La Liga has dropped plans to host next month’s fixture between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid in the United States, although the Spanish top flight still intends to host domestic games abroad in future

Guardian Book Blog

14.11.2024

‘We’re all people’: Ayoze Pérez slams La Liga decision to play after Spain floods | La Liga | The Guardian

The Villarreal forward Ayoze Pérez said: ‘We had to be at Valencia’s side,’ with Valencia and Levante yet to play again after the devastation

Guardian Book Blog

12.11.2024

Las Palmas are soaring again after Diego Martínez’s remarkable revival | La Liga | The Guardian

A month ago they were winless and certain for relegation but then in came a charismatic coach for whom every detail matters

Guardian Book Blog

11.11.2024

European football: Barcelona suffer shock defeat against Real Sociedad | European club football | The Guardian

Sheraldo Becker scored the only goal as the La Liga leaders suffered defeat in the Basque region

Guardian Book Blog

10.11.2024

European football: Vinícius hat-trick lifts Real Madrid, Bayern scrape win | European club football | The Guardian

Real Madrid beat Osasuna 4-0 but have lost Éder Militão for months with an ACL injury, while Bayern Munich won 1-0 at St Pauli

Guardian Book Blog

07.11.2024

‘Fallen so fast’: Ancelotti admits Real Madrid struggles but keeps faith | Real Madrid | The Guardian

Carlo Ancelotti has not shied away from Madrid’s difficulties after their Milan defeat, with players like Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé far from their best

Guardian Book Blog

05.11.2024

With Spain still mourning Valencia’s flood victims, why did La Liga play on? | La Liga | The Guardian

Games in the flood-hit region were called off but elsewhere, players and coaches with personal ties to the area had to push their grief aside

Guardian Book Blog

04.11.2024

Moments of silence held for Spanish flood victims before La Liga games – video | La Liga | The Guardian

A moment of silence was held before several La Liga matches to pay tribute to the victims of the recent Spanish flooding

Guardian Book Blog

03.11.2024

European football: Simeone criticises playing in Spain after floods disaster | European club football | The Guardian

Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone said it made no sense to play this weekend after catastrophic floods swept through the east of Spain

Guardian Book Blog

03.11.2024

Diego Simeone says 'it makes no sense' for teams to play in Spain after floods disaster – video | Diego Simeone | The Guardian

Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone said it made no sense to play this weekend after catastrophic floods swept through parts of Spain

Guardian Book Blog

29.10.2024

Real Madrid cancel plans to attend Ballon d’Or as club believe Vinícius will not win | Ballon d'Or | The Guardian

Real Madrid have cancelled their delegation’s plans to attend the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris on Monday as the club understand that Vinícius Júnior will not win

Guardian Book Blog

29.10.2024

Barça’s Lamine Yamal bares teeth and turns Bernabéu into his playground | La Liga | The Guardian

The 17-year-old became the youngest scorer in the clásico as Hansi Flick’s young side ran riot in second half

Guardian Book Blog

28.10.2024

Real Madrid investigate alleged racist insults directed at Barcelona players | La Liga | The Guardian

The Spanish government, La Liga and Real Madrid reacted strongly on Sunday after racist insults were allegedly directed at Barcelona players during Saturday’s match at the Santiago Bernabéu

Guardian Book Blog

28.10.2024

European football: Yildiz double earns Juventus point in 4-4 thriller at Inter | European club football | The Guardian

The Juventus substitute Kenan Yildiz scored twice in the second-half as his side fought back from 4-2 down against Inter to earn a draw at the San Siro

Guardian Book Blog

27.10.2024

Robert Lewandowski’s double sparks Barcelona’s clásico rout of Real Madrid | La Liga | The Guardian

Veteran striker and Lamine Yamal were among scorers as Barcelona thrashed rivals 4-0 to move six points clear at top of La Liga

Guardian Book Blog

27.10.2024

Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona: La Liga – as it happened | La Liga | The Guardian

Barcelona humiliated Real Madrid on their own turf with a relentless second-half display. Scott Murray was watching

Guardian Book Blog

27.10.2024

European football: Leverkusen rocked by Bremen as Napoli stretch Serie A lead | European club football | The Guardian

Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso despaired at soft defending by his team that allowed Werder Bremen to come back twice to draw in the Bundesliga

Guardian Book Blog

26.10.2024

Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in a ‘spectacular’ clásico like those of old | La Liga | The Guardian

Hansi Flick’s reinvented league leaders head to Spanish capital as equals after re-emerging from Real’s shadow

Guardian Book Blog

25.10.2024

Four men arrested over online racist hate campaign against Vinícius Júnior | Vinícius Júnior | The Guardian

Arrests made after Spanish police investigation into social media posts before Atlético-Real Madrid derby

