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 Athletic Bilbao striker Inaki Williams said he was the victim of racist abuse on Saturday during his team's 1-1 draw away to Espanyol in La Liga. https://www.thelocal.es/20200126/it-is-very-sad-bilbao-striker-on Sun, 26 Jan 2020 10:53:50 +0100 it-is-very-sad-bilbao-striker-on Barcelona held off Atletico Madrid to ensure they will be three points clear at the top of La liga going into the winter break after beating a spirited Espanyol 2-0 at the Camp Nou on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20181223/spains-liga-update-messi-dembele-keep-barca-three-points-clear Sun, 23 Dec 2018 12:42:50 +0100 spains-liga-update-messi-dembele-keep-barca-three-points-clear Spain's footballers union threatened on Wednesday to strike over controversial plans to play a La Liga match in the United States, blasting a decision based only on "money and business". https://www.thelocal.es/20180823/spanish-players-union-threatens-strike-over-us-match Thu, 23 Aug 2018 11:17:47 +0200 spanish-players-union-threatens-strike-over-us-match Spain's La Liga plans to stage a match in the United States, its first venture outside Europe, as part of a north American expansion drive, the league said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180820/la-liga-reveals-plans-to-take-spanish-soccer-to-united-states Mon, 20 Aug 2018 19:37:40 +0200 la-liga-reveals-plans-to-take-spanish-soccer-to-united-states Spanish football heads into the post-Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta era as the 2018-19 La Liga season begins this weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20180816/six-new-signings-to-watch-in-la-liga Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:13:33 +0200 six-new-signings-to-watch-in-la-liga Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and other La Liga stars will soon be beamed for free to viewers in the Indian subcontinent as part of a landmark deal with Facebook to broadcast matches, the Spanish top flight division said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180814/facebook-to-broadcast-la-liga-games-for-free-in-indian-subcontinent Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:00:21 +0200 facebook-to-broadcast-la-liga-games-for-free-in-indian-subcontinent 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 Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde praised his side's temperament to bounce back from being denied a clear opening goal scored by Lionel Messi and falling behind to salvage a 1-1 draw at Valencia on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20171127/video-barcelona-shake-off-refs-goal-line-blunder-to-share-spoils-in-valencia Mon, 27 Nov 2017 10:40:46 +0100 video-barcelona-shake-off-refs-goal-line-blunder-to-share-spoils-in-valencia 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 Atletico Madrid announced that it issued new shares on Thursday to allow an Israeli to invest 50 million euros ($59 million) in the club in exchange for a 15 per cent stake. https://www.thelocal.es/20171117/israeli-group-invests-50-million-euros-in-atletico-madrid Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:22:05 +0100 israeli-group-invests-50-million-euros-in-atletico-madrid La Liga president Javier Tebas expects to boost the league's coffers with a huge new televison rights deal as of 2019-2020 that could be worth 2.3 billion euros ($2.7 billion) per year. https://www.thelocal.es/20171115/la-liga-president-reveals-new-mega-tv-deal-accuses-psg-and-man-city-of-cheating Wed, 15 Nov 2017 10:03:14 +0100 la-liga-president-reveals-new-mega-tv-deal-accuses-psg-and-man-city-of-cheating On the eve of his 100th match in charge of Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane insisted he maintains the same desire to succeed having already won seven trophies in his short coaching career. https://www.thelocal.es/20171013/seven-trophies-and-100-games-in-zidane-is-still-hungry-for-more Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:49:46 +0200 seven-trophies-and-100-games-in-zidane-is-still-hungry-for-more 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 Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is hoping to turn the disappointment of their Copa del Rey elimination at the hands of Atletico Madrid in midweek into an advantage in the La Liga title race. https://www.thelocal.es/20150118/cup-exit-can-boost-league-campaign-ancelotti Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:16:00 +0100 cup-exit-can-boost-league-campaign-ancelotti Real Madrid look set to be without Gareth Bale for their Champions League trip to Liverpool on Wednesday after a scan revealed the Welshman has an abdominal injury. https://www.thelocal.es/20141020/real-star-gareth-bale-set-to-miss-real-madrid-liverpool-clash Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:14:00 +0200 real-star-gareth-bale-set-to-miss-real-madrid-liverpool-clash Now that a new season of Spain's La Liga is just getting underway, The Local has put together some of the most intriguing facts about the best football league in the world and its history. https://www.thelocal.es/20140829/nine-interesting-facts-spain-football-league-la-liga Fri, 29 Aug 2014 20:14:00 +0200 nine-interesting-facts-spain-football-league-la-liga Barcelona captain Carles Puyol is joining the club's sport management team after being forced to quit the squad with a knee injury, the team announced Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140531/barca-legend-puyol-joins-clubs-management Sat, 31 May 2014 13:16:00 +0200 barca-legend-puyol-joins-clubs-management Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has urged his Barcelona teammates not to miss out on the second chance they have been gifted to retain their La Liga title. https://www.thelocal.es/20140510/messi-urges-barca-to-prevent-atletico-title-party Sat, 10 May 2014 11:08:00 +0200 messi-urges-barca-to-prevent-atletico-title-party Athletic Bilbao ensured they will be Spain's fourth representative in the Champions League next season with a 3-0 win over Rayo Vallecano on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140503/bilbao-seal-champions-league-spot Sat, 03 May 2014 13:00:00 +0200 bilbao-seal-champions-league-spot Lionel Messi will continue to be Barcelona's leading light despite the Argentine superstar suffering a stream of criticism in recent weeks, the Spanish team's president said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140420/people-are-being-unfair-to-messi-barca-chief Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:01:00 +0200 people-are-being-unfair-to-messi-barca-chief