Tag: La Liga
Vinicius Jr's persecution reflects Spanish football's flawed reckoning with racism
Click here to view The Athletic’s UK Black History Month collection.Since October 2021, La Liga has reported 24 incidents of racist abuse directed...
Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta retires from football, aged 40
Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta has announced his retirement from professional football.The 40-year-old confirmed his decision to call time on his...
Barcelona's Ferran Torres out for at least three weeks with hamstring injury
Barcelona forward Ferran Torres will be out for at least three weeks after sustaining a right hamstring injury.Torres picked up the problem in...
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior set to miss Brazil's October fixtures with neck injury
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior is set to miss Brazil’s October international fixtures after sustaining a neck injury during Saturday’s La Liga victory...
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe left out of France squad for October Nations League fixtures
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been left out of France’s squad for their upcoming Nations League fixtures later this month.The 25-year-old suffered...
What's going wrong at Real Madrid right now – and how much does it matter?
Real Madrid’s 36-match unbeaten run was ended by Lille as the French side claimed a 1-0 victory in the Champions League on Wednesday...