Sep 4, 2026
Mourinho has won all three, and Madrid still have not won at Betis since 2021
Three wins, ten goals and second place on goal difference. Real Madrid go to the Estadio de la Cartuja on Friday night, a ground where their last four...
Barcelona
300 articles tagged with "Barcelona"
Sep 1, 2026
Barcelona could not get Alvarez, so they have spent 10 million euros on a striker who started three league games last season
Gabriel Jesus landed in Barcelona on Monday for a medical and a three-year deal. Arsenal paid 45 million pounds for him in 2022 and are getting 10 mil...
Sep 1, 2026
Gordon made two of Barcelona’s five, and Rayo led at Camp Nou for seven minutes
Sergio Camello put Rayo in front after 12 minutes and headed a second from a corner. Barcelona still won 5-2, with braces for Raphinha and Lamine Yama...
Aug 31, 2026
Martinelli cost Arsenal £6m in 2019, and he leaves as the most expensive player they have ever sold
Al Hilal have agreed £55.7m for Gabriel Martinelli, and Gabriel Jesus travelled to Barcelona for a medical on Monday. Arsenal’s window shuts on Tuesda...
Aug 29, 2026
Atletico have given Alvarez until Sunday, and a deadline is the wrong tool for this
Julian Alvarez has not trained for three days and will not travel to Sevilla. Atletico’s chief executive says he is confused and struggling, and the c...
Aug 28, 2026
Arsenal drew Real Madrid and Bayern, and PSG got Barcelona and Manchester City
The 2026/27 Champions League league phase draw was made in Monaco on 27 August. Arsenal, beaten in the final in May, host Real Madrid and travel to Ba...
Aug 28, 2026
Athletic did not have a shot on target, and Rodri got his Barcelona debut with half an hour left
Barcelona had 22 shots to Athletic’s five and won 2-0, Unai Simon made eight saves, and Rodri came off the bench in the 63rd minute for his first appe...
Aug 24, 2026
Barcelona’s season started a week later than everyone else’s, and their first game produced five goals at Elche
Raphinha and Fermin Lopez scored twice each and Karim Adeyemi opened his account as Barcelona began the defence of their title with a 5-0 win at Elche...
Aug 24, 2026
Atletico’s own fans booed Alvarez, and then the club decided he should not go near them
Diego Simeone said the club, not the player, chose to keep Julian Alvarez away from the stands after Sunday’s 2-2 draw. Eight days from the deadline,...
Aug 21, 2026
Cancelo has won four of Europe’s top five leagues, and Barcelona got him for nothing
A free transfer, a contract to 2029, and a full-back who has now won the title in four of Europe’s five biggest leagues. Barcelona’s fifth signing of...
Aug 21, 2026
Ronaldinho said he was not signing to play, and at 46 he has just registered as a player
Two months after Ravenna insisted he was only a shareholder, the Brazilian is in their squad and chasing a 300th career goal that no two record books...
Aug 17, 2026
Rodri is going to Barcelona for 76.5 million euros, with a year left on his City deal
Manchester City accepted Barcelona’s third bid over the weekend, 60 million up front and 16.5 million in add-ons, for the midfielder who won them the...
Aug 14, 2026
Barcelona are selling the World Cup final’s matchwinner, and the accounting explains why
PSG have agreed around €50 million for Ferran Torres and he has agreed a five-year deal. Barcelona offered him a new contract instead. He asked to go,...
Aug 12, 2026
La Liga starts on Saturday without Barcelona or Real Madrid
The 2026-27 season opens at Alaves on Saturday with three promoted clubs back in the top flight. The champions and Real Madrid do not play their openi...
Aug 11, 2026
Araujo went from Barcelona captain to fifth choice, and Liverpool got him for nothing up front
Liverpool have Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan from Barcelona with no loan fee, the wages covered and a 55 million euro option at the end of it. H...
Aug 10, 2026
Barcelona are about to sell the man who won Spain the World Cup, and the maths says they are right
Three weeks after his extra-time goal beat Argentina in the World Cup final, Ferran Torres has agreed personal terms with PSG. Look at Barcelona’s for...
Aug 8, 2026
Rodri has told Real Madrid he wants Barcelona, and City are still holding out for more
His agent put the decision on the record. The fee is the only part of this transfer nobody has settled.
Aug 2, 2026
Barcelona are formally notified over Alvarez as the RFEF opens disciplinary proceedings
Atletico lodged their complaint with FIFA and the Spanish federation on 30 June, accusing Barcelona of approaching a player contracted until 2030. Bot...
Aug 1, 2026
Barcelona will keep paying 90 per cent of ter Stegen’s wages to get him to Ajax
The loan stalled for weeks over one number: who pays a Barcelona captain’s salary. Ajax ended up agreeing to cover no more than a tenth of it.
Jul 23, 2026
Adeyemi joins Barcelona from Dortmund as Flick gets his pace man
Barcelona have wrapped up the signing of Germany forward Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund, handing Hansi Flick the runner he wanted for an initial...
Jul 21, 2026
Arsenal open talks for Julian Alvarez, but Atletico’s release clause is only half the problem
Andrea Berta signed Alvarez for Atletico in 2024. Now Arsenal’s sporting director is reported to have spoken to him directly, though the reports disag...
Jul 19, 2026
Messi and Yamal: two Barcelona generations meet in the World Cup final
Messi is 39 and probably saying goodbye. Yamal is 19 and just getting started. The World Cup final puts two players from the same club lineage on oppo...
Jul 12, 2026
Barcelona agree deal to sign teenage Club Brugge winger Jesse Bisiwu
Barcelona have all but wrapped up a 10 million euro move for Club Brugge’s 18-year-old winger Jesse Bisiwu, getting the deal done before his contract...
Jul 7, 2026
Álvarez says he wants to leave Atlético as Real Madrid’s €150m bid is rejected
Julián Álvarez has told Atlético Madrid he wants out, with Barcelona his likely preference, even as the club reject Real Madrid’s bid and insist only...