Alfredo Relaño

Alfredo Relaño reflects on the consequences of the new rules that have been brought in to LaLiga this season and the interpretation of them.

We were still digesting Luka Modric's red card at Celta, which was in general felt to have been harsh, when Jorge Molina was sent off for a similar incident...

Radio and TV journalists often say they're sharpened up by the pressure of going out live...

And finally the new LaLiga season starts. The new campaign gets underway at San Mamés between two classic sides, Athletic y Barça

The Super Cup was an entertaining match in which referee Stéphanie Frappart and her two colleagues on the touch lines had an impressive debut on the big European stage.

Alfredo Relaño previews tonight's UEFA Super Cup between two English clubs, Liverpool and Chelsea and a female referee overseeing the final for the first time.

The equitable decision by judge Andrés Sánchez Magro last Friday was greeted as an excessive small victory by head of Spain's FA Rubiales...

The pre-season is over for all LaLiga clubs and of the "Big 3", I'd award Atlético with the gold medal, Barça silver with bronze going to Real Madrid.

Alfredo Relaño looks back at the Premier League transfer window which closed for business yesterday without movement for Gareth Bale or Paul Pogba.

Let's be honest, Red Bull Salzburg are no great shakes despite having previously played in the Champions League and with the Austrian league underway...

Man United have signed Harry Maguire for 88m euros, breaking the previous record for a defender, the 85 paid by Liverpool for Virgil van Dijk a year ago...

While Paul Pogba does his best to make himself persona non grata at Manchester United, Florentino Pérez has been making eyes at Donny van de Beek, ...

Alfredo Relaño looks back at last night's Trofeo Gamper meeting with Arsenal and Messi's passionate pre-match speech to a 99,000-strong crowd at Camp Nou

Esto ya había pasado en el Valencia, entonces entre Peter Lim, el propietario de tierra exótica,y Amadeo Salvo, el presidente que le había traído, que conocía ...

We have an excellent team but can't seem to win a game, stated Zinedine Zidane after losing to Tottenham in the semi-final of the 2019 Audi Cup.

Up until around the 60s, you'd often hear Spaniards say "uno cero, y Zamora de portero" when the first hand was won in the card game Mus.

Alfredo Relaño looks at the new-look Atlético - one which has been rebuilt virtually from scratch and tore Real Madrid to shreds in their pre-season friendly.

Alfredo Relaño looks back at the conclusion of the Tour de France, won by Egan Bernal - who becomes the first Colombian to win the event.

Historic is a term bandied about too often by sports journalists. But Atléti’s 7-3 thrashing of Madrid was truly that.

Gareth Bale came on for the second half against Arsenal to straighten out a game that had been going badly for Real Madrid.

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Barcelona's pre-season game against Chelsea in Japan, which saw Antoine Griezmann star in the new checkered shirt.

Interesting is fading for the International Champions Cup with less big name clubs taking part in the summer football showpiece, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Real Madrid's first outing of the summer - a game in which Gareth Bale didn't figure. Zidane has decided the Welshman's number is up.

Alfredo Relaño takes a look at the new Asif Kapadia documentary which details the rise and fall of Diego Maradona - a film not to be missed.

As with most summer tournaments, the Carranza Trophy was not in particularly good shape. Let’s just say these competitions have seen better days...