After the referees issued two statements in the last week pointing out the “atmosphere of hatred and generalised violence against our collective”, Madrid and Girona posed before the match behind a banner: “Respect the referee,

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both rallied from two goals down in a frantic 4-4 draw in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals on Tuesday.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has made an impassioned call for better treatment of Spain's referees following a week of criticism and scrutiny of an official who sent off Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham for having cursed at him.

The 2024-25 Champions League Round of 16 bracket is officially set, headlined by the Madrid derby and Paris Saint-Germain facing Liverpool. Other exciting matchups include Benfica taking on Barcelona and Bayern Munich meeting Bayer Leverkusen.

Atletico Madrid went top of LaLiga as Julian Alvarez came off the bench to score the winner in their 1-0 triumph over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. Los Colchoneros had a chance to go top ahead of Barcelona hosting Real Sociedad on Sunday,

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Real Madrid are regularly contacting Lamine Yamal's agent to enquire about the Barcelona star. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.

CNN will premiere the latest in its Searching For franchise on April 27 with the debut of : Searching for Spain. The travel and cultural series will include jaunts to San Sebastián, Barcelona, Madrid,

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has made an impassioned call for better treatment of Spain’s referees following a week of criticism and scrutiny of an official who sent off Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham for having cursed at him.

Luka Modric scored a beautiful long-range goal in Real Madrid's 2-0 home win against Girona on Sunday that moved the defending champion level on points in the Spanish league with leader Barcelona. The veteran midfielder chested the ball down in the 41st minute before firing a right-footed shot into the top corner.

Barcelona cruised to a 4-0 rout over 10-man Real Sociedad to regain the lead in Spain on Sunday. Gerard Martín, Marc Casadó, Ronald Araujo and Robert Lewandowski scored a goal each to put Barcelona one point ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid at the top of the Spanish league.

Carlo Ancelotti described Luka Modric as "a gift to football" after the midfielder, 39, scored a spectacular goal in Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Girona on Sunday.