“Death has come for me three times. I have evaded it, but it will find me, as it does everyone.” Levante head coach Julian Calero is in a philosophical mood at the club’s training ground in the Spanish city of Valencia. There is good reason for that. The 55-year-old is surely a football manager without…
According to Tuttosport newspaper, Juventus are interested in Elche starlet Rodrigo Mendoza, who has a €20m release clause. Juventus are reportedly interested in promising Elche midfielder Mendoza. Juventus are long-time Mendoza admirers TURIN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 16: General view inside the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between Juventus…
Barely four years ago, Karl Etta Eyong was playing on the sloping, dried-up pitches of Douala, Cameroon, desperate to make an impression. Fast forward to today, and only Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe, Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski and Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez have scored more than the Levante striker’s six La Liga goals this season. Yet in…
Player protests across La Liga this weekend were not widely broadcast after the Spanish league asked TV companies not to show them, according to multiple people familiar with the request. La Liga sides did not start play for the opening 15 seconds of matches after the Spanish Footballers’ Association (AFE) said on Friday the players…
A long-running debate over La Liga’s salary rules was reignited during the summer transfer window. Barcelona were the most high-profile of the many clubs to struggle with the constraints, which are widely seen as the tightest in any top European league. Essentially, they limit how much teams can spend on wages, with each club’s limit…
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…