Real Madrid are preparing to submit a report to FIFA, football’s world governing body, to detail “what is happening in Spanish football with regard to refereeing.” An announcement on Real Madrid TV, the club’s official media channel, confirmed on Saturday — following their 2-1 victory at Real Sociedad — that the dossier would reference incidents…
FIFA has been warned it will “set a dangerous precedent” if it sanctions domestic league matches being played abroad. Spain’s La Liga and Italy’s Serie A are attempting to export regular-season matches abroad this season. La Liga is hopeful of staging December’s fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami, Florida, while the Italian top-flight is…
La Liga has reported alleged racist chanting directed towards Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe during Real Madrid’s match at Real Oviedo earlier this month to Spain’s National Police. The chanting was alleged to have taken place at Oviedo’s Carlos Tartiere Stadium during the league match on August 24, with the league reporting that chants imitating…
On Friday, just hours before President Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s latest joint briefing in the White House, the MGM Resorts group in Las Vegas received a courtesy correspondence. It came from FIFA. It was a short and generic email. It said, essentially: Thank you, but no thank you. The expectation of many…
With less than 10 months to go before the most important tournament in Canadian soccer history, this European season will be crucial for Jesse Marsch’s players to establish themselves as difference-makers ahead of a World Cup their homeland is co-hosting. Canada’s head coach already knows who he can start in every game of their World…
Should FIFA, football’s global governing body, allow domestic matches to be played overseas? What appears a simple question is actually fairly complex. Many football fans, particularly the so-called “legacy fans” who regularly attend matches, are naturally appalled by the idea of Villarreal and Barcelona playing their La Liga match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami,…
Inter Miami have completed the signing of midfielder Rodrigo De Paul from Atlético Madrid, the Spanish club confirmed on Friday. The 31-year-old will link up with his Argentina international teammate and close friend Lionel Messi – who is out of contract at the end of the 2025-26 season but engaged in renewal talks with the…
Aitana Bonmati nearly missed the 2025 European Championship due to a bout with viral meningitis the week before the tournament began. But on Wednesday, the two-time Ballon D’Or winner found a late goal to lift Spain to their first appearance in a Euros final. They will face a familiar opponent in England — the team…
Arsenal’s new signing Martin Zubimendi might have been a surfer or a top chess player, but instead he became one of the most sought after holding midfielders in European football. The 26-year-old’s list of admirers and suitors as he emerged and progressed at Real Sociedad is impressive. Former Barcelona playmaker Xavi wanted him in 2023…
Santi Cazorla has signed a new one-year contract with Real Oviedo to remain with the newly-promoted La Liga club. The Athletic reported Wednesday that Oviedo were confident of prolonging the 40-year-old’s stay, after he helped his home-town team back to the top-flight of Spanish football for the first time since 2001. Cazorla, whose previous deal expired…