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☆ Lucas Ocampos: LaLiga to report fan who poked player in the backside to the juvenile prosecutor’s office
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —LaLiga, Spain’s top soccer league, says it is going to report a young Rayo Vallecano fan who poked Sevilla forward Lucas Ocampos in the backside to the juvenile prosecutor’s office. “LALIGA is going to report the facts to the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office as it involves a minor,” the league said in a statement to CNN. After the match, Ocampos said he hoped the league takes the incident as seriously as it takes incidents of racist abuse. Ocampos said he hopes the league takes the incident as seriously as racism. “Rayo Vallecano has always promoted the maximum respect towards referees, footballers and coaches.

Persons: CNN —, Rayo Vallecano, Lucas Ocampos, Ocampos, Valentín, “, ” Ocampos, DAZN España, Rayo, “ Rayo Vallecano, ” Sevilla, ” Rayo, Martin Presa Organizations: CNN, Sevilla, Rayo, Argentine, Isi, “, Police, Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla FC, Spanish Locations: Europe

☆ How Girona became the unlikeliest challenger in La Liga
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Matias Grez | Patrick Snell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Founded in 1930, Girona plays its football at the modest 14,000-capacity Estadi Montilivi on the outskirts of a city that has a population of just 100,000. Girona was previously promoted to La Liga in 2017, spending only two seasons in Spain’s top flight before being relegated. David Ramos/Getty Images“I tell you what, why not?” Hunter said when asked if Girona can win the league. He’s young, he’s intelligent, he’s ambitious, he’s driven. Fran Santiago/Getty ImagesRegardless, Girona has earned the right to dream and Hunter says upsetting the odds and winning La Liga “would mean everything” to the club and its fans.

Persons: Leicester City’s, Semra Hunter, David Ramos, ” Hunter, they’ve, Atlético Madrid, “, Miguel Ángel Sánchez, Míchel, Fran Santiago, Ignasi, ”, “ It’s, Bagà, CNN Sport’s Patrick Snell, –, that’s, Hunter, Pau Barrena, He’s, he’s, let’s, Yan Couto, Yangel Herrera, Aleix García, Eric García, Artem Dovbyk, Pep Guardiola, Ancelotti, Atlético, Barça, “ It’s David, Goliath Organizations: CNN —, Spanish, Real Madrid, La Liga –, Spain isn’t, La Liga, Premier League, Real, Girona, Getty, Barcelona, Real Sociedad, Champions League, ”, Rayo Vallecano, Rayo, CNN, Atlético, City Football Group, Manchester City, Atletico, Pau, City, SC Dnipro, La Locations: Catalan, Spain, Spain isn’t Barcelona, Girona, La, Madrid, Spain’s, Atlético, Real Madrid, ” Girona, Saudi Arabia, Huesca, Atlético Madrid, Pau, AFP, Ukrainian, Real

☆ Xavi calls on Barcelona fans for vital Champions League tie with Porto
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 27 (Reuters) - Barcelona have another chance to secure qualification for the knockout rounds of the Champions League when they host Porto, and Xavi Hernandez's side need the fans support for this vital game, the manager said on Monday. "It's a very important, vital game for us. "Lately, things aren't going our way, but the Vallecano game was there to be won," the manager said. Xavi is also confident that he has the backing of the club president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco, despite the recent poor results. Barcelona lead Group H, level on nine points with Porto, while Shakhtar Donetsk are three points behind, and they face bottom club Antwerp on Tuesday.

Persons: Xavi, it's, We're, Barca, Joan Laporta, Gavi, Marc, Andre ter Stegen, hasn't, we'll, Trevor Stynes, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk, Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid, Vallecano, Porto, Antwerp, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Porto, Spain, Portuguese

☆ Real's Bellingham likely to feature against Braga after shoulder injury
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

That result cost Real their place at the top of the table, with Girona moving two points ahead, and although Bellingham finished the game he was doubtful for the Braga tie. "It would be important, at this stage of the season, to finish the group stage in four games," Ancelotti said. "If Puyol wants to talk to Vinicius, let him talk," Ancelotti said. Ancelotti's side took a 2-0 lead at Braga but the home team pulled one back in the 63rd minute to make for a nervous ending. Real top Group C with nine points followed by Napoli on six, with Braga in third place with three points.

