There are more and more women occupying Spanish football’s top roles. Here is a look at five of these pioneers. Guadalupe Porras. Assistant referee. Guadalupe Porras is an assistant referee in LaLiga Santander and she made history this season by becoming the first woman to form part of an officiating team in Spain’s top flight. After impressing during
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New Inter Miami FC coach Diego Alonso talks about his past as a player in LaLiga and Liga MX and his transition into coaching.
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HOW LALIGA CLUBS ARE WORKING TO PUT AN END TO INJURIES IN FOOTBALL There’s no better signing than investing in health, ever larger and more professional medical departments are benefitting from the very latest in technology, and RC Celta is making its facilities and doctors available to the general public. “Every club in the big four European leagues
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Inter target Olivier Giroud has revealed that he wants to extend his deal at Chelsea after a “difficult” January month with transfer speculation all round. Giroud seemed destined to be on his way out of the doors at Stamford Bridge and had been linked with both Lazio and Inter in Serie A, reportedly having agreed on a deal with the
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Agreeing cost limits with clubs is systematically increasing profits and reducing debt. The system of financial controls in LaLiga is the most comprehensive of any football league. The strength of LaLiga is often referred to in terms of international trophies being won by Spanish clubs, but an equally if not more important measure is long-term financial health. Since 2013, with
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“Winning ElClasico would mean everything to us… we want to be the ones to leave with three points in the bag” Question: So, why don’t we start off talking about ElClásico? It’s, of course, one of the biggest rivalries on the planet, and you have played in so many already. So, tell me what it means to you and how
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El Clasico is a truly international fixture, with players drawn not only from Spain but also from the planet’s top national sides. The game sees international teammates line up alongside each other, as well as pitting international colleagues against one another. Here are some of the more interesting international stories ahead of this second ElClasico of the season. Luka Modrić
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Real Madrid and Barcelona captains Sergio Ramos and Lionel Messi have taken part in over 40 ElClasico encounters each. Yet several members of their squads have never before participated in the biggest fixture in world football, while new Barça coach Quique Setién has never coached in this rivalry either. Real’s Belgian superstar Eden Hazard picked up another ankle injury last
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Cristiano Ronaldo is far more than just one of the greatest footballers of all time, he’s a global brand. The Portuguese, at the time of writing, has 191 million Instagram followers. It’s a number which makes him not only the most followed footballer on the social media site but the most followed person of any kind. He is 24 million
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Sunday’s LaLiga ElClasico at the Santiago Bernabeu arrives at a key moment in the Spanish title race – and with nothing between the two teams’ historical record ahead of the latest chapter in the biggest club rivalry in world football. Barcelona travel to Real Madrid with a two point lead in the table, meaning victory for either team would be
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