Real Madrid are playing their opening match of the La Liga season on Tuesday despite the club having asked multiple times to postpone their first game of the season after playing the FIFA Club World Cup earlier this summer. The team coached by Xabi Alonso will play their first match against Osasuna while the other…
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,…
The new La Liga season gets started later on Friday, with defending champions Barcelona opening at Real Mallorca tomorrow and Real Madrid welcoming Osasuna on Tuesday. As usual, there is no shortage of storylines, including Barca again struggling to register their new signings, Madrid once more battling against La Liga’s authorities and Atletico Madrid spending…
The new Spanish soccer season officially kicks off this Friday, with Girona vs Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal vs Real Oviedo opening the 2025–26 La Liga campaign. With that in mind, World Soccer Talk consulted ChatGPT to simulate the full season—and it anticipates a fierce race between Kylian Mbappe’s Real Madrid and Lamine Yamal’s Barcelona. According…
La Liga are putting plans in motion to stage Barcelona’s away match against Villarreal at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) officially granting approval on Monday. The match is currently scheduled for Dec. 21 at Villareal’s Estadio de la Ceramica. La Liga would then need the approval of UEFA,…
Real Madrid have called on FIFA, global football’s governing body, to prevent the league match between Barcelona and Villarreal from taking place in Miami, Florida. On Monday, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) approved La Liga’s request for Villarreal’s home game against Barca in December to be played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens….
Villarreal president Fernando Roig has claimed supporters will be able to fly to Miami for free or have a 20 per cent discount on their season-ticket if the proposed La Liga game against Barcelona in the United States gets the go ahead. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Monday approved La Liga’s request for Villarreal’s…
A European league match being played in the United States looks closer than ever. On Sunday, The Athletic reported that La Liga held preliminary discussions to relocate December’s La Liga fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona to Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. A day later, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) approved the move and said it would…
With Real Madrid aiming to wrestle the Spanish title back from champions Barcelona, AFP Sport looks at five talking points as the La Liga season begins on Friday. Alonso’s challenge Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid were dismantled on a regular basis by rivals Barcelona last season, who triumphed in all four meetings between the sides as…
MADRID, Aug 12 — The La Liga match between Villarreal and Barcelona in December was moved to Miami by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) on Monday, pending approval from Uefa and Fifa. While the Spanish Super Cup has been played abroad, notably in Saudi Arabia, it would be a first for a game in one…