La Liga

Real Madrid have appointed their former director of sponsorship, retail and licensing, Alex Wicks, as the CEO of the new Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.The English-born executive joined Madrid in 2019 from Arsenal, where he was head of the…

Arsenal midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga is set to undergo a medical on Friday ahead of a season-long loan move to Sevilla.The 24-year-old’s loan will include an option to make the move permanent for a fee in the region of €12m (£10m).If…

Donny van de Beek has completed his move to Girona from Manchester United.Girona will pay an initial €500,000 (£423k; $542k) for Van de Beek and bonuses could increase this to €9.1million (£7.6m, $9.89m), plus a share of any sell-on.Van…

Athletic Bilbao president Jon Uriarte has criticised the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for not “protecting” Nico Williams from an “uncontrolled and unreasonable” amount of questions about his club future during the European…

Kylian Mbappe will wear the No. 9 shirt during his debut season at Real Madrid.Mbappe’s highly-anticipated move to Madrid was confirmed in June following his Paris Saint-Germain departure, and The Athletic reported he was expected to…

In the build-up to Spain’s European Championship semi-final against France, all eyes were on Dani Olmo.The versatile RB Leipzig attacking midfielder put in a starring performance against Germany in the quarter-final — scoring the opening…

When Barcelona coach Hansi Flick welcomes his players back for pre-season training today, the German will get an idea of the surreal situation he is inheriting.The initial stages of pre-season are important for any coach coming into a…

A tear in the universe opened up at the Allianz Arena.A space that wasn’t apparent to the other 21 players on the pitch, notably France goalkeeper Mike Maignan, or the 75,000 fans in the stands suddenly appeared. When it did, Pedri, on…

Spain are the first nation through to the Euro 2024 final after beating France 2-1 in Munich.After a series of games at this year’s European Championship that could safely be filed as ‘cagey’, Spain and France served up a superb…

Leeds United defender Diego Llorente has completed a permanent move to Real Betis for an undisclosed fee.The 30-year-old has spent the past 18 months on loan at Roma, having initially joined the Italian club in January 2022. He had…