Malaga will be going all out to take the three points against AC Milan in Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League match, said coach Manuel Pellegrini on Monday. Malaga have been the surprise thus far of this season’s tournament in their first Champions League campaign winning all three of their matches, including a 1-0 home win over […]

Marca is reporting that the multi-billionaire Carlos Slim, who is considered to be the wealthiest man in the world, has decided to buy into the Spanish football league and, according to the website ‘Libertad Digital’, has taken the first steps towards becoming the new owner of Getafe. Ángel Torres, the Getafe’s chairman, has been looking […]

A Portuguese television programme ‘Sexta às 9’ has broadcast a report accusing Real Madrid star Xabi Alonso and Barcelona star Javier Mascherano of tax evasion. The report claimed that both players have transferred millions of euros to accounts in the tax-free zone of Madeira, with the alleged aim of evading tax payments. Ignasi Maestre Casanovas, […]

FC Barcelona continued their blistering start to the Liga campaign and are now three points clear of Atlético Madrid after the capital club lost for the first time since 11 April. With the victory over Celta, Tito Vilanova secured Barça’s best ever start to a league season: nine wins and one draw, which came against […]

Lionel Messi could not get a goal to mark the birth of his first son but Barcelona took the points in a straightforward 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo. Three goals in the space of five minutes sparked the first half into life after the 20-minute mark as Adriano and David Villa scored either side of […]

Two late goals helped Sevilla to a comfortable 3-1 win over 10-man Espanyol in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey on Thursday. It seemed the 2009/10 champions would have to settle for a draw when Federico Fazio’s fourth-minute strike was cancelled out by Cristian Lopez after 69 minutes. But Juan Cala put Sevilla […]

Malaga are continuing to struggle off field, despite reaching the Champions League group stages this season, and the financial windfall that means. In September UEFA released a list of teams that will not be paid prize money until they have satisfied regulations relating to Financial Fair Play, and Malaga were on that list. The clubs […]

What is going on at Athletic Bilbao? Since they reached the Europa League final last season, their form has been terrible. Since they beat Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League semi-finals, Bilbao fans have seen their team lose two finals, and endured a slow start to the new La Liga season with only two wins […]

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid enjoyed comfortable wins in the Copa del Rey fourth round, but it was a disappointing evening for another capital club. Real substitute Jose Rodriguez added the gloss to a 4-1 Merengues victory at Segunda Division B side Alcoyano, after a brace from Karim Benzema and a goal from Kaka had done enough […]