Persons: Jude Bellingham's, Carlo Ancelotti, he's, Ancelotti, He'll, Carles Puyol, Vinicius Jr, Vinicius, Trevor Stynes, Ken Ferris Organizations: Braga, Wednesday, Champions League, Bellingham, England, Rayo Vallecano, Champions League Group, Bernabeu, Brazilian, Clasico, Real, Barca, Napoli, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Real Madrid, Girona, Spain, Barcelona

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — There was relief, at last, for Erik ten Hag and Manchester United after a late 2-1 comeback win against Brentford on Saturday. “It has to be a turning point, but also a restart because we have to get into higher levels," the United manager said. “The spirit is good, the belief is good and the team is together. Prior to the midfielder's late interventions, United was on course for a seventh loss of a season that was threatening to unravel. And afterwards he reminded his underperforming team of the expectations that come with playing for United.

Persons: Erik ten Hag, Scott McTominay, United, Casemiro, Mathias Jensen's, Andre Onana, ”, Thomas Frank, “, Erik, Yves Bissouma's, James Maddison, Harry Kane, Micky van de Ven’s, Mauricio Pochettino, Raheem Sterling, Cole Palmer, Sterling, Gareth Southgate, Palmer, Sean Dyche, Andoni Iraola, haven’t, I’m, ___ James Robson Organizations: Manchester United, Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Galatasaray, League, Real Madrid, United, “, Premier League, SPURS, Ange, Tottenham, Luton, Spurs, Celtic, CHELSEA, Chelsea, Burnley couldn't, Turf, Three Lions, Manchester City, EVERTON WINS Everton, Bournemouth, Merseyside club's, Rayo Vallecano, Sheffield United, Fulham, Blades, Nottingham Forest Locations: MANCHESTER, England, Old Trafford, Crystal, Australia, Spanish

☆ Barcelona salvages 2-2 comeback draw against Mallorca
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Barcelona continued its unbeaten start to the season but dropped points at the top of La Liga with an eventful 2-2 draw against Mallorca. Goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen gifted Mallorca the game’s opening goal inside 10 minutes as he failed to clear the ball from Barça’s box, enabling Vedat Muriqi to find the back of the net. But it was Mallorca which got the game’s next goal in added time when Muriqi’s header allowed Abdón Prats to squeeze a shot past ter Stegen. “We gifted too much,” Barcelona coach Xavi said after the game. “We made uncharacteristic mistakes … We did have chances, but it was a tough struggle back into the game.

Persons: Marc, André ter Stegen, Vedat Muriqi, João Félix, Abdón Prats, ter, Félix, Lamine Yamal, Fermin López, Raphinha’s, Robert Lewandowski, Barça, Barcelona's Jules Koundé dribbles, Cristian Trujillo, “, Xavi, ” Barça Organizations: CNN — Barcelona, La Liga, Mallorca, Real Madrid, ”, Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano Locations: Mallorca, Spanish, Girona, Real, ” Barcelona

☆ Vinícius Jr.: Spanish soccer's inaction over racist abuse of Real Madrid star could prove costly for LaLiga
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Except, this week, nobody is talking about the ‘beautiful game’ after the shameful racist abuse of Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. sent LaLiga into crisis management mode. Instead, it must pass investigations into incidents of racist abuse onto local prosecutors, who deal with them as legal cases. 10 when nine previous incidents of racist abuse seemingly were not enough to spark meaningful action? Vinícius Jr. points to a fan in the stand who allegedly racially abused him during Real Madrid's match at Valencia. Fort says CEOs called Sepp Blatter to ask him to step down as FIFA president.

☆ Barcelona edge closer to title with 4-0 win over 10-man Betis
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BARCELONA, April 29 (Reuters) - Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha were on target as Barcelona thrashed 10-man Real Betis 4-0 on Saturday to tighten their grip on top spot and moved a step closer to their 27th LaLiga title. Christensen opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 14th minute with a point-blank header following a cross from Raphinha. The locals made the most of their advantage before the break, scoring twice within three minutes thanks to strikes by Lewandowski and Raphinha. "The last game was very tough, we needed to respond and winning by a large margin was important to have more confidence. With the win secured, 15-year-old winger Lamine Yamal became Barca's youngest ever debutant when he was brought off the bench by coach Xavi.

