Madrid, June 1 (IANS) Villarreal on Monday confirmed former Rayo Vallecano coach Inigo Perez as their new first-team coach, with the 38-year-old signing a three-year contract until the end of June 2029.Perez, who retired from playing in 2022, replaces Marcelino Garcia Toral, who left the club at the end of last season despite leading Villarreal to a third-place finish in La Liga behind FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, securing Champions League qualification for the second consecutive season.He arri…
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Madrid, June 1 (IANS) The cities of Bilbao and San Sebastian in Spain’s Basque region have formally joined forces in a single bid to host matches at the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which will be staged in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco.The local authorities of both cities and the Basque regional government said on Monday that “the institutions of both host cities have been working seriously and rigorously for four years to become hosts of the 2030 World Cup and will continue along the same path in the su…
Madrid, May 24 (IANS) The last round of matches in La Liga ended with a nail-biting end to the season which saw Mallorca and Girona join Oviedo in relegation to the second division, while Celta and Getafe assured their places in Europe for next season.The last round kicked off with five teams in danger of the drop, but Elche would be safe if it could avoid defeat to Girona.Alvaro Rodriguez’s 39th minute goal put Elche ahead, and although Arnau Martinez levelled early in the second half, Girona w…
Madrid, May 18 (IANS) The struggle to qualify for European football next season and avoid relegation remains wide-open after the penultimate round of matches in La Liga on Sunday.Vinicius Jr scored in the 15th minute as Real Madrid won 1-0 away to Sevilla, who was safe from relegation with results elsewhere in its favor.In the race to qualify for Europe, Celta Vigo remains sixth after a 1-1 draw away to Athletic Bilbao. Williot Swedberg scored an early goal for Celta, while Inaki Williams levele…
Madrid, May 17 (IANS) Racing Santander ended a 14-year wait to return to La Liga with a 4-1 win at home to Real Valladolid on Saturday.Racing’s top scorer Andres Martin scored twice, and Asier Villalibre and Suleiman Camera also hit the target.Racing leads the Spanish second-division standings by seven points, securing one of the two automatic promotion places with two rounds remaining.Racing also leads the scoring with 85 goals in 40 games, while having also conceding 59, reported Xinhua.”I’m v…
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Spain has secured an extra UEFA Champions League place for next season after Rayo Vallecano reached the UEFA Conference League final with a 1-0 victory over Strasbourg on Thursday night.The Madrid-based side completed a 2-0 aggregate semifinal win to book a place in the first European final in the club’s history. More importantly for Spanish football, the result guaranteed Spain second place in this season’s UEFA coefficient rankings, surpassing Germany in the list.Spain…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday confirmed Edin Terzic as the club’s replacement for Ernesto Valverde as first-team coach from the end of the season. The 43-year-old Germany-born coach has agreed a two-year contract until the end of June 2028 and returns to coaching after a two-season break following his departure from Borussia Dortmund.Terzic has experience working in Borussia Dortmund’s youth system and also served as assistant to Slaven Bilic at Turkish side Besiktas and at Wes…
Madrid, May 3 (IANS) FC Barcelona moved to the brink of the La Liga title with a tense 2-1 win away to Osasuna.The win means Barca are 14 points clear of Real Madrid, who travel to RCD Espanyol on Sunday. Should the Madrid fail to win that, Barca will be mathematically confirmed as champions. Should Madrid win, then Barca’s next chance to clinch the trophy will be next weekend, in nothing other than El Clasico.After struggling to break down a disciplined home side, Barca finally struck in the …
Madrid, April 17 (IANS) Former finalists Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad meet in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, with the trophy becoming the second major title to be decided in Spain this season after the Super Cup.Real Sociedad won the 2020 Copa del Rey final 1-0 against Athletic Bilbao. This will be the first Cup final attended by their supporters since 1987, when they beat Atletico Madrid on penalties after the match ended 2-2 following extra time, reports Xinhua.Atletico’s last Copa d…
Madrid, April 17 (IANS) Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad meet in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, with the trophy becoming the second major title to be decided in Spain this season after the Super Cup. Atletico travels to the Estadio de la Cartuja after qualifying for the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League, while Real Sociedad has had a week to prepare for the match following its 3-3 home draw with Deportivo Alaves last weekend.Real Sociedad won the 2020 Copa del Rey final 1-0 against At…