Soccer fans in the United States soon might not have to travel to Spain in order to see La Liga matches in person. According to La Liga president Javier Tebas, the league plans to stage official matches in the U.S. by the 2025-26 season.

Back in 2018, La Liga and Relevent Sports Group, founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, revealed plans to organize a match between Girona and Barcelona at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. The announcement was met with opposition from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and FIFA, causing the plans to be scrapped.

Relevent responded with an antitrust lawsuit against FIFA, U.S. Soccer Federation, and RFEF. The lawsuit was recently partially settled, resulting in FIFA being removed as one of the defendants. The company and La Liga believe this strengthens their position and that La Liga official matches being played in the U.S. are just a matter of time.

“I think it could be in the 2025-26 season, but La Liga will play official matches abroad,” Tebas told Spanish media outlet Expansion. “An official match in the U.S. will strengthen our position in the North American market, which is the second market for La Liga after Spain.”

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Girona defeated Sevilla 5-1 on Sunday evening as they continue to be the surprise package of Spain’s top flight this season. This win saw the overperforming team return to the top of the La Liga table.

While Sevilla opened the scoring through Isaac Romero’s 10th-minute strike, their jubilation was short-lived, as Ukranian striker Artem Dovbyk scored three goals in quick succession to secure a hat-trick within 19 minutes of play. The home team remained dictated the flow of play for the remainder of the game, with Viktor Tsygankov extending their lead in the 56th minute and Christian Stuani wrapping up their victory in the 89th minute.

“We are very happy because we have achieved one of our goals, which was to reach 52 points, the first was to avoid relegation,” Girona coach Michel stated after the game, showing the enormous gap between the club’s expectations going into the season and where they are now.

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Brazilian forward Rodrygo signed a new deal with Real Madrid on Thursday, extending his contract with the club to June 2028, the club announced.

During his five seasons with Los Galacticos, the Brazilian has scored 39 goals and made 179 appearances in all competitions. He has won eight trophies with the team, including one UEFA Champions League and two La Liga titles. “Rodrygo has been instrumental in many of the trophies Real Madrid have lifted in recent seasons,” the club said of the forward.

Rodrygo is the second Real Madrid star to agree to a new deal with the Spanish club this week. Fellow Brazil international and winger Vinícius Júnior signed a new contract on Tuesday to keep him at the club until June 2027.

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Real Madrid clinched a valuable 2-1 victory over bitter rivals FC Barcelona in Saturday’s El Clasico showdown. The away victory at the Camp Nou sees Madrid hold onto the top spot on the La Liga table.

Barcelona grabbed an early lead when Ilkay Gundogan scored from close range in the sixth minute. In what was a closely contested game, Jude Bellingham emerged as Los Blancos’ match-winner, finding the back of the net with a long-range strike in the 68th minute to level the score. Two minutes into stoppage time, the English midfielder collected a pass from Luka Modric and scored, handing the visitors a dramatic last-minute winner.

Following their dramatic victory, Madrid have gone top of La Liga with 28 points, putting them level with the high-flying Girona. Barcelona’s loss sees them rooted in third place, four points behind Madrid and Girona while two points ahead of Atletico Madrid.

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La Liga president Javier Tebas revealed that he believes that it is now “practically impossible” for FC Barcelona to make any transfers this summer because of the club’s precarious financial situation.

While the club parted ways with the likes of Gerard Pique who retired, Memphis Depay who joined Atletico Madrid, and Hector Bellerin who left for Sporting Club, the team remains unlikely to perform any summer signings because of the Spanish league’s Financial Fair Play regulations.

“I already announced it, and [Barca] president [Joan] Laporta will phone me and be angry,” Tebas stated at the Business Football Summit. “t is practically impossible for Barcelona to sign players in the summer. Much will have to change because, if not, the institution will be in trouble. We haven’t let FC Barcelona sign players this winter, and next summer. They won’t be able to sign players.”

Barcelona has had long-standing issues with the league over its Financial Fair Play violations. Earlier this year, La Liga refused to allow the Catalan club to join other clubs in increasing their salary cap by 15%.

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La Liga has rejected Barcelona’s request to register Gavi’s new first-team contract, sources have confirmed. The contract would have seen Gavi remain at Camp Nou until 2026 and included a €1 billion release clause.

Barcelona filed the paperwork with the league on Wednesday to register Gavi as a first-team player under the terms of this new contract. Due to the lack of paperwork suggesting otherwise, the 18-year-old player continues to be registered as a youth team player despite having featured regularly for Barcelona’s first team this season.

