💥13 tense years: the transfer history between Barça and Atleti

Confirmed: Barcelona sign highly-rated 15-year-old Spanish midfield talent

Barcelona have completed the signing of one of Spain’s most sought-after young midfielders, securing the arrival of 15-year-old Víctor Barbany from Leganes.Although the agreement had been in place ...

Bielsa’s first meeting with former pupil De la Fuente comes at fractious moment for Uruguay

Spain present a formidable obstacle for a Uruguay side needing a win to progress – and quell a rebellious dressing-room moodIn the summer of 2011, at about the time Marcelo Bielsa was arriving at Athletic Bilbao, Luis de la Fuente was leaving. Bielsa was the revolution. De la Fuente was a former left-back with long, curly locks who had come through the academy, played eight years in the first team and coached Athletic’s under-19s and B team but now he was joining Deportivo Alavés, 50 miles south and in the third tier. Eleven games later, he was back again.Sacked from the first senior club job he had, and the last too, De la Fuente was sure that someone would call but time passed, no one did and he started to wonder whether they would until the Spanish federation got in touch a year and a half later and asked him to coach its under-19s. In the meantime, as the months passed and the concern grew, he returned to Athletic’s Lezama training ground, convinced he had much to learn and that he knew where to do so. Continue reading...

Barcelona president Joan Laporta takes aim at Real Madrid and Florentino Perez during inauguration speech

Over the last three years, institutional relations between Real Madrid and Barcelona have drastically soured, largely due to the Negreira case. Florentino Perez has been clear that he wants the Catala...

Josué Caicedo: Barcelona’s Loan Deal That’s Built to Become Permanent

Barcelona have signed Ecuadorian left-back Josué Caicedo from LDU Quito on a loan with a 2.5m mandatory purchase clause triggered by four appearances. The post Josué Caicedo: Barcelona’s Loan Deal That’s Built to Become Permanent appeared first on Football España.

Details as Real Madrid-Como hit Nico Paz impasse and how Inter are involved

An interesting tussle is emerging between Como and Real Madrid over the future of Nico Paz, who as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport is also being eyed by Inter.Ever since he moved to the Giuseppe S...