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  • La Liga: Messi unwilling to renew Barca contract

    La Liga: Messi unwilling to renew Barca contract

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    FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over renewing his contract with the club, according to a report by Spanish radio station Cadena Ser on Friday. The report added that the Argentina captain was even ready to leave the Catalans when his current deal expires in 2021. It said Messi and his father…

  • Valencia sack coach following back-to-back defeats

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    Spanish La Liga clubside Valencia said on Monday they had sacked coach Albert Celades and appointed sporting director Voro until the end of the season. The team have picked up only four points in five matches since the season re-started after the COVID-19 hiatus, slipping way behind in contention for UEFA Champions League qualification. Back-to-back…

  • Barca plan to sack coach at the end of the season

    Barca plan to sack coach at the end of the season

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    La Liga giant Barcelona are prepared to sack Quique Setien as manager unless results drastically improve and they win the Liga title or Champions League this season, Goal reports. The veteran coach, who only took the Camp Nou job in January as replacement for Ernesto Valverde, has lost the confidence of the Barca dressing room,…

  • La Liga: Hard to leave Madrid for AC Milan – Modric

    La Liga: Hard to leave Madrid for AC Milan – Modric

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    Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modrid says he sees himself playing out his days at Santiago Bernabeu. The Ballon d’Or has been linked with a late career move to Italy, where AC Milan are keen. But Modri told Gazzetta dello Sport: “AC Milan? When you get to Real Madrid, it’s hard to think of going anywhere…

  • La Liga returns with tricky seville derby

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    Sevilla captain Jesús Navas admitted he’s ready for the return to La Liga action today against cross-city rivals Real Betis while speaking in an interview with Marca. “Betis have a great team with some key players. We have to be ready and focused for what will be a tricky game,” he said. “It’s lovely that…

  • La Liga to use “virtual’’ stands and audio for broadcasts

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    La Liga will use virtual images of stands in television broadcasts with added “fan audio’’, produced by the makers of the FIFA video game, when it returns to action on Thursday. Domestic broadcasters in Spain will offer their viewers the choice of a “natural’’ broadcast of games played behind closed doors with no fans. But…

  • La Liga fixtures may change in hot weather

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    La Liga has taken the unusual step of including temperature predictions in its fixture lists for the remainder of the Spanish football season. Spanish players union AFE had voiced concern over players playing in extreme heat with the season now extended into the hottest months of the year in Spain. But La Liga have taken…

  • La Liga announces fixtures as Spanish season re-start

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    FC Barcelona will recommence their bid to defend the Spanish title on June 13 away to Real Mallorca, after a three-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organisers La Liga, while announcing this on Sunday, also said Real Madrid will host Eibar on June 14. The season will however kick back into action with a…

  • La Liga season returns on June 11

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    Spanish football’s top flight will resume after a three-month pause due to the coronavirus pandemic on June 11, the government’s department for sports (CSD) said in a statement on Friday. The La Liga will return with the local derby between Sevilla and Real Betis. Meanwhile, league president Javier Tebas has outlined La Liga’ plans to…

  • La Liga: Players Barca are desperate to sell to buy Lautaro

    La Liga: Players Barca are desperate to sell to buy Lautaro

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    La Liga side Barcelona are willing to sell-off some first team players to acquire Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez. The Argentine is Barcelona’s top target for the summer as they look to prepare themselves for a future without 33-year-old Luis Suárez, but La Blaugrana are no longer blessed with a seemingly infinite pool of money…