Barcelona
2 days ago
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his players could avenge their thrashing earlier this season by Barcelona to win the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, if they avoided making the same mistakes. Hansi Flick's Barcelona routed Los Blancos 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in October in La Liga, although a slump before the winter break…
8 Jan
Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his licence to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Spanish playmaker Olmo was cleared to play again on a temporary basis before the game but the decision came too late for…
8 Jan
Barcelona players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor can play for the club on a temporary basis after the Spanish Sports Council (CSD) granted the Catalans precautionary permission on Wednesday. The financially struggling side failed to register the duo before the deadline at the end of last year after Olmo and Victor were given temporary licenses…
8 Jan
Record 31-time Copa del Rey winners Barcelona were drawn at home against Real Betis in the last 16 on Wednesday. Holders Athletic Bilbao welcome Osasuna while Spanish champions Real Madrid host Celta Vigo.Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid visit second-division Elche, while fourth-tier Pontevedra, the lowest ranked side left in the competition, host La Liga team Getafe.…
7 Jan
Dani Olmo's future at Barcelona remains in the balance as the Catalan club pursue their legal battle to get the midfielder registered to play once more.
4 Jan
La Liga and the Spanish football federation on Saturday again rejected Barcelona's desperate attempts to register Dani Olmo and avoid a potentially embarrassing departure of their star playmaker. The future of Olmo and young forward Pau Victor at the Catalan giants has been on hold over a financial and administrative limbo that prevented their registration…
4 Jan
As of January 1, his name - along with the lesser-known Pau Víctor - was removed from Barcelona’s official list of 33 registered players approved by La Liga, the governing body led by Javier Tebas.
1 Jan
Barcelona have lost another appeal to register Spain forward Dani Olmo for the rest of the season - one day before the deadline.
31 Dec
Barcelona raced against the clock to keep Dani Olmo on Tuesday after a Spanish court thwarted a second attempt by the financially troubled Catalan giants to extend the star's registration. La Liga's strict spending limits restricted Olmo's initial registration to December 31, 2024 after Barcelona made the Spain playmaker their flagship signing last summer. The…
22 Dec
Atletico Madrid came from behind to snatch a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Barcelona and claim leadership of La Liga on Saturday. Pedri sent the Catalans ahead but second-half goals from Rodrigo De Paul and Alexander Sorloth helped Diego Simeone's side move three points clear at the top of the table, having played one match fewer…
17 Dec
Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior won the FIFA Best men's player of the year award at a ceremony in Doha on Tuesday, while Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati picked up the women's prize for the second time. The award comes two months after 24-year-old Vinicius was second in the Ballon d'Or, with Real electing to snub…
15 Dec
La Liga leaders Barcelona stumbled 1-0 at home against Leganes on Sunday as they suffered another blow in the Spanish title race. Sergio Gonzalez headed home from a corner after four minutes for the visiting minnows and the Catalans missed a host of presentable chances as they failed to mount a comeback. After a superb…
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