La Liga
Two of the first casualties of the Jose Mourinho era at Old Trafford could be Daley Blind and Juan Mata. According to reports in Spain, Barcelona are interested in both players. According to Sport, the reigning La Liga champions have identified the Blind as a transfer target and believe his versatility would be a vital […]
No surprise to see that CIES Football Observatory has Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo as its three most valuable players in the world. What is surprising is that they have Antoine Griezmann, Harry Kane and Anthony Martial all valued ahead of Luis Suarez. The values of the players are based on several different variables […]
It’s not exactly the best way to prepare for a major tournament. But Lionel Messi will fly back to Spain from Argentina in order to attend his trial on Thursday. The best player in the world and is father have been accused of defrauding the Spanish taxman of €4.1 million between 2007 and 2009. Messi […]
Reports in the Seville-based publication El Desmarque say that Sevilla’s much-heralded sporting director, Monchi (real name: Ramon Rodriguez Verdejo) has announced that he will be leaving the three-time Europa League winners. Allegedly a heated meeting at the Sánchez Pizjuán ended with the 47-year-old cancelling two prearranged appearances on the club’s television channel. If the news […]
According to reports out of England, Premier League side Everton have approached Sevilla boss Unai Emery about taking over from Roberto Martinez as manager at Goodison Park. Emery led Sevilla to a third successive Europa League title on Wednesday when the Spanish club beat Everton’s fierce Merseyside rivals, Liverpool, 3-1 in Switzerland. Sevilla are also […]
Barcelona have solved whatever financial problems they might have with a massive kit-manufacturing deal with Nike. According to Barcelona-based daily newspapers Diario Sport and Mundo Deportivo the deal will be worth €155m (£120 million) a season and would run until 2026. That would dwarf the current £75 million a season, 10-year deal Manchester United agreed […]
Barcelona have retained their La Liga title after defeating Granada 3-0 in their final match of the season. Their sixth league title in the last eight seasons. That means that Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta join Xavi Hernández with eight league titles to their name at the Club Luis Enrique’s men headed into Saturday’s clash […]
Some drama behind the scenes in Spain as Barcelona are set to lose the biggest sponsorship deal in the club’s history, to their own league. Qatar Airways are coming to the end of a their £28m-a-season deal with the club and Barcelona thought they had a new £47m-a-season deal with Qatar Airways all-but signed but […]