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Gareth Bale, Tono Ramirez

September 17, 2017

Backup Mayoral leads Real Madrid to 3-1 win at Sociedad

Little-used Borja Mayoral helped Real Madrid get back on track in the Spanish league on Sunday, scoring once and setting up ...

September 11, 2017

Las Palmas beats Malaga for its first win in Spanish league

Las Palmas beat Malaga 3-1 in a match between winless teams to leave the bottom of the Spanish league standings on Monday.

September 10, 2017

Sociedad beats Deportivo to stay perfect in Spanish league

Real Sociedad has become the early surprise in the Spanish league, starting with a perfect record to join Barcelona at the ...

Philippe Coutinho, Juan Cazeres,

September 02, 2017

Barcelona closes transfer market with whimper

Instead of a promised player to help fill the hole left by Neymar, Barcelona made no signings on the final day of the summer ...

August 28, 2017

Real Madrid held 2-2 by Valencia in home opener

Marco Asensio was impressive again, but his two remarkable goals were enough only to salvage a 2-2 draw against Valencia in ...

Gorka Iraizoz

August 14, 2017

SPANISH LEAGUE 2017-18: Guide to the 3 promoted teams

A look at Girona, Levante and Getafe as the promoted teams prepare for this weekend's opening of the Spanish league season.

Bilbao defender Alvarez to undergo chemotherapy on testicle

Athletic Bilbao says defender Yeray Alvarez will undergo chemotherapy after tests revealed an anomaly in a testicle that had ...

Ernesto Valverde

Contract signed, Barcelona's new coach takes aim at Madrid

Ernesto Valverde wants to start his tenure as Barcelona coach in the best way possible, by beating Real Madrid. Shortly after ...

Ernesto Valverde

Barcelona hires former player Ernesto Valverde as its coach

Barcelona picked one of its own to improve its winning ways. Former player Ernesto Valverde was hired as the new coach, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

What to watch in Europe's leagues as season reaches climax

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe this weekend as season ends in England, Spain, Germany and France: ___ ...

Athletic Bilbao out of Champions League race in Spain

Athletic Bilbao's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League ended with a 1-0 loss at Alaves in the Spanish league on ...

Sevilla wins late to move even with Atletico in 3rd place

Wissam Ben Yedder scored three minutes after entering the game to give Sevilla a late 2-1 win over 10-man Celta Vigo in the ...

Late goal gives Athletic win over Eibar in Spanish league

Midfielder Raul Garcia scored in the last minute for Athletic Bilbao to beat 10-man Eibar 1-0 in the Spanish league on ...

Athletic Bilbao routs Las Palmas 5-1 in Spanish league

Athletic Bilbao routed Las Palmas 5-1 in the Spanish league on Friday to move into sixth place and control of a Europa League ...