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Edgar Mendez, Iabi Gomez

Alaves eyes upset of Barcelona in Copa del Rey final

The final of the Copa del Rey pits Barcelona's star power against a tiny Basque Country club whose biggest weapons are its ...

Judge orders ex-Barcelona president to be held without bail

A judge has ordered former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell to be held without bail as Spanish authorities continue to ...

Lionel Messi

Messi loses Supreme Court appeal over tax-fraud conviction

Lionel Messi has lost his Supreme Court appeal over a tax-fraud conviction in Spain. The court confirmed the 21-month prison ...

Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique seeks one last trophy before leaving Barcelona

Luis Enrique is finally saying goodbye to Barcelona, with one last chance at a trophy. The Luis Enrique era in Barcelona ends ...

Ernesto Valverde

Valverde dismisses deal to coach Barcelona

Departing Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde has been avoiding talk about a possible move to Barcelona, saying he has not ...

Coach Valverde leaves Athletic, will reportedly join Barca

Athletic Bilbao says Ernesto Valverde will not remain as the team's coach next season, clearing the way for his expected move ...

Sandro Rosell

Ex-Barcelona president Rosell held in money laundering probe

Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell and his wife have been detained in connection with his businesses in Brazil, Spanish ...

Madrid says it has deal for Brazil's new teenage star

Real Madrid says it has reached a deal to sign Brazil's new teenage star, Vinicius Junior. The 16-year-old forward, who ...

Sergio Ramos, Marcelo

Nonstop celebrations for Madrid after winning league title

Real Madrid's title celebrations show no sign of abating. The Spanish champions celebrated through the night after winning ...

Lionel Messi

Barcelona and the Spanish league that got away

For Barcelona, this season's Spanish league title will go down as the one that got away. A league-high 116 goals scored, four ...

Real Madrid wins its 1st Spanish title since 2012

Real Madrid won the Spanish league for the first time in five years on Sunday, and kept rival Barcelona from its third ...

Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane

How Zidane and Ronaldo led Madrid to Spanish league title

Real Madrid won its 33rd league title on Sunday to move nine ahead all-time of rival Barcelona. Madrid claimed its first ...

Pope names cardinals for Laos, Mali, Sweden, Spain, Salvador

In a surprise announcement Sunday, Pope Francis named new cardinals for Spain, El Salvador and three countries where ...

Atletico says goodbye to Calderon with 3-1 win over Athletic

Atletico Madrid earned a 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in an emotional final game at the Vicente Calderon Stadium on Sunday.

Sevilla gives Sampaoli winning send-off from Spanish league

Sevilla routed Osasuna 5-0 on Saturday in what coach Jorge Sampaoli hoped was his last match for the Spanish side before he ...

Michel

1 point from Liga title, Real Madrid faces Michel's Malaga

Real Madrid enters the final round of the Spanish league just one point away from ending a five-year wait to reclaim the ...

Atletico says goodbye to Calderon, its red & white fortress

Atletico Madrid is bidding farewell to its beloved Vicente Calderon, the modest stadium that for five decades produced one ...

Neymar gets break from Brazil during friendlies in Australia

Neymar was left off the Brazil squad that will travel to Australia for a pair of friendly matches next month. Brazil coach ...

Barcelona hoping Ramirez can spoil Madrid's title march

A year ago, Sandro Ramirez wasn't good enough for Barcelona. Now, the Catalan club is hoping the cast-off forward can upend ...

Diego Costa, Pedro to lead Spain at Macedonia WCup qualifier

Recently crowned English champions Diego Costa and Pedro Rodriguez will lead Spain's attack in a World Cup qualifier next ...