Castore enters Spain with multi-year Athletic Club kit deal
April 26 – Castore will take over from New Balance as Athletic Club Bilbao’s official kit partner from the start of the 2023/24 season.
Tag: Spain
Barca agree new €1.45bn financing deal to renovate Camp Nou Stadium
April 25 – Spanish giants FC Barcelona have completed a €1.45 billion financing deal that will allow the club to renovate their Camp Nou Stadium.
Scotland stun Spain to break 20-game Euro winning streak
March 29 – Scotland pulled off a seismic shock in Euro 2024 qualifying on Tuesday as Scott McTominay grabbed a brace in a 2-0 win over Spain.
Sevilla replace Sampaoli with Mendilibar as club slip towards relegation zone
March 22 – Spanish club Sevilla have dismissed their coach Jorge Sampaoli (pictured) following their 2-0 defeat to Getafe at the weekend. He will be succeeded by Jose Mendilibar.
Mallorca ban fan for 3-years for monkey chants aimed at Vinícius and Chukwueze
March 22 – Spanish club Mallorca have handed the fan who racially insulted players Vinícius Júnior and Samu Chukwueze a three-year ban.
Tebas tells Barca to come clean over payments to former top referee
March 17 – La Liga’s outspoken president Javier Tebas says Barcelona face a heavy sanction if found guilty of manipulating referees and has urged the club to come clean sooner rather than later.
Morocco join Iberian bid in power play for 2030 World Cup hosting
By Andrew Warshaw, Chief Correspondent
March 15 – After no fewer than five failures, an unenviable record, Morocco believe they have finally found a way to stage the World Cup.
Match-fixing? Real Madrid to join case against Barca for allegedly buying referee influence
March 13 – Real Madrid are to join an official complaint filed on Friday by prosecutors against Barcelona and two of its ex-presidents over millions of dollars allegedly paid to a company that belonged to the former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee.
OSHEE fuels next brand marketing step with LaLiga deal
March 10 – Polish isotonic drinks brand Oshee has become a partner of LaLiga that will see the company’s drinks bottlesbranded with the official LaLiga logo and LaLiga Santander imagery, including player images.
Barca to face prosecution over payments made to former referee boss, reports
March 8 – Prosecutors are poised to charge Barcelona over the club’s alleged payments to a company that belonged to the former the vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee, according to Spanish media.
Corpay looks to build European business with Real Betis training kit deal
March 8 – LaLiga’s Real Betis Balompié has agreed a deal with FX payments provider Corpay Cross-Border to become the club’s first team training kit sponsor as well as the official FX payments provider.
Spanish refs demand justice as probe into Negreira’s Barca payments gathers pace
March 3 – Spain’s referees have jointly defended their reputation and profession in the wake of the burgeoning scandal involving Barcelona’s alleged payment of £1.4 million to a company run by a former referee who at the time was acting as one of their top representatives at the Spanish FA.
LaLiga’s Athletic Club adds B2BinPay as sleeve sponsor
February 28 – LaLiga’s Athletic Club, have unveiled B2BinPay as the club’s sleeve sponsor in a deal that begins immediately and runs until the end of the 2023/24 season .
LaLiga refers Huracan to police over suspected fixing of Copa del Rey tie
February 24 – Spain’s LaLiga has confirmed that an investigation is underway regarding a possible case of match-fixing during a Copa del Rey match two years ago.
LaLiga clubs express ‘concern’ over Barca payments to former referee
February 22 – Spanish clubs have jointly expressed their concern over reports that for years Barcelona paid a company owned by a former Catalan referee almost €1.4 million for “technical advice”.