Tag: La Liga
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Gareth Bale unseats Beckham as Briton with most games in La Liga
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale on Saturday overtook David Beckham as the British player with the most appearances in La Liga. The Wales forward marked the occasion by scoring the opening goal in his side’s 3-1 win over Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu. He struck his 62nd league goal for Real in his 117th appearance…
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Madrid’s captain Sergio Ramos breaks La Liga red card record
Sergio Ramos broke a La Liga record for red cards when he was sent off for Real Madrid on Saturday. The defender’s red against Athletic Bilbao was his 19th in the league, surpassing the record held by Pablo Alfaro and Xavi Aguado, both of whom were dismissed 18 times. Ramos saw red on this occasion…
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La Liga drags PSG to UEFA over Neymar
Spain’s football league chief Javier Tebas said he will file a complaint with UEFA for financial fair play breaches against Paris Saint-Germain over their pursuit of Brazilian superstar Neymar. PSG are rumoured to be weighing up a bid for the Barcelona forward at more than 200 million euros, enough to trigger the 25-year-old’s transfer release…
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Rivers United to train in Madrid, play La Liga clubs in pre-season
Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, side, Rivers United FC are expected to round off their pre-season training for the 2017 season in Madrid, Spain. The team’s Media Officer, Sammy Wajinya, told DAILY POST that the plan is to enable the players, who will be representing Nigeria in the CAF Champions League next season, gain the…