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Monday matches back on La Liga agenda as tensions with federation cool
Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales led a successful campaign to do away with fixtures on Mondays, delighting an army of fans who say the time...
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Fans torn as Spanish football prepares to begin recovery without them
For fans, there is an acceptance that the sport returning in muted form is better than it not coming back at all.
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La Liga chief confirms clubs will resume group training from Monday
The return to group training follows a government announcement on Saturday allowing sports teams to return to activity regardless of the status of the lockdown in their own region.
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La Liga aiming for June 12 restart - president
All clubs in Spain’s top two divisions began testing players for the virus last week and many including La Liga champions Barcelona started individual training.
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5 players test positive for coronavirus, La Liga confirms
The five players, who have not been officially named, will now be quarantined at home and tested again 'in the next few days'.
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Barcelona and Real Madrid players begin virus testing
Barca captain Lionel Messi and France international Antoine Griezmann were among players pictured arriving one by one in their cars at the club's training centre early Wednesday morning.
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League, federation to decide when La Liga returns, says Spanish PM
Squads will return to training in phases next week, first training individually, then moving to training in small groups and finally to full group training.
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Spanish government approves La Liga plan to test players
Athletes in Spain have been forced to train at home since early March due to one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced they are free to begin individual training at facilities from next Monday.
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Spanish govt says no guarantee football resumes before European summer
The minister sounded a note of caution over La Liga plans to test players for the virus before returning to training and resuming a season suspended on March 12, saying giving priority to footballers might breach government policy.
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La Liga, Spanish FA agree training restart protocol
Spain's top division has been suspended since March 12 due to the COVID-19 outbreak which has so far killed more than 20,800 people, the third-highest number of deaths in the world after the United States and Italy.
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Barca coach not convinced by plans to restart La Liga
La Liga has been on hold since March 10 due to the pandemic although president Javier Tebas has said matches could start up again on either May 29, June 7 or June 28, most likely without spectators.
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Seasons will resume without fans, but no dates yet - European Leagues official
The EL represents professional soccer leagues in Europe and its members include the top flights of England, Spain, Germany, France and Italy, which have all been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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More chaos at Barcelona as six directors quit
Two of the club’s four vice presidents, Emili Rousaud and Enrique Tombas, were among those to announce their resignation in a letter.
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Real Madrid in quarantine as La Liga suspends fixtures
La Liga authorities made the decision after Real Madrid confirmed its senior football team is in quarantine after one of the club's basketball players tested positive for the virus.
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La Liga unveils action plan in response to racist and violent incidents
Athletic’s Inaki Williams was subjected to racist chanting in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Espanyol where hooligan violence broke out before kick-off.
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Atletico held by Leganes as defender goes in goal
Atletico crashed out of the Copa del Rey in midweek after losing to third-tier Cultural Leonesa, and Sunday's latest setback would appear to rule Diego Simeone's team out of title contention.
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Barcelona put faith in purist Setien after sacking Valverde
Barcelona confirmed Setien's appointment following a board meeting that lasted more than four hours at the Camp Nou on Monday afternoon. His contract, which runs until June 2022, appears also to be a show of faith.
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Barcelona set to sack Valverde - reports
Barca could install a temporary replacement like B team coach Francisco Javier Garcia Pimienta, perhaps with a view to appointing Xavi at the end of the season.
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Real Madrid frustrated by Athletic and fall behind Barca
It was Real’s third draw in a row after 1-1 and 0-0 stalemates away to Valencia and Barca respectively, games in which they also played well but lacked composure in front of goal.
