Football: Falcao rolls back the years to pile on La Liga misery for Barcelona
VALLECAS, SPAIN (AFP) – Radamel Falcao’s remarkable return to La Liga took its most dramatic twist yet on Wednesday (Oct 27) as the 35-year-old fired Rayo Vallecano to a surprise 1-0 victory over Barcelona in La Liga. Memphis Depay missed a penalty in the second half at a bouncing Vallecas as Barca’s miserable start to... » read more
Football: Real Madrid says US$3.2 billion La Liga deal with CVC ‘deceitful’
MADRID (REUTERS) – Real Madrid denounced on Thursday (Aug 5) a multi-billion dollar investment and revenue-sharing deal between Spain’s top soccer league La Liga and private equity firm CVC, saying the agreement was reached without the football club’s knowledge or consent. “The negotiation was done without competitive process… giving the CVC fund over 20 per... » read more
Five matches that won Atletico Madrid La Liga
MADRID (AFP) – Atletico Madrid won La Liga for the second time in eight years on Saturday (May 22) as a 2-1 victory over Real Valladolid crowned them Spanish champions. Here, AFP looks at five matches that secured Atletico the title. Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona, Nov 21 Yannick Carrasco scored the winner as Atletico registered... » read more
Football: Barca title hopes ended by Celta defeat
BARCELONA (REUTERS) – Barcelona saw their hopes of winning La Liga extinguished as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Celta Vigo on Sunday (May 16). Barca were dominant in the first half and deservedly took the lead through Lionel Messi in the 27th minute, as the Argentine headed Sergio Busquet’s precise cross past Ivan... » read more
Football: Atletico striker Suarez injures leg in training in La Liga title blow
MADRID (AFP) – Atletico Madrid forward Luis Suarez, the club’s leading scorer this season, hurt his left leg in training on Wednesday (April 7), potentially dealing a critical blow to their La Liga title hopes. Suarez left Wednesday morning’s training session after feeling discomfort, and tests later revealed the Uruguayan had suffered a muscle injury... » read more
La Liga backing for Lim
The management of Spanish football club Valencia say they are heartened by the backing from La Liga president Javier Tebas, following fan unrest in recent months. He had defended Valencia’s Singaporean management in a speech at the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera higher education facility on Monday. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the... » read more