The Guardian

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25.08.2025

Kylian Mbappé fires Real Madrid to winning start for Alonso against Osasuna | La Liga | The Guardian

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25.08.2025

European football: Mbappé and Vinícius fire Real Madrid past Oviedo | European club football | The Guardian

Real Madrid claimed a 3-0 La Liga win at promoted Real Oviedo, with Kylian Mbappé scoring in each half before Vinícius Júnior added a late third

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Spain federation approves plan to move Villarreal v Barcelona La Liga match to Miami | La Liga | The Guardian

The US-hosted regular-season match would be the first played since Fifa and Relevent Sports settled their lawsuit

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08.08.2025

Villarreal confirm Partey signing and address sexual offence charges in statement | Villarreal | The Guardian

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08.08.2025

Barcelona ditch Marc-André ter Stegen as captain over medical dispute | Barcelona | The Guardian

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08.08.2025

Villarreal fans decry Thomas Partey’s proposed signing as club’s ‘darkest day’ | Villarreal | The Guardian

Villarreal fans have voiced opposition after the club agreed a deal to sign Thomas Partey, who has denied rape and sexual assault charges

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29.07.2025

Barcelona confirm Marcus Rashford loan from Manchester United with buy option | Marcus Rashford | The Guardian

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07.07.2025

‘There is no one like him’: what Martín Zubimendi will bring Arsenal | Arsenal | The Guardian

Midfielder has shown with Real Sociedad and Spain that he combines calm and control with a capacity to tackle

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04.07.2025

Transfer latest: Nico Williams signs eight-year contract extension at Athletic Bilbao | Transfer window | The Guardian

Arsenal’s hopes of one day signing Nico Williams have taken a blow after the Spain forward agreed an eight-year contract extension

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03.07.2025

Everton near £27m deal for Villarreal’s France Under-21 striker Thierno Barry | Transfer window | The Guardian

Everton look set to bring in a new frontman after the departure of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, while Jarell Quansah has swapped Liverpool for Leverkusen

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23.06.2025

Santi Cazorla and Real Oviedo pull off the most romantic of returns to La Liga | Real Oviedo | The Guardian

Twenty-four long years after their relegation, then tumbling lower into ‘the mud’, the club whose fans would not let them die witnessed their return to Spain’s top table

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22.06.2025

Santi Cazorla scores in playoff as Real Oviedo end 24-year wait for La Liga return | La Liga | The Guardian

Real Oviedo sealed their return to La Liga after 24 years with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Mirandes – and 40-year-old Santi Cazorla was among the scorers.

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17.06.2025

Four people given suspended sentences for Vinícius Júnior hate crime | Vinícius Júnior | The Guardian

An effigy of the Real Madrid forward was hung from a bridge in January 2023 but as all four signed a letter of apology to the Brazilian, they will not go to prison

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14.06.2025

Transfer roundup: Everton eye Thierno Barry as Brighton sign Kostoulas | Transfer window | The Guardian

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13.06.2025

Burnley in line to join multi-club scene after owner bids for stake in Espanyol | Burnley | The Guardian

Burnley’s owner is in advanced negotiations about buying a stake in the Spanish club Espanyol

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12.06.2025

Transfer window: deals around Europe you might have missed | Football | The Guardian

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter, Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen have already strengthened their squads

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07.06.2025

Barcelona’s rebirth and one last job for Szczesny: La Liga season review | La Liga | The Guardian

It’s the Sids! Barça reclaimed the title as Madrid’s giants faltered while Athletic, Celta and Rayo shook up the European places

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28.05.2025

Men’s transfer window summer 2025: all deals from Europe’s top five leagues | Transfer window | The Guardian

All the latest Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A deals and a club-by-club guide

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28.05.2025

Giovani Lo Celso: ‘Lots happened at Spurs but I’m in the place I want to be’ | Real Betis | The Guardian

The former Spurs’ midfielder feels re-energised and ready to ‘make history’ as his club prepare for a first European final

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27.05.2025

Xabi Alonso sets out plan to make Real Madrid players ‘flourish’ in new era | Real Madrid | The Guardian

Xabi Alonso said he hopes to improve individual Real Madrid players during his official unveiling as new manager

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26.05.2025

Xabi Alonso, ‘one of the greatest legends of Real Madrid’, appointed as head coach | Real Madrid | The Guardian

Real Madrid have hailed the appointment of ‘one of the best coaches in the world’, while in Italy Juventus edged out Roma for a Champions League place

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26.05.2025

Rayo Vallecano celebrate banner night: ‘25 years later, Europe sees us again’ | La Liga | The Guardian

Qualification for the Conference League is a monumental achievement, made all the better by how out of place it all feels

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25.05.2025

European football: Mbappé gives Ancelotti and Modric farewell victory at Madrid | European club football | The Guardian

Two goals from Kylian Mbappé gave Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad in Carlo Ancelotti’s last match as manager and Luke Modric’s final home game

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Uefa delays decision on allowing domestic games abroad and vows to consult fans | Uefa | The Guardian

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Marcus Rashford makes debut as Barcelona stroll past nine-man Mallorca | La Liga | The Guardian

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Rashford status shows Barça plight before La Liga’s English-tinged title race | La Liga | The Guardian

Thomas Partey protests notable by absence on Villarreal debut | Villarreal | The Guardian

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Spain federation approves plan to move Villarreal v Barcelona La Liga match to Miami | La Liga | The Guardian

Villarreal confirm Partey signing and address sexual offence charges in statement | Villarreal | The Guardian

Barcelona ditch Marc-André ter Stegen as captain over medical dispute | Barcelona | The Guardian

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Barcelona confirm Marcus Rashford loan from Manchester United with buy option | Marcus Rashford | The Guardian

‘There is no one like him’: what Martín Zubimendi will bring Arsenal | Arsenal | The Guardian

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