Marcelo has bought a Portuguese second-tier club, Mafra, which is in the quarter-finals of their domestic cup, ‘la Taça’, and also has a chance of promotion ...

Medina Cantalejo was a fine referee in his day and replaces another solid match official, Velasco Carballo as head of the Spanish referee board.

Xavi has been handed control of transfers as part of Barça's overhaul and Dani Alves' return is further evidence of his total power at Camp Nou.

Alfredo Relaño reacts to Ronald Koeman's sacking as Barcelona head coach, and discusses the seemingly imminent arrival of Xavi Hernández as his replacement.

After recent indifferent form, Barça delivered a well below-par performance in Vallecas where they only managed one shot on target in the 90 minutes