Football in Spain

The American beat Rafa 3-1

Octavian Popescu, the FCSB midfielder, is on the 13th place in the rankings of the players under 20, made up by the CIES Football Observatory (International Centre for Sports Studies - CIES), on the first position being Pedri, the revelation of FC Barcelona and the national team of Spain. The issue no.

An extensive and revealing report published in the Spanish news outfit El Confidencial identified Cyprus match-fixing as a central hub of European football corruption.

Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid defeated Valencia 3-1 on Jan. 8 in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup.

Goals by Toni Kroos, Isco and Luka Modric powered the Madrid club to an easy victory over Valencia to move to the Spanish Super Cup final at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Dani Parejo was the only scorer for Valencia during the match.

Barcelona can clinch the Liga title with victory at home to relegation-threatened Levante on April 27, the first step in what the club hopes will be a clean sweep of trophies this season.

Spanish football giant FC Barcelona has filed a lawsuit against a Turkish company called "Barca Textile" on grounds that the firm trademarked its name.

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde was delighted that his side "finally" wrapped up a 25th La Liga title with four matches to spare, after a Lionel Messi hat-trick secured a thrilling 4-2 victory at Deportivo La Coruna late on April 29.

Andres Iniesta hinted he may have played his last final for Barcelona after it crushed Sevilla 5-0 to win the Copa del Rey on April 21.

Roma has its sights on Kiev and the Champions League final after completing a miracle comeback against Barcelona on April 10 to overhaul a three-goal first-leg deficit and take its place in the competition's last four.

Isco scored a hat-trick as Spain hammered an Argentina side without Lionel Messi 6-1 in a friendly on March 27, while Brazil defeated Germany 1-0 in their first meeting since the 2014 World Cup.