Tag: La Liga
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La Liga to use video analysis to detect, contain spread of COVID-19
La Liga will use a video analysis program to help it determine if a player is likely to have infected a teammate or opponent. According to a draft protocol drawn up by the league, this will be put into use if the player tests positive for the coronavirus once the season re-starts. The protocol was…
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June 12 too early for La Liga return – Pique
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has said he would like to see La Liga’s return pushed further back than June 12, the date the league’s president Javier Tebas suggested on Sunday. Defending champions Barca were two points clear of bitter rivals Real Madrid through 27 matches when the season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic…
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Five La Liga players test positive for COVID-19
LaLiga has confirmed that five players have tested positive for coronavirus. All five unnamed players – across the leagues top two divisions – are asymptomatic and in the final phase of the disease but will now go into quarantine and be unable to return to group training until they have had two negative tests. The…
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La Liga training to resume this week with season restart in June
Soccer clubs in Spain’s top two divisions will return to individual training this week for the first time since activity was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic, while organisers will aim to re-start the season in June, La Liga said on Monday. A statement from the organising body said clubs would follow the league’s protocol…
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I want to win UEFA Champions League, La Liga titles as Barca coach – Quique Setien
Barcelona head coach Quique Setien says he is aiming to win the UEFA Champions League and La Liga titles during his time at Camp Nou – and dreams of taking both trophies back to his home town to show off to the local wildlife. The former Real Betis manager was appointed Barca boss earlier this…
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Real Madrid players agree to 10 to 20 percent wage cut
Real Madrid’s playing and coaching staff have voluntarily agreed to a wage cut of between 10 and 20 percent this year, the La Liga side said in a statement on Wednesday. The wage cut is to help the club deal with the stoppage caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The club said the exact amount would…
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La Liga announces date to restart
La Liga could resume as early as 28 May in the best-case scenario as the league discusses its options, says its president Javier Tebas. No Spanish side has played a competitive game since 11 March, when Atletico Madrid knocked holders Liverpool out of the Champions League. Tebas says training will not return until emergency measures…