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The BookKeeper: Exploring the dizzying world of Barcelona’s finances, levers and debts

Cs news5 months ago066 mins

Chris Weatherspoon is The Athletic’s first dedicated football finance writer. Chris is a chartered accountant who uses his professional acumen as The BookKeeper to explore the money behind the game. Today he is exploring the extraordinary finances of Barcelona but he has previously analysed Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle and Aston Villa. Chris has also written a glossary…

UEFA facing £17.5m claim for alleged theft of new Champions League format

Cs news5 months ago06 mins

UEFA is facing a claim for more than €20million (£17.5m; $23m) after Chilean sports consultancy MatchVision filed a lawsuit against the governing body for its alleged theft of the league-phase format it has used for its men’s club competitions since 2024. MatchVision started the action in April by filing documents in Spain, where the case…

Image: Barcelona’s predicted 3rd kit for 2026/27

Cs news5 months ago02 mins

An early look at the jersey plans of kit manufacturers Nike for La Liga giants Barcelona for next season has this week been forthcoming online. This comes by way of an image of the alleged design being readied for the Blaugrana’s 3rd kit. Advertisement The info is provided by the reliable ‘memorabilia1899’ on ‘X’, who…

The Lamine Yamal Clasico raises questions for Barca: Can he be brilliant and bland?

Cs news5 months ago011 mins

After the final whistle in Sunday’s 2-1 painful defeat in El Clasico, Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal went to shake hands with Real Madrid captain Dani Carvajal. The two are Spain team-mates. They shared the right flank during last year’s European Championship victory — and should be partners again in next summer’s World Cup. Carvajal didn’t…

El Clasico ends in chaos: Why police were needed in Real Madrid 2 Barcelona 1

Cs news5 months ago014 mins

The closing stages of Sunday’s Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona saw police officers intervene to separate players squaring up to each other as tempers got out of control. It all started shortly after Pedri was sent off for a second yellow card after catching Aurelien Tchouameni in a challenge as Barca desperately pushed for…

Real Madrid Vs Barcelona LIVE Score, La Liga 2025-26: RMA, BAR Clash In Season’s First El Clasico At Bernabeu

Cs news5 months ago03 mins

Barcelona’s players celebrate the sixth goal of their team during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Barcelona and Olympiacos in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. | Photo: AP/Joan Monfort RMA vs BAR LIVE: It’s the big one on Super Sunday as Real Madrid host Barcelona in a La Liga 2025-26 clash in…

Israeli Footballer Becomes “La Liga’s Most Hated Player”

Cs news5 months ago02 mins

WANA (Oct 26) – Israeli footballer Manor Solomon, currently playing for Villarreal, has been labeled the “most hated player in La Liga,” according to a Sunday report by the Spanish outlet Enfoque Judío. The report says Solomon faces widespread hostility in Spain’s top football league due to his public support for the Israeli army…

Real Madrid vs Barcelona – El Clásico Combined XI

Cs news5 months ago08 mins

Football’s fiercest club fixture returns this weekend when Real Madrid meet Barcelona in El Clásico. La Liga’s leading sides do battle for Spanish supremacy at the Bernabeu in the latest episode of their long-standing rivalry. Each team features brilliant talent. But who makes our Real Madrid vs Barcelona Combined XI? Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois – Real…

The five stages of Lamine Yamal: Lessons from watching him grow at Barcelona

Cs news5 months ago016 mins

It was exactly one year ago when I fully realised that Lamine Yamal is the real deal. At the European Championship of 2024, he announced himself on the global stage with Spain, but for me, seeing him clinging to the advertising hoardings at the Santiago Bernabeu, smiling and showing off his blue and red braces,…

A new Clasico fault line for Real Madrid and Barcelona: The Miami fallout

Cs news5 months ago014 mins

Real Madrid against Barcelona is often described as the biggest game in club football, with everyone involved always super motivated and everyone watching usually completely enthralled. This week, the dramatic collapse of plans for Barcelona to play a La Liga game against Villarreal in Miami — first reported by The Athletic — added extra spice…