According to sources familiar with the matter, La Liga decided to turn down the Blaugranes’ contract request as the team does not have enough room in its budget to register Gavi due to excessive spending.

Gavi has become a key player in the first-team Barcelona lineup over the past two seasons as well as a member of the Spanish national team, having represented his team at the 2022 World Cup. Having made 17 appearances for Barcelona this season, Gavi won the 2022 Golden Boy award for Europe’s best player under the age of 21.

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La Liga president Javier Tebas has expressed his desire for former Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the Spanish top flight. This comes after weeks of speculation regarding Ronaldo’s reported dissatisfaction with life at Manchester United, as well as his desire to play Champions League football next season.

Ronaldo has been linked with a potential move to Atletico Madrid, a club with which his agent Jorge Mendes has enjoyed a good relationship. Still, such rumors have not gone down well with the Atleti fanbase due to the 37-year-old player’s bad blood with the club during his time as a Real Madrid player.

“Whether it is feasible or not for Atletico Madrid, I do not know. There would have to be some player departures if they wanted to [sign him]. To sign a player of that level, you must make room [financially],” Tebas admitted, despite stating that he would like to see the Portuguese forward return to La Liga.

Atletico’s president Enrique Cerezo has struck down the possibility of Ronaldo moving to the club, calling the move “practically impossible”. Still, Ronaldo’s future remains in the balance. After missing Man Utd’s pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to personal reasons, the veteran striker arrived at the Red Devils’ training ground on Tuesday and engaged in discussions with head coach Erik ten Hag.

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Midfielder Franck Kessie and center-back Andreas Christensen have been signed by FC Barcelona on free transfers, the club confirmed on Monday.

Arriving after becoming a free agent following the expiration of his contract with AC Milan, Kessie is expected to provide the Blaugranes with more options in the midfield, particularly with Frenkie de Jong’s future at the club being brought into question. The 25-year-old Ivorian will battle with the likes of Gavi, Nico Gonzalez, Pedri, and Sergio Busquets for a spot in the starting 11.

Set to be unveiled as a Barca player on Wednesday, Kessie has signed a contract that runs through 2026 and includes a €500 million release clause.

The 26-year-old Christensen arrives at the Spotify Camp Nou after his contract with Premier League club Chelsea lapsed last month. This move brings an end to the Danish defender’s 10-year tenure at Stamford Bridge, where he won the UEFA Champions League in 2021 as well as the Europa League in 2019.

Christensen is a welcome addition to the Blaugranes’ defense, where he joins the ranks of Gerard Pique, Eric Garcia, and Ronald Araujo, who recently signed a new long-term contract with Barcelona.

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FC Barcelona is traveling to Mallorca with a heavily depleted squad for their match on Sunday. With 10 players in isolation due to testing positive for COVID-19 in addition to a lengthy injury list, the Blaugranes only have nine first-team players available for the trip to the Spanish island.

The club recently announced that Sergino Dest, Abde Ezzalzouli, and Philippe Coutinho tested positive for the virus and will thus be required to self-isolate in their homes, as per La Liga protocols. They join Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti, Gavi, Alejandro Balde, Jordi Alba, Dani Alves, and Clement Lenglet, who all tested positive earlier on in the week.

According to La Liga guidelines, fixtures must go ahead if teams have at least five first-team players available and will have the ability to field a 13-man squad, a requirement that Barcelona is able to meet. The club will have to turn to its B team and academy players in order to fill the remaining positions.

This crisis comes at a challenging time for the Catalan team, which has struggled to hit form this season. The Blaugranes have only managed to come away with one win in their last five competitive games, among which was a 3-0 thumping at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League and a 1-0 loss at home to underdogs Real Betis.

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FC Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman expressed faith in his team’s ability to perform in the first El Clasico of the season before the Balugranes took on Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday.

“We have to play without fear,” Koeman stated. “We’re confident. We know what we can do and we want to show that. We are at home, we will have our fans behind us and I’m not going into the game with any fear.” The Dutch coach also reiterated that his team has improved their form, winning their last two games, defeating Valencia and Dynamo Kyiv respectively.

Going into the match, Barcelona finds itself in 7th place on the La Liga standings with 15 points from eight games, just two points behind 3rd-placed Real Madrid.

As the first El Clasico to take place since Lionel Messi’s departure from Barcelona, the Catalan giants will be turning to their rising star Ansu Fati to deliver the goods on matchday. The 18-year-old, who now wears the number 10 jersey at Barca, has scored two goals and bagged one assist in just three games since returning from injury.

