After Inigo Calderon quit playing football in 2019, he planned to travel the world for a year, indulging his fondness for “going out and feeling free”. Instead, he ended up in management, and now finds himself in the Hong Kong Premier League, leading Kitchee’s resurgence. The 43-year-old threw himself into Hong Kong’s mountains and hiking…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid needs to bounce back from its thrashing in last weekend’s Spanish capital derby when it hosts a red-hot Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. Xabi Alonso’s side was embarrassed when it lost 5-2 at Atletico Madrid, marking the first time its crosstown rival scored five times in the derby…
After three weeks on the road to start the La Liga season champions Barcelona play their first home match on Sunday, although it won’t be the glorious return to the rebuilt Spotify Camp Nou they had hoped for. The Catalan giants will host Valencia at their 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff training ground stadium as they bid…
MADRID (AP) — Barcelona approaches its first home game in La Liga missing a few injured players — and a proper stadium. Among a few off-field problems for unbeaten Barcelona, the biggest is its inability to get the newly renovated Camp Nou stadium reopened. Advertisement The permits to return to the Camp Nou have not…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Vinícius Júnior and Arda Güler scored back-to-back goals to help Real Madrid rally for a 2-1 win over Mallorca and make it three wins in as many games in the Spanish league on Saturday. Xabi Alonso’s team saw three newcomers make key plays in the victory at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium….
Atletico Madrid overhauled their squad this summer in the hope of being able to compete with giants Barcelona and Real Madrid for the Spanish title but have started La Liga with one point from a possible six. Diego Simeone’s side visit Alaves on Saturday already playing catch-up to their rivals, after their worst start to…