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As the Champions League group stage reaches its denouement, with Real Madrid and Barcelona into the last 16 as winners of their sections...
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Alfredo Relaño considered how former referee Velasco Carballo has installed a new level of transparency with a review on how VAR is working in LaLiga.
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Next Thursday, Spain visit Croatia in Zagreb, in a game that will decide our fate in the recently rolled out Nations League...
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When I heard that Miguel Cardenal (the former Sports Minister) was about to join Mediapro, I sent him a message informing him that the move would lead to plenty of speculation.
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Now Real Madrid have stated in writing their opposition to Javier Tebas' plan to hold the Girona-Barcelona LaLiga fixture in Miami, things feel rather different.
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Yesterday Luis Rubiales responded to the request from Tebas about the much discussed LaLiga match in Miami, stating his opposition to the idea.
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The scheduled date for the Miami match is approaching (January 26, 2019 for Girona-Barça) and we still don't know whether or not it will go ahead...
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