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Soccer fans in the United States soon might not have to travel to Spain in order to see La Liga matches in person. According to La Liga president Javier Tebas, the league plans to stage official matches in the U.S. by the 2025-26 season.

Back in 2018, La Liga and Relevent Sports Group, founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, revealed plans to organize a match between Girona and Barcelona at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. The announcement was met with opposition from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and FIFA, causing the plans to be scrapped.

Relevent responded with an antitrust lawsuit against FIFA, U.S. Soccer Federation, and RFEF. The lawsuit was recently partially settled, resulting in FIFA being removed as one of the defendants. The company and La Liga believe this strengthens their position and that La Liga official matches being played in the U.S. are just a matter of time.

“I think it could be in the 2025-26 season, but La Liga will play official matches abroad,” Tebas told Spanish media outlet Expansion. “An official match in the U.S. will strengthen our position in the North American market, which is the second market for La Liga after Spain.”

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Girona defeated Sevilla 5-1 on Sunday evening as they continue to be the surprise package of Spain’s top flight this season. This win saw the overperforming team return to the top of the La Liga table.

While Sevilla opened the scoring through Isaac Romero’s 10th-minute strike, their jubilation was short-lived, as Ukranian striker Artem Dovbyk scored three goals in quick succession to secure a hat-trick within 19 minutes of play. The home team remained dictated the flow of play for the remainder of the game, with Viktor Tsygankov extending their lead in the 56th minute and Christian Stuani wrapping up their victory in the 89th minute.

“We are very happy because we have achieved one of our goals, which was to reach 52 points, the first was to avoid relegation,” Girona coach Michel stated after the game, showing the enormous gap between the club’s expectations going into the season and where they are now.

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Brazilian forward Rodrygo signed a new deal with Real Madrid on Thursday, extending his contract with the club to June 2028, the club announced.

During his five seasons with Los Galacticos, the Brazilian has scored 39 goals and made 179 appearances in all competitions. He has won eight trophies with the team, including one UEFA Champions League and two La Liga titles. “Rodrygo has been instrumental in many of the trophies Real Madrid have lifted in recent seasons,” the club said of the forward.

Rodrygo is the second Real Madrid star to agree to a new deal with the Spanish club this week. Fellow Brazil international and winger Vinícius Júnior signed a new contract on Tuesday to keep him at the club until June 2027.

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Real Madrid clinched a valuable 2-1 victory over bitter rivals FC Barcelona in Saturday’s El Clasico showdown. The away victory at the Camp Nou sees Madrid hold onto the top spot on the La Liga table.

Barcelona grabbed an early lead when Ilkay Gundogan scored from close range in the sixth minute. In what was a closely contested game, Jude Bellingham emerged as Los Blancos’ match-winner, finding the back of the net with a long-range strike in the 68th minute to level the score. Two minutes into stoppage time, the English midfielder collected a pass from Luka Modric and scored, handing the visitors a dramatic last-minute winner.

Following their dramatic victory, Madrid have gone top of La Liga with 28 points, putting them level with the high-flying Girona. Barcelona’s loss sees them rooted in third place, four points behind Madrid and Girona while two points ahead of Atletico Madrid.

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La Liga president Javier Tebas revealed that he believes that it is now “practically impossible” for FC Barcelona to make any transfers this summer because of the club’s precarious financial situation.

While the club parted ways with the likes of Gerard Pique who retired, Memphis Depay who joined Atletico Madrid, and Hector Bellerin who left for Sporting Club, the team remains unlikely to perform any summer signings because of the Spanish league’s Financial Fair Play regulations.

“I already announced it, and [Barca] president [Joan] Laporta will phone me and be angry,” Tebas stated at the Business Football Summit. “t is practically impossible for Barcelona to sign players in the summer. Much will have to change because, if not, the institution will be in trouble. We haven’t let FC Barcelona sign players this winter, and next summer. They won’t be able to sign players.”

Barcelona has had long-standing issues with the league over its Financial Fair Play violations. Earlier this year, La Liga refused to allow the Catalan club to join other clubs in increasing their salary cap by 15%.

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La Liga has rejected Barcelona’s request to register Gavi’s new first-team contract, sources have confirmed. The contract would have seen Gavi remain at Camp Nou until 2026 and included a €1 billion release clause.

Barcelona filed the paperwork with the league on Wednesday to register Gavi as a first-team player under the terms of this new contract. Due to the lack of paperwork suggesting otherwise, the 18-year-old player continues to be registered as a youth team player despite having featured regularly for Barcelona’s first team this season.

