PARIS: The governing body of European football UEFA said on Thursday that it is launching an investigation into claims that Barcelona paid for good decisions by referees. UEFA said that its disciplinary and disciplinary bodies will investigate “a possible breach of UEFA law by FC Barcelona in connection with the so-called ‘Caso Negreira'”, referring to...
BARCELONA: Barcelona got a 2-1 Clasico win Real Madrid with Franck Kessie’s late goal on Sunday to move 12 points clear at the top of La Liga. The win ended Madrid’s hopes of retaining the title and left the Catalans close to lifting the trophy for the first time since 2019. Carlo Ancelotti’s Real took...
MADRID: Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has backed Vinicius Junior to escape Ronald Araujo’s pressure when facing Los Blancos. Barcelona on Sunday in the Clasico in La Liga. The Brazilian, the key for Madrid this season, was shut down by the Barca defender Araujo in recent conflicts with the Catalans, with coach Xavi Hernandez deploying...
BARCELONA: Xavi Hernandez and his Barcelona The side can take an important step to win La Liga on Sunday – where a Clasico win over Real Madrid will take them 12 points clear of the champions. The Catalans have not won the Spanish championship since Ernesto Valverde at the helm in 2019 and extending the...
BARCELONA: Raphinha’s strike gave Barcelona an emphatic 1-0 win Athletic Bilbao on Sunday to restore their impressive ninth place over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Real Sociedad stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Real Mallorca, with their bid to finish in the top four losing steam at an alarming rate. The struggle...
BARCELONA: Real Madrid will appear in the referee of the corruption involved Barcelona as a “hurt party” when the proceedings go forward, the Spanish champions said on Sunday. Spanish prosecutors charged Barcelona with corruption on Friday, over payments the club made to a former vice president of Spain’s referees’ committee through a company he owned....
BARCELONA: The return of Xavi Hernandez to Barcelona as the coach indicated the return to the game of the control of the club he was successful as a player, but his team relied on a strong defense as they approached the Spanish championship. Barcelona visit Athletic Bilbao on Sunday as they look to preserve or...
BARCELONA: President of Barcelona Joan Laporta said on Tuesday that his club was not “buying referees” amid an investigation into payments made to a former referee over the years. The Catalan side paid a reported 6.5 million euros ($6.9 million) between 2001 and 2018 to a company owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, a former...
BARCELONA: Barcelona held on with 10 to beat Valencia 1-0 to move nine points clear Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Sunday, thanks to Raphinha’s first header. The champions could not find a way against Real Betis in a 0-0 draw later at the Benito Villamarin. Brazilian Raphinha nodded Barca ahead in...
MADRID: Eder Militao’s own goal gave a tired Barcelona a 1-0 win Real Madrid in the first semi-final of the Copa del Rey on Thursday. The Catalans arrived on the back of two consecutive defeats and without injury to three of the main players – the top scorer Robert Lewandowski, the midfielder Pedri and the...