Guardian Book Blog

22.10.2024

Luka Modric may be Real Madrid’s oldest ever player but he’s still got it | Real Madrid | The Guardian

It’s not the moments or the music, the joy in how he plays. It’s something simpler with ‘the eternal solution’

Guardian Book Blog

21.10.2024

European football: Lewandowski brace inspires Barcelona rout of Sevilla | European club football | The Guardian

Robert Lewandowski scored twice in the first half as Barcelona beat Sevilla 5-1 in La Liga on Sunday

Guardian Book Blog

17.10.2024

Europe’s leagues and Fifpro accuse Fifa of ‘abusive and anti-competitive’ acts | Fifa | The Guardian

Europe’s domestic leagues joined forces with the global players’ union to file a formal complaint against Fifa’s imposition of the sport’s match calendar

Guardian Book Blog

17.10.2024

Injuries cost top men’s clubs in Europe €732m last season, study shows | Football | The Guardian

Clubs in Europe’s top five divisions lost €732m (£610m) in wages paid to injured players last season, a figure recorded before the impact of an expanded club calendar has been felt

Guardian Book Blog

09.10.2024

Emotional Iniesta bids farewell after soaring career shared by a nation | Andrés Iniesta | The Guardian

After more than 1,000 matches across 22 years, midfield maestro brings down the curtain on his playing days

Guardian Book Blog

08.10.2024

Paulo Gazzaniga’s historic hat-trick leaves Athletic to pay the penalty | La Liga | The Guardian

Girona’s goalkeeper, once of Gillingham, saved three penalties against Athletic in a game that defied belief

Guardian Book Blog

08.10.2024

Bayern’s bumpy week, Barça bouncing and Conte rides high: Football Weekly - podcast | Football | The Guardian

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Phil Kitromilides to wrap up all of the biggest stories in European football

Guardian Book Blog

08.10.2024

Espanyol players line up before game with rescue dogs instead of mascots – video | Espanyol | The Guardian

The club were raising awareness of their campaign which helps abandoned dogs to find new homes

Guardian Book Blog

07.10.2024

European football: De Gea’s penalty saves help Fiorentina beat Milan | European club football | The Guardian

The former Manchester United goalkeeper stopped two spot-kicks as Fiorentina beat Milan 2-1 at home

Guardian Book Blog

06.10.2024

European football: Carvajal suffers serious knee injury in Real Madrid win | European club football | The Guardian

Dani Carvajal has said he will be out ‘for a few months’ after rupturing two knee ligaments in the 2-0 win over Villarreal

Guardian Book Blog

03.10.2024

Atlético Madrid hit with fine and partial stadium closure over derby trouble | Atlético Madrid | The Guardian

Atlético are given a €45,000 fine and a three-game shutdown of the lower south stand, with further punishment over alleged racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior possible

Guardian Book Blog

02.10.2024

Wojciech Szczesny ends retirement after five weeks to sign for Barcelona | Barcelona | The Guardian

Barcelona have signed Wojciech Szczesny after losing the goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen to a long-term injury

Guardian Book Blog

01.10.2024

Bryan Zaragoza finds his feet again to tie Barcelona’s second string in knots | La Liga | The Guardian

Forward tormented Barça to get his career back on track a year after career-altering display against the same team

Guardian Book Blog

01.10.2024

Atlético Madrid set for full or partial stadium closure after derby disturbance | Atlético Madrid | The Guardian

The game was stopped for 15 minutes after the home fans threw objects at Thibaut Courtois, with Atlético Madrid already banning one supporter for life

Guardian Book Blog

30.09.2024

Diego Simeone fumes at Atlético ultras after trouble stops derby for 15 minutes | La Liga | The Guardian

Atlético Madrid scored a stoppage-time equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Real Madrid after the match was stopped for 15 minutes due to items being thrown from stands

Guardian Book Blog

30.09.2024

Diego Simeone criticises Atlético ultras and Courtois for Madrid derby disturbance – video | Diego Simeone | The Guardian

Diego Simeone said 'we don’t need people like that in our stands' after Atlético fans delayed the Madrid derby by 15 minutes but he also claimed Thibaut Courtois was partly to blame for provoking them

Guardian Book Blog

30.09.2024

European roundup: Napoli go top in Serie A, Sevilla’s Padilla denies Athletic | European club football | The Guardian

Matteo Politano and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia struck for Napoli in a 2-0 win that put them top in Italy

Guardian Book Blog

29.09.2024

European football: Barça’s perfect start to season ends with Osasuna humbling | European club football | The Guardian

Ante Budomir scored twice as Osasuna recorded a 4-2 victory over Barcelona while Dusan Vlahovic helped Juventus top Serie A via a 3-0 win at Genoa

Guardian Book Blog

29.09.2024

La Liga calls for arrest of Atlético Madrid fans planning to abuse Vinícius Júnior | La Liga | The Guardian

