FC Barcelona

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández is hoping for another strong performance at Camp Nou from his versatile defender

Barcelona leads the Spanish league and has opened up a nine-point gap on second-place Madrid

English clubs spend 18 times more than Spanish ones on transfers thanks to money injected by foreign funds. Strict economic rules have eliminated insolvency problems in Spain, but curtailed clubs’ ability to attract players

Bullets fired at a store owned by the Roccuzzo family have brought Argentina’s most violent city to international attention. The Argentina captain has often said he would like to end his career at Newell’s

Madrid on Thursday hosts Barcelona in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals

The offensive riches of the British team fends off the Catalan resistance in a match that was more open and vibrant than well-played at Old Trafford

The Uruguayan central defender, who struggled to adapt when he first arrived at Camp Nou, has become one of the pillars of Xavi Hernández’s defense

Liverpool have the chance to avenge the 1-0 loss to Real in the final in Paris last May and go into the first leg in much-improved form

The player, born in California, was raised among thousands of migrants in the United States, but decided to play for the Mexican national team. He will now be part of the Catalan youth team

Former referees and commentators say that the ex-vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees had no power to influence match officials

Witnesses tell prosecutors that a company belonging to ex-vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees, José María Enríquez Negreira, delivered a report and a DVD ahead of Barça and Barça B games

Spanish prosecutors are investigating the origin of payments the club made to a company owned by José María Enríquez Negreira, who was vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees until 2018

A 2021 attempt to question the authority of UEFA to organize tournaments including the Champions League was met with widespread rejection, but ESL backers have not given up

Barcelona had not lifted a trophy since the 2021 Copa del Rey under former coach Ronald Koeman.

The FC Barcelona player became the first woman to win back-to-back Ballons d’Or this year after landing the award for Spain in 2021, 60 years after Luis Suárez last did so

Officers also searched the soccer club’s offices, and have detained another three figures alleged to be involved in a scheme to smear players and rivals on social media known as ‘Barçagate’

Julen Lopetegui, who joined the team amid huge controversy in the summer, likely to make way for former Chelsea coach Antonio Conte

Eric Abidal’s cousin could be subjected to a medical examination to prove he was the donor amid allegations the organ was illegally purchased

Barcelona prosecutor considering reopening the case, after wiretaps suggest the illegal purchase of an organ for Éric Adibal, who is now the soccer club’s technical secretary

Documents discovered in Buenos Aires shed light on a transfer that changed soccer history

Attorneys for Brazilian forward deposit €222m with club to cover release clause

Sandro Rosell detained along with Ricardo Teixera, ex-head of Brazilian Football Confederation

Regional government apologizes; rivals RCD Espanyol start satirical campaign aligning team with Samoa

Club also facing €8.4m fine over irregularities when contract was signed