Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has announced he will retire and that this Saturday’s game against Almería at the Camp Nou will be his last. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who won the World Cup in 2010 and the Champions League on three…
Neymar arrives in Barcelona to stand trial on charges of fraud and corruption over 2013 transfer to Nou Camp
Neymar has arrived in Barcelona to stand trial on fraud and corruption charges. Brazilian investment firm DIS has called for the Paris Saint-Germain forward to be sentenced to five years in prison and fined £130million. But Spanish prosecutors are reportedly…
World Cup: Ukraine joins Spain and Portugal’s bid to host 2030 tournament
Ukraine has joined Spain and Portugal’s bid to host the 2030 Fifa World Cup. Representatives of the Spanish, Portuguese and Ukrainian football associations confirmed their plans at Uefa’s headquarters on Wednesday. Ukraine was invaded by Russia in February and the…
Jorge Vilda: Spain women’s players call for coach to be sacked
Spain’s football federation says 15 players have said they will resign from the women’s national team unless head coach Jorge Vilda is sacked. The RFEF said the players claim his tenure is affecting their emotional state and health. However, the…
Monkeypox cases show decline worldwide, says WHO
The number of newly reported monkeypox cases has decreased worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to the world health body, in the week from August 15 to 21, there were 21 per cent fewer cases than in…
1 dead, more than 20 injured as strong winds cause music festival stage collapse
At least one person was killed and more than 20 others were injured when strong gusts of wind caused parts of a stage to fall at a music festival in Spain, officials said. Three of the injured were in serious…
Wildfires rage in Greece, Spain and Italy as heatwave moves across Europe
Fires continue to run wild in countries across Europe, where a heatwave has intensified drought conditions. Though temperatures have cooled in France and the UK, firefighters are still tackling blazes in Greece, Spain and Italy. The fires in France’s badly-hit…
UK braces for record-high temperatures during summer heat wave
The U.K. is preparing for record-breaking temperatures this week, with unprecedented health warnings being issued as a national emergency has been declared. Temperatures are expected to rise to 98 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, but the highest and potentially record-breaking temperatures…
Barcelona phone booth library vandalised a day after opening
Barely a day after it opened, Barcelona’s smallest lending library has been forced to close after it was attacked by vandals. Barcelona’s last surviving telephone booth, which has been converted into a miniature book exchange, information centre and mobile charging…
FIFA confirms Munir El Haddadi’s switch from Spain to Morocco
The long saga of whether Munir El Haddadi can change his national allegiance from Spain to Morocco is finally over after football’s world governing body Fifa confirmed his switch on Friday. The 25-year-old has spent years trying in vain to…