La Liga want police to take action after a social media campaign encouraged Atlético fans to racially abuse the Real Madrid player at Sunday’s derby

Guardian Book Blog

28.09.2024

‘Pitbull’ Gallagher on course for duel with Bellingham in Madrid derby | La Liga | The Guardian

Former Chelsea midfielder looks at home in an Atlético shirt and can underline his worth against Real Madrid on Sunday

Guardian Book Blog

27.09.2024

Protecting Lamine Yamal is a priority as Barcelona maintain winning run | La Liga | The Guardian

The La Liga leaders have won every game but amid a growing injury crisis keeping their young winger fresh will be key to their success

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La Liga drops plans to play Barcelona v Atlético fixture in Miami next month | La Liga | The Guardian

‘We’re all people’: Ayoze Pérez slams La Liga decision to play after Spain floods | La Liga | The Guardian

Las Palmas are soaring again after Diego Martínez’s remarkable revival | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: Barcelona suffer shock defeat against Real Sociedad | European club football | The Guardian

European football: Vinícius hat-trick lifts Real Madrid, Bayern scrape win | European club football | The Guardian

‘Fallen so fast’: Ancelotti admits Real Madrid struggles but keeps faith | Real Madrid | The Guardian

With Spain still mourning Valencia’s flood victims, why did La Liga play on? | La Liga | The Guardian

Moments of silence held for Spanish flood victims before La Liga games – video | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: Simeone criticises playing in Spain after floods disaster | European club football | The Guardian

Diego Simeone says 'it makes no sense' for teams to play in Spain after floods disaster – video | Diego Simeone | The Guardian

Real Madrid cancel plans to attend Ballon d’Or as club believe Vinícius will not win | Ballon d'Or | The Guardian

Barça’s Lamine Yamal bares teeth and turns Bernabéu into his playground | La Liga | The Guardian

Real Madrid investigate alleged racist insults directed at Barcelona players | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: Yildiz double earns Juventus point in 4-4 thriller at Inter | European club football | The Guardian

Robert Lewandowski’s double sparks Barcelona’s clásico rout of Real Madrid | La Liga | The Guardian

Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona: La Liga – as it happened | La Liga | The Guardian

European football: Leverkusen rocked by Bremen as Napoli stretch Serie A lead | European club football | The Guardian

Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in a ‘spectacular’ clásico like those of old | La Liga | The Guardian

Four men arrested over online racist hate campaign against Vinícius Júnior | Vinícius Júnior | The Guardian

Luka Modric may be Real Madrid’s oldest ever player but he’s still got it | Real Madrid | The Guardian

European football: Lewandowski brace inspires Barcelona rout of Sevilla | European club football | The Guardian

Europe’s leagues and Fifpro accuse Fifa of ‘abusive and anti-competitive’ acts | Fifa | The Guardian

Injuries cost top men’s clubs in Europe €732m last season, study shows | Football | The Guardian

Emotional Iniesta bids farewell after soaring career shared by a nation | Andrés Iniesta | The Guardian

Paulo Gazzaniga’s historic hat-trick leaves Athletic to pay the penalty | La Liga | The Guardian

Bayern’s bumpy week, Barça bouncing and Conte rides high: Football Weekly - podcast | Football | The Guardian

Espanyol players line up before game with rescue dogs instead of mascots – video | Espanyol | The Guardian

European football: De Gea’s penalty saves help Fiorentina beat Milan | European club football | The Guardian

European football: Carvajal suffers serious knee injury in Real Madrid win | European club football | The Guardian

Atlético Madrid hit with fine and partial stadium closure over derby trouble | Atlético Madrid | The Guardian

Wojciech Szczesny ends retirement after five weeks to sign for Barcelona | Barcelona | The Guardian

Bryan Zaragoza finds his feet again to tie Barcelona’s second string in knots | La Liga | The Guardian

Atlético Madrid set for full or partial stadium closure after derby disturbance | Atlético Madrid | The Guardian

Diego Simeone fumes at Atlético ultras after trouble stops derby for 15 minutes | La Liga | The Guardian

Diego Simeone criticises Atlético ultras and Courtois for Madrid derby disturbance – video | Diego Simeone | The Guardian

European roundup: Napoli go top in Serie A, Sevilla’s Padilla denies Athletic | European club football | The Guardian

European football: Barça’s perfect start to season ends with Osasuna humbling | European club football | The Guardian

La Liga calls for arrest of Atlético Madrid fans planning to abuse Vinícius Júnior | La Liga | The Guardian

‘Pitbull’ Gallagher on course for duel with Bellingham in Madrid derby | La Liga | The Guardian

Protecting Lamine Yamal is a priority as Barcelona maintain winning run | La Liga | The Guardian

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