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I remember my mother, who hated football, always said she was behind the times, particularly because of the money that moved around.

As was to be expected, the IOC has finally thrown in the towel. It was natural that the body would cling on to any remote hope, but unfortunately reality has bitten.

La Séptima, their seventh title as European champions, was their exit from a long tunnel lasting 32 years, one that Madridistas had suffered through.

Yesterday, we read and heard comments by ex-IOC chief Juan Antonio Samaranch and LaLiga head Javier Tebas, who both refuse to give in...

As expected, UEFA has postponed this year’s European Championship until 2021. It’s a setback for FIFA, who were planning to launch the all-new Club World Cup that summer...

Cooped up inside while we wait for the coronavirus to take its leave, my thoughts turned to Ronaldinho, who isn’t at home, but rather in jail in Paraguay.

The Olympics are due to start on 24 July. Tokyo is out to ensure they go ahead, and the International Olympic Committee isn’t giving up on them.

Alfredo Relaño assesses the situation after LaLiga announced the suspension of fixtures until April due to the coronavirus crisis.

Alfredo Relaño looks back on an unforgettable night for Atlético Madrid at Anfield, where they beat Livepool 3-2 to progress to the quarter finals of the Champions League.

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Valencia'a defeat to Atalanta as well as forward to Atlético Madrid's meeting with Livepool.

Alfredo Relaño looks at the decision to play games behind closed doors in LaLiga and the Champions League and the suspension of football in Italy due to the Covid-19 virus.

Alfredo Relaño looks back at Real Madrid's defeat to Real Betis at the Estadio Benito Villamarín on Sunday.

It was a beautiful game at Los Carménes on Thursday night but Granada fell thanks to an away goal through a Yuri strike to set up a final 110 years in the making.

Noble in defeat. Mirandés made it through to the semi-final stage and even took decent score back to Anduva but eventually fell short of the mark..

The draw for the 2020-21 season UEFA Nations League saw Spain drawn with Germany, Switzerland and Ukraine.

For me, one of the abiding images of Sunday's Clásico is that of Casemiro beating the turf in reaction to Vinicius Júnior's goal...

The depression which had hung over Real Madrid since their Copa del Rey exit vanished in a vibrant second half display in Sunday’s Clásico, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño evaluates the surprise meeting of Guardiola and Toni Kroos after the Real Madrid-Man City game at the Bernabéu.

The absence of Real Madrid and Barça in the Copa del Rey semi-finals may have dampened entusiasmam for some for with this new cup format

A clash between Athletic and Granada in LaLiga staged at San Mamés at this time of the year would have passed off inadvertently as just another game.

Barcelona carved out a decent result in Naples, but at such an excessive cost that it could be considered a Pyrrhic draw

The day started badly for Real Madrid, as Lionel Messi hit four to leave Barcelona at the head of the all-time LaLiga scoring charts...

Simeone’s side registered a famous win over Liverpool at the Metropolitano on Tuesday evening in the Champions League last-16 first leg, beating Klopp’s side 1-0.

Alfredo Relaño looks ahead to the Champions League clash between Atlético Madrid and Liverpool.

Alfredo Relaño argues the Real Madrid coach was thinking far too much about the Manchester City game when he drew up his plans for the match against Celta Vigo in LaLiga

A reflection on the very poor standard of refereeing that was seen in the games involving LaLiga's big two clubs, against Osasuna and Betis.

Alredo Relaño looks back on the Madrid derby as Real Madrid beat Atlético 1-0 thanks to a perfect goal created Vinicius, Mendy and Benzema.

Ninety years ago the national Spanish football league was created with clubs, who, up to that point were involved in regional championships where the victor and ...

Ousmane Dembélé spent time over Christmas in Qatar but it may have been time wasted with the player's latest setback as he may have to undergo surgery to deal with his latest muscular problem..

Mirandés have done it again! After knocking out Celta and Sevilla, their latest scalp was Villarreal last night, eliminating the top-flight side to march into the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.

Last night's Copa del Rey quarter finals were packed with emotion - for the way two of the heavyweights of the Spanish game were eliminated...

"Push forward with verve and daring, overpower the opposition with the force of a hurricane..." Those are the words of Mirandés' club anthem...

The game at La Romareda was ended as a contest by Vinicius Júnior in the 72nd minute, when he finished off a move conjured up by James Rodríguez...

Alfredo Relaño looks ahead to another instalment of the Copa del Rey as we reach the Round of 16 stage of the competition and previews the game in Zaragoza.

There were nasty scenes at Cornellá on Saturday, when Athletic Bilbao's Iñaki Williams was subjected to monkey chants by a section of the Espanyol crowd...

Alfredo Relaño reflects on Sunday's meeting between Valladolid and Real Madrid which was resolved by a Nacho header, courtesy of a Toni Kroos centre.

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Atlético Madrid's shock Copa exit at the hands of Cultural and lauds the new format of the competition for making such upsets possible.

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Barcelona and Real Madrid's respective laboured wins against minnows Ibiza and Unionistas in the Copa del Rey.

Unionistas de Salamanca, the 2B side who face Real Madrid tonight in the Copa del Rey in the small athletics ground located beside the El Helmántico stadium...