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…
Spain’s LaLiga announced plans earlier this month to hold a Barcelona-Villareal game in Miami on Dec. 20. Let’s just say the players aren’t thrilled. A match between Real Oviedo and Espanyol on Friday began with every player standing still for the first 15 seconds, a protest of LaLiga’s planned international game. The Association of Spanish…
Controversy has erupted in Spain after the television broadcast of Real Oviedo’s clash with Espanyol cut away from the opening moments of play, missing both teams’ planned 15-second protest against La Liga’s decision to move Barcelona’s upcoming league game to Miami. The censorship has drawn fresh criticism of the league’s handling of its controversial U.S….
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski fights for the ball against Real Oviedo’s Eric Bailly during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Carlos Tartiere stadium in Oviedo, Spain, Sept 25, 2025. (PHOTO / AP) Barcelona fought back from a goal down to beat Real Oviedo 3-1 on Thursday, with second-half goals from Eric Garcia, Robert Lewandowski…
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…
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…
Among the many nice stories surrounding Real Oviedo’s return to the Spanish top flight after 24 years away is the reunion between club hero Santi Cazorla and new signing Salomon Rondon. Before last weekend’s season start Rondon himself had been away from La Liga for 13 years, and his last goal in the competition was…
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…
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…