Atletico Madrid’s 2-1 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday has been overshadowed by a controversial call made by the refereeing team at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Minutes into the second half, Gerard Martin was sent off for a challenge on Thiago Almada, before the decision was downgraded to be a yellow card after a VAR review.

MADRID (AP) — New coach, same struggle for Sevilla. Sevilla lost 1-0 at last-placed Oviedo on Sunday to stay just two points above the relegation zone in the Spanish league. It dropped to 17th with the loss which saw the debut of coach Luis García Plaza, who replaced Argentine coach Matías Almeyda before the international

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1 Eintracht Frankfurt trainer Albert Riera – following the team’s latest disappointing Bundesliga result – didn’t take the bait when it came to another question about Mario Götze, yet still unleashed a hyper charged rant on “anger, love, and anxiety” at his post-match press conference. Eintracht ended up blowing a two goal lead against relegation-threatened

The perfect Easter weekend for Barcelona means they’re closing in on back-to-back La Liga titles, having extended their lead over closest rivals Real Madrid to seven points. Álvaro Arbeloa, who earned plenty of plaudits for his team’s dismantling of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the Champions League, took full responsibility for Madrid’s shock defeat at

How aggressive Real Madrid are in rebuilding in midfield this summer may well depend on the extent of their success during the remaining weeks of the season. Seven points back in the La Liga title race, embarrassed in the Copa del Rey and cruelly beaten in the Spanish Super Cup, there’s a real chance Madrid

2 Both head coaches involved in the Easter Sunday 1-1 Bundesliga draw between Union Berlin and St. Pauli declared themselves pleased with the point picked up. Steffen Baumgart’s capital city club took an enormous stride towards safety by sharing the spoils with their opponent. Now in 10th place on 32 points, one more win over

And then there were two. As the clock ticked down at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday night even the stray yellow balloons on the pitch had begun to take on a weirdly mocking quality. The balloons were almost too much, like metaphors-for-hire in an arthouse film, popping up in shot every time Arsenal tried to transform

Reports over the weekend claimed that the Italy national team players attempted to negotiate a bonus before their World Cup play-off final defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the latest updates indicate that the Azzurri squad members would have received individual ‘gifts’ had they managed to qualify. Report: Italy squad would have received World Cup

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PARIS (AP) — Lyon’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League were further dented on Sunday after a 0-0 draw at Angers in Ligue 1, extending its winless run in all competitions to nine matches. Looking for a first win since mid-February, Paulo Fonseca’s players were devoid of ideas in a match that offered

Rabat – Lamine Yamal faced racist abuse again during yesterday’s Barcelona 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in La Liga, adding another troubling episode to a pattern that Spanish football still struggles to control. A video from the stands during the match shows fans shouting racist slurs at the 18-year-old while he prepared to take a