La Liga

Aitana Bonmati has called on Spain’s “stagnating” Liga F to improve by learning from England’s Women’s Super League (WSL).The 26-year-old was speaking to The Athletic after renewing her contract with Barcelona through to 2028, and the…

When Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or last year, it brought a global spotlight to a player whose genius was crying out to be recognised.Even now it would be hard to argue that there is a better female footballer on the planet.Over the…

A calamitous start — from Barcelona’s goalkeeper, one of their midfielders and the referee — created an eventful encounter at the Stade Louis II on Thursday as one of the greatest American sportsmen watched on.Eric Garcia was sent off…

There have been 17 goals and hundreds of free-flowing attacking moves to choose from, but perhaps the most symbolic moment of Hansi Flick’s early reign at Barcelona came during a rare lull in play last Sunday.Six minutes after Dani…

Barcelona defender Jules Kounde “agreed with everything” said by Manchester City’s Rodri on footballers being “close” to striking over the volume of matches.The mass expansion of the Club World Cup by FIFA — coupled with an increase in…

Three years ago today, Girona were preparing for what was already a key game of the season — even at the early stage.Michel was two months into his job as manager and his new side had suffered three consecutive defeats against…

With seven minutes to go in their opening Champions League game against Stuttgart, victory was slipping away from Real Madrid.Deniz Undav’s effort had cancelled out Kylian Mbappe’s opener at the Santiago Bernabeu — his first for Madrid…

Carlo Ancelotti has hailed Real Madrid striker Endrick as a “very special player” after scoring on his Champions League debut.The 16-year-old, an 80th minute substitute, scored Madrid’s third goal in injury time to complete a 3-1 home…

A fan has been fined €60,001 (£50,686; $66,707) and banned from sports stadiums for two years by Spain’s Superior Sports Council (CSD) for racially abusing Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior online.The CSD confirmed on Tuesday that the…

Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez faces three more weeks on the sidelines after sustaining a new quadriceps injury.The 21-year-old sustained the issue in training with his club on Tuesday morning.It was confirmed in a Barcelona statement…