

Football, and sport in general, would rather exist on the periphery of political turmoil but at certain points in time that just isn’t possible.

Atlético Madrid's defeat at Anoeta has all but confirmed Barcelona as winners of LaLiga. They now need just one more victory...

All players leave, taking with them a piece of that gratifying life that football gives us, but some take a larger piece than others, and Iniesta's is one of the largest.

The league title for Real Madrid ended some while ago and one could point to the December defeat at home to Barcelona as the defining moment of the season.

I always remember Luis Aragonés saying that in LaLiga we're basically all treading water until the closing stages of the season...

The news broke just as Real Madrid's game away to Espanyol came to a conclusion: Quini had died...

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