Category: La roja

Spain boss Luis de la Fuente has issued a clear message to La Roja and Barcelona fans over Lamine Yamal this season. The 17-year-old continues to be a major force for Barcelona with 12 goals and 16 assists split across all competitions in 2024/25 as part of a potent attacking unit for Hansi Flick. However,…

Former Barcelona and Spain star Gerard Pique today testified in court as part of the trial investigating the tender process regarding the Spanish Supercup. Pique’s Kosmos company brokered the initial deal to take the Spanish Supercup to Saudi Arabia with the Middle Eastern country and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). Pique stands accused of…

Spain have announced their squad for the coming Nations League quarter-final double-header with the Netherlands, with two notable inclusions in defence. Barcelona veteran Inigo Martinez is back in the squad for the first time since before Euro 2024, while Real Madrid starlet Raul Asencio, just six months into his senior career at the Santiago Bernabeu,…

Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal has revealed in a documentary that he pays little attention to what is said about him online, be it racist or not. The 17-year-old for the first time during a game suffered racial abuse in October at the Santiago Bernabeu as Barcelona thrashed their most bitter rivals 4-0. The teenage star…

Dani Olmo has a close relationship with Croatian football, having spent the first years of his senior career at GNK Dinamo – but he is very much Spanish. And that is a fact that he made clear seven years ago, as he has recently revealed. As per GQ (via MD), Olmo opened up on receiving…

Newcastle United are looking at Spain international Samu Aghehowa as a potential transfer option to replace Alexander Isak this summer. The Magpies are braced for a flood of offers for their Swedish superstar in the coming months with the club aware of major interest in him. Isak’s eye-catching goal record on Tyneside has caught the…

Spain are one of the favourites to win the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, but first, they must see off The Netherlands in the quarter-final tie later this month. Luis de la Fuente will name his squad for the two-legged affair on Friday, and ahead of that announcement, he has received some bad news. Dani Vivian…

Lamine Yamal has risen to become a star for Barcelona and Spain in the last 12 months. The 17-year-old was selected in Luis de la Fuente’s squad for UEFA Euro 2024 last summer, and despite not turning 17 until the day before their final win over England, he was central to the title. He is…

Real Madrid have been the loudest and most virulent with their complaints about officiating in Spain, and they will get a seat at the table as reform of the system is decided. Despite facing disciplinary action for their incendiary letter to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Los Blancos appear to be mending bridges with…

It was headline news around the world when former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales was convicted of sexual assault in February. However the prosecution in the case are filing for retrial against Rubiales, feeling the punishment and verdict did not fit the crime. Rubiales was suspended by FIFA and the…