☆ Barcelona stunned by Rayo Vallecano in surprise 2-1 defeat
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID, April 26 (Reuters) - Barcelona wasted a golden opportunity to extend their lead at the top of LaLiga as they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday thanks to goals in each half from Alvaro Garcia and Fran Garcia. With seven games to play, Barca are top of the league on 76 points, 11 ahead second-placed Real Madrid, who were also stunned 4-2 at lowly Girona on Tuesday. Rayo Vallecano are ninth on 43 points, four adrift of the European qualification spots. Rayo halted Barca's seven game unbeaten streak in the league with a gutsy performance in front of their fans at a sold-out Estadio de Vallecas. Camello missed another great chance in the 64th minute and Unai Lopez also wasted another opportunity to extend Rayo's lead a little later.

☆ Real Madrid concedes four goals in heavy defeat to Girona as La Liga title hopes fade
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Real Madrid’s hopes of catching Barcelona at the top of La Liga were all but extinguished on Tuesday as Los Blancos suffered a shock 4-2 defeat to Girona. Valentín Castellanos had the match of his life, scoring all four goals in the victory to become the first player in more than 75 years to score four times in a single La Liga match against Real Madrid. Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty ImagesReal Madrid remains 11 points behind Barcelona at the top of La Liga, but Xavi’s side can extend its lead to 14 points with victory over Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday. Real Madrid could concede more ground to Barça in the title race. Vinícius replied to a description of the incident on Twitter with “La Liga” accompanied by two sweating emojis.

☆ La Liga: Real Madrid suffers first league defeat of the season against Rayo Vallecano
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Real Madrid missed out on the chance to return to the top of La Liga as a retaken penalty gave Rayo Vallecano a surprise 3-2 victory over Los Blancos. It was Real’s first defeat in the league this season and gives Barcelona a two-point lead at the top of La Liga after 13 games. Álvaro García celebrates Rayo's first goal against Real Madrid. Angel Martinez/Getty Images Europe/Getty ImagesThe result means Rayo now has one win and two draws against the top three teams in La Liga this season – Barcelona, Real, and Atlético Madrid. Barcelona, meanwhile, has a chance to extend its lead at the top of La Liga when it plays Osasuna on Tuesday.

☆ Iată cât încasează fiecare club din Spania din drepturile TV. Barcelona deţine supremaţia!
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-05 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Este un capitol la care FC Barcelona deţine supremaţia, încasând 165 de milioane de euro. Real Madrid ocupă locul doi, cu 156.2 milioane de euro încasate din drepturile tv. Locul trei este ocupat de Atletico Madrid, formaţie care încasează 124.2 milioane euro. Formaţiile care primesc cei mai puţin bani din drepturile tv sunt Elche (6.7 milioane de euro), Cadiz (7.4 milioane de euro) şi Huesca (9 milioan de euro). Clubul încasează 20.6 milioane de euro, fiind urmată de Rayo Vallecano, cu 10.9 milioane de euro şi de Fuenlabrada cu 5.8 milioane de euro.

Organizations: FC Barcelona deţine, Real Madrid, Atletico, Valencia Locations: Atletico Madrid, Cadiz, Huesca, Girona

☆ Diego Costa părăsește gruparea spaniolă Atletico Madrid
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Atacantul Diego Costa părăsește gruparea spaniolă Atletico Madrid. Diego Costa mai avea contract cu Atletico până în iunie 2021, însă solicitase anterior să fie lăsat să plece liber în această iarnă din motive familiale. Diego Costa a ajuns prima dată la Atletico în 2006, atunci când avea doar 17 ani. Diego Costa este de origine braziliană, însă din 2014 a ales să joace pentru reprezentativa Spaniei. Atacantul a evoluat în 24 de meciuri și a înscris 10 goluri.

Persons: Diego, Diego Costa Organizations: Atletico Madrid, Atletico, Real Sociedad, Diego, madrilen, Real, Chelsea Londra Locations: Primera Division, Atletico, Spaniei, Europei, Braga, Penafiel, Celta Vigo, Albacete, Real Valladolid, Rayo, braziliană

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