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‘It all began with Atleti,’ we could say, paraphrasing Piqué. Barça lost to the rojiblancos in the Super Cup semi, and we could add that it was in incredible circumstances.

Alfredo Relaño analyses Real Madrid's slender 1-0 win over Espanyol in LaLiga that puts them two points clear of Barcelona who slipped up against Celta.

Alfredo Relaño reacts to Real Madrid's 2-0 LaLiga win over Real Mallorca on Wednesday, which saw renewed refereeing controversy.

Offside interference is one of the most difficult actions in football to call and especially controversial when it benefits Zinedine Zidane's side.

Real Madrid went top of LaLiga on Sunday night with a 1-2 win over Real Sociedad, but all the attention focused on three controversial decisions, confirmed by the VAR.

Real Madrid's victory over Valencia and the association between Hazard and Benzema show that Zinedine Zidane's side remain in the title race.

A Seville derby without fans is one of the strangest ways to kick off the interrupted campaign but Alfredo Relaño is in no rush to see stadiums full again.

People often ask me about Casillas' run for presidency of Spain's football federation and I tell them it is in hibernation due to coronavirus. It could stay that way...

Yesterday Zinedine Zidane said he was satisfied with how his players had all returned and he set himself the goal of 'winning something' stating that ”It is in our DNA".

During Sunday’s Carrusel Deportivo, a sports show on Spanish radio station Cadena SER, one of my co-pundits noted that Borussia Dortmund were the only team to win at home in the Bundesliga this weekend...

The return of the Bundesliag this weekend is good news for all concerned, writes Alfredo Relaño, and the Revierderby is a fine place to start.

The first round of Covid-19 testing has taken place among first and second division players with just five positive cases being detected along with three members of backroom staff.

There are all manner of idiots breaking lockdown rules and putting everyone at risk during the Covid-19 pandemic. Alfredo Relaño takes a look.

There are five recognised major leagues in European football with the French Ligue 1 the fifth in this ranking but the first to confirm that the competition will not proceed which has taken the other four by surprise.

On the same day the Spanish government outlined their plans to reduce lockdown restrictions, with plans to finish the current LaLiga season also very much under consideration...

Alfredo Relaño remembers the Liverpool star and legendary football commentator in Spain who died today aged 61.

With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to keep us cooped up at home, several television channels in Spain have been offering their viewers epic sporting feats from the past....

How can a bricklayer be working today at the Bernabéu while footballers are not allowed to train while maintaining social distancing criteria? asks Alfredo Relaño.

The absence of football is a big concern for some who have been trying to think ways to get the competition back up and running as soon as possible, write Alfredo Relaño.

On the subject of Josep Maria Bartomeu, a generally affable gentleman when it suits him, it is difficult to regard him in the role of the ...

The first memories of Radomir Antic in Spain is that of a fine defender with a great ability to bring the ball out from the back

The consequences from the coronavirus are infinite and they are both good and bad but Rubiales' elections being postponed might be a good thing.

With football shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the debate goes on about how and when to finish the 2019-21 season.

Not long ago, the Spanish television channel Movistar aired a wonderful documentary entitled: “Football before tiki-taka”...

Los Juegos Olímpicos tardaron en asumir como inevitable el aplazamiento, pero luego han resuelto pronto el traslado de fechas, desplazándose a 2021 a los días casi exactos fijados para 2020.

Alfredo Relaño analyses the role of the football player during his time at a club, motivated by the recent situation at FC Barcelona

Alfredo Relaño looks at the coronavirus pandemic and the latest situation at FC Barcelona.

“Right now we’re no more important than a supermarket delivery man,” a Premier League executive recently said in a meeting.

Football, with its formidable structure of domestic and international competitions, succumbed to the coronavirus outbreak. So too did the other team sports...

Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales gave a press conference via video link on Wednesday, briefly opening up the RFEF’s offices to do so...

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.