According to sources familiar with the matter, La Liga decided to turn down the Blaugranes’ contract request as the team does not have enough room in its budget to register Gavi due to excessive spending.

Gavi has become a key player in the first-team Barcelona lineup over the past two seasons as well as a member of the Spanish national team, having represented his team at the 2022 World Cup. Having made 17 appearances for Barcelona this season, Gavi won the 2022 Golden Boy award for Europe’s best player under the age of 21.

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La Liga president Javier Tebas has expressed his desire for former Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the Spanish top flight. This comes after weeks of speculation regarding Ronaldo’s reported dissatisfaction with life at Manchester United, as well as his desire to play Champions League football next season.

Ronaldo has been linked with a potential move to Atletico Madrid, a club with which his agent Jorge Mendes has enjoyed a good relationship. Still, such rumors have not gone down well with the Atleti fanbase due to the 37-year-old player’s bad blood with the club during his time as a Real Madrid player.

“Whether it is feasible or not for Atletico Madrid, I do not know. There would have to be some player departures if they wanted to [sign him]. To sign a player of that level, you must make room [financially],” Tebas admitted, despite stating that he would like to see the Portuguese forward return to La Liga.

Atletico’s president Enrique Cerezo has struck down the possibility of Ronaldo moving to the club, calling the move “practically impossible”. Still, Ronaldo’s future remains in the balance. After missing Man Utd’s pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to personal reasons, the veteran striker arrived at the Red Devils’ training ground on Tuesday and engaged in discussions with head coach Erik ten Hag.

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Midfielder Franck Kessie and center-back Andreas Christensen have been signed by FC Barcelona on free transfers, the club confirmed on Monday.

Arriving after becoming a free agent following the expiration of his contract with AC Milan, Kessie is expected to provide the Blaugranes with more options in the midfield, particularly with Frenkie de Jong’s future at the club being brought into question. The 25-year-old Ivorian will battle with the likes of Gavi, Nico Gonzalez, Pedri, and Sergio Busquets for a spot in the starting 11.

Set to be unveiled as a Barca player on Wednesday, Kessie has signed a contract that runs through 2026 and includes a €500 million release clause.

The 26-year-old Christensen arrives at the Spotify Camp Nou after his contract with Premier League club Chelsea lapsed last month. This move brings an end to the Danish defender’s 10-year tenure at Stamford Bridge, where he won the UEFA Champions League in 2021 as well as the Europa League in 2019.

Christensen is a welcome addition to the Blaugranes’ defense, where he joins the ranks of Gerard Pique, Eric Garcia, and Ronald Araujo, who recently signed a new long-term contract with Barcelona.

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FC Barcelona is traveling to Mallorca with a heavily depleted squad for their match on Sunday. With 10 players in isolation due to testing positive for COVID-19 in addition to a lengthy injury list, the Blaugranes only have nine first-team players available for the trip to the Spanish island.

The club recently announced that Sergino Dest, Abde Ezzalzouli, and Philippe Coutinho tested positive for the virus and will thus be required to self-isolate in their homes, as per La Liga protocols. They join Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti, Gavi, Alejandro Balde, Jordi Alba, Dani Alves, and Clement Lenglet, who all tested positive earlier on in the week.

According to La Liga guidelines, fixtures must go ahead if teams have at least five first-team players available and will have the ability to field a 13-man squad, a requirement that Barcelona is able to meet. The club will have to turn to its B team and academy players in order to fill the remaining positions.

This crisis comes at a challenging time for the Catalan team, which has struggled to hit form this season. The Blaugranes have only managed to come away with one win in their last five competitive games, among which was a 3-0 thumping at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League and a 1-0 loss at home to underdogs Real Betis.

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FC Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman expressed faith in his team’s ability to perform in the first El Clasico of the season before the Balugranes took on Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday.

“We have to play without fear,” Koeman stated. “We’re confident. We know what we can do and we want to show that. We are at home, we will have our fans behind us and I’m not going into the game with any fear.” The Dutch coach also reiterated that his team has improved their form, winning their last two games, defeating Valencia and Dynamo Kyiv respectively.

Going into the match, Barcelona finds itself in 7th place on the La Liga standings with 15 points from eight games, just two points behind 3rd-placed Real Madrid.

As the first El Clasico to take place since Lionel Messi’s departure from Barcelona, the Catalan giants will be turning to their rising star Ansu Fati to deliver the goods on matchday. The 18-year-old, who now wears the number 10 jersey at Barca, has scored two goals and bagged one assist in just three games since returning from injury.

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