https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Police raided the offices of FC Barcelona on Monday, carrying out several arrests just six days ahead of the club's presidential elections, a Catalan regional police spokesman told AFP. https://www.thelocal.es/20210301/baragate-police-raid-fc-barcelona-offices-and-arrest-seven Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:06:15 +0100 baragate-police-raid-fc-barcelona-offices-and-arrest-seven Lionel Messi is expected to be out for three weeks with a fractured right arm but his last contribution was to help send Barcelona back to the top of La Liga on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20181021/barca-victory-tarnished-as-injured-messi-set-to-miss-three-weeks Sun, 21 Oct 2018 05:04:08 +0200 barca-victory-tarnished-as-injured-messi-set-to-miss-three-weeks A Spanish court has rejected re-opening a probe into the 2012 liver transplant of FC Barcelona's sporting director Eric Abidal as asked by prosecutors due to a lack of fresh evidence, it said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20181006/spain-rejects-re-opening-probe-into-abidals-liver-transplant Sat, 06 Oct 2018 07:39:22 +0200 spain-rejects-re-opening-probe-into-abidals-liver-transplant Retired Brazilian striker Ronaldo left a clinic in Ibiza on Tuesday following a four-night stay for treatment for a flu infection. https://www.thelocal.es/20180814/former-real-madrid-striker-ronaldo-leaves-ibiza-clinic-after-pneumonia-treatment Tue, 14 Aug 2018 17:08:08 +0200 former-real-madrid-striker-ronaldo-leaves-ibiza-clinic-after-pneumonia-treatment Retired Brazilian striker Ronaldo said Sunday he is in hospital with a "bad flu" on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza but reassured fans that he will be out in a day. https://www.thelocal.es/20180813/ronaldo-hospitalized-with-flu-in-ibiza Mon, 13 Aug 2018 11:15:29 +0200 ronaldo-hospitalized-with-flu-in-ibiza Barcelona battled back to defeat Sevilla 2-1 and win the Spanish Supercup on Sunday with French World Cup winner Ousmane Dembele hitting a sensational winner to help give Lionel Messi a winning start as captain. https://www.thelocal.es/20180813/barcelona-recover-to-win-spanish-supercup-as-sevilla-waste-late-penalty Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:58:37 +0200 barcelona-recover-to-win-spanish-supercup-as-sevilla-waste-late-penalty Former FC Barcelona president Sandro Rosell will stand trial for alleged money laundering related to television rights and sponsorship of the Brazilian national football team, a court said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180630/ex-barcelona-president-rosell-to-stand-trial-for-money-laundering Sat, 30 Jun 2018 06:20:56 +0200 ex-barcelona-president-rosell-to-stand-trial-for-money-laundering Valencia maintained their pursuit of Barcelona to remain four points off the La Liga leaders thanks to second-half goals from Geoffrey Kondogbia and Santi Mina to beat a luckless Espanyol 2-0 on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20171120/valencia-show-la-liga-title-credentials-with-yet-another-win Mon, 20 Nov 2017 09:12:05 +0100 valencia-show-la-liga-title-credentials-with-yet-another-win Barcelona shrugged off an early Gerard Pique red card and the distractions of a first match at the Camp Nou since a violent crackdown of an independence referendum in Catalonia to beat Olympiakos 3-1 on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20171019/fc-barcelona-ask-for-dialogue-in-catalonia-crisis Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:35:46 +0200 fc-barcelona-ask-for-dialogue-in-catalonia-crisis Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insists he cannot imagine "Spain without Catalonia nor La Liga without Barcelona" but has admitted concern at the political crisis sweeping Spain amid Catalonia's drive for independence. https://www.thelocal.es/20171018/real-madrid-president-perez-cannot-imagine-la-liga-without-barca Wed, 18 Oct 2017 18:33:05 +0200 real-madrid-president-perez-cannot-imagine-la-liga-without-barca Spain's World Cup winning hero in 2010 Andres Iniesta believes next year's tournament in Russia is likely to be his swansong at international level. https://www.thelocal.es/20171013/world-cup-could-be-final-bow-for-spain-legend-iniesta Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:48:02 +0200 world-cup-could-be-final-bow-for-spain-legend-iniesta The biggest game of the La Liga season so far is shrouded in political tension as Barcelona visit Atletico Madrid on Saturday in their first trip to the Spanish capital since a Catalan independence referendum marred by violence. https://www.thelocal.es/20171013/bara-travel-to-madrid-against-backdrop-of-catalonia-crisis Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:31:23 +0200 bara-travel-to-madrid-against-backdrop-of-catalonia-crisis FC Barcelona are planning a fresh assault on Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho in the January transfer window, the Catalan club's CEO Oscar Grau promised. https://www.thelocal.es/20171012/fc-barcelona-have-the-money-to-sign-coutinho-in-january Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:43:00 +0200 fc-barcelona-have-the-money-to-sign-coutinho-in-january FC Barcelona must remain in Spain's La Liga according to the club's general director Oscar Grau. https://www.thelocal.es/20171011/fc-barcelona-and-la-liga-must-continue-together-club-director-says Wed, 11 Oct 2017 18:50:47 +0200 fc-barcelona-and-la-liga-must-continue-together-club-director-says Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar says winning the Ballon d'Or is one of his goals but he will not lose any sleep if he never takes home football's top individual award. https://www.thelocal.es/20161227/i-dont-play-football-to-win-the-ballon-dor-neymar Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:16:17 +0100 i-dont-play-football-to-win-the-ballon-dor-neymar Ahead of the start of their 2016-17 Champions League campaign against Celtic on Tuesday, AFP Sports takes a look at five reasons Barcelona can conquer Europe for the sixth time: https://www.thelocal.es/20160912/five-reasons-barcelona-can-win-the-champions-league Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:54:24 +0200 five-reasons-barcelona-can-win-the-champions-league Barcelona star Neymar will make a minimum €45.9 million ($52.3 million) from his five-year contract with the European champions, football whistleblowing site Football Leaks revealed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160411/leak-reveals-neymar-to-earn-459-million-if-he-learns-catalan Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:23:22 +0200 leak-reveals-neymar-to-earn-459-million-if-he-learns-catalan A Japanese architecture firm has won the €420 million ($460 million) tender to renovate Barcelona's Camp Nou, the Catalan club announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160309/barcelona-camp-nou-is-turning-japanese-stadium-facelift Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:59:21 +0100 barcelona-camp-nou-is-turning-japanese-stadium-facelift Manuel Valls, who was born in Barcelona and is a huge Barça fan, has promised the Catalan side a spot in the French league if the region wins independence. https://www.thelocal.es/20151028/barcelona-can-join-french-league-if-catalonia-gains-independence-says-french-pm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 12:28:12 +0100 barcelona-can-join-french-league-if-catalonia-gains-independence-says-french-pm FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi became the all time leading goalscorer in the Champions League just four days after achieving the same feat in La Liga with his 72nd goal in the competition against APOEL Nicosia on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141126/lionel-messi-breaks-champions-league-scoring-record Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:20:00 +0100 lionel-messi-breaks-champions-league-scoring-record