Jun 1, 2020
La Liga to restart with Seville derby on June 11
The first round of games will be played over four days, with Barcelona at Mallorca on June 13 and Real Madrid at home to Eibar the next day.
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381 articles tagged with "La Liga"
May 31, 2020
The return of La Liga: What’s at stake?
While La Liga is returning, there are a lot of issues to sort out, including the turbulent title race, relegation and next year’s European places.
May 31, 2020
La Liga clubs to resume full training next week
This is the final phase of La Liga’s staggered training programme as teams get set to complete the remaining games of the season.
May 30, 2020
Five-sub rule could count against Barca – Setien
Barca coach Quique Setien believes the new rule that allows five substitutions during a match instead of three could harm them.
May 29, 2020
Future of football amidst the global pandemic
With drastic changes on all fronts to ensure the safeguarding of the players’ health, we opine on whether football can still feel the same.
May 29, 2020
League-by-league guide to the return of football around Europe
With Serie A and Premier League announcing their return date, we look at the situation across the rest of the European leagues.
May 29, 2020
How will Europe’s ‘Big Five’ look after the restart?
After it was announced that both Serie A and Premier League will return in June, we look at how do the leagues shape up in the pandemic era?
May 24, 2020
La Liga faces heated debate as it prepares to resume
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday that football could return from its lockdown in the week of June 8.
May 22, 2020
Barca midfielder De Jong ‘not ready to play yet’
Spanish clubs began training in groups of 10 players on Monday, in line with health protocols.
May 17, 2020
La Liga clubs given permission to expand into group training
Teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will be able to train in groups of 10 despite both Madrid and Catalonia being two of Spain’s wor...
May 7, 2020
League-by-league guide to European football shutdown
With Bundesliga becoming the first major football league to return to action next week, we look at the state of play in Europe’s top five leagues.
May 6, 2020
Barcelona and Real Madrid players begin virus testing
Players underwent coronavirus tests on Wednesday as La Liga clubs planned a return to restricted training ahead of the proposed resumption of the seas...
May 6, 2020
Spanish Cup rivals Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao want fans at final
The clubs said that by sharing the final together with their fans, they would be celebrating ‘the true essence, and raison d’etre of this wonderful sp...
May 5, 2020
La Liga eyes June restart date
Individual training will begin for players in La Liga this week after the country’s government lifted sport-related measures.
May 1, 2020
Who could stay or leave this summer? Barcelona’s squad assessed
Heading into his first full season as Barcelona manager, Quique Setien has a few tough calls to make with regard to the current squad.
Apr 30, 2020
Martin Braithwaite: I deserve to be at Barca
For some, Barcelona buying Braithwaite was a result of opportunism, through the use of an obscure La Liga rule, and caused by bad planning, after a ch...
Apr 30, 2020
Who could stay or leave this summer? Real Madrid’s squad assessed
Real Madrid are at a juncture where there is a need to make significant changes to the squad, but will Zinedine Zidane be ready to wield the axe?
Apr 27, 2020
Spanish govt says no guarantee that football resumes before summer
Spain’s health minister Salvador Illa said Sunday it would be ‘imprudent’ to promise the football season would restart before the summer.
Apr 26, 2020
Lautaro Martinez – Antoine Griezmann swap would be a win-win for all
As all the clubs are facing a financial crunch with revenue streams being affected, it is in best of interest for both Barca and Inter to swap Griezma...
Apr 24, 2020
Don’t rush to restart La Liga, Gareth Bale warns
The Spanish players union also expressed support for Gareth Bale’s call to check premature resumption of the La Liga.
Apr 22, 2020
How the global pandemic is likely to affect the transfer market
With football clubs across the globe taking a hit financially due to the pandemic, how will this affect business during the transfer window?
Apr 22, 2020
Barcelona offer Camp Nou naming rights in pandemic fundraiser
The income generated from the re-naming will be put towards “research projects and other projects involved in the battle against the effects of COVID-...
Apr 21, 2020
La Liga, Spanish FA agree training restart protocol
La Liga has already outlined a proposition which includes testing players as well as a progression from individual training to sessions with whole squ...
Apr 18, 2020
Five midfielders who could be heir to Luka Modric at Real Madrid
With Luka Modric’s time at Real Madrid drawing to a close, who should Los Blancos target to replace the Croatian superstar?