LaLiga
Almost without us noticing, Atlético Madrid have become a team that dominates possession (and scores goals after long passing moves)
In Spain, they are already calling it ‘Atleti-taca’: an exaggeration or a revolution?
Barcelona will have to leave the Camp Nou again so the stadium redevelopment can be completed
What concerns members and fans, however, is the cost of the new works, which could push Barcelona’s debt above €2.5 billion.
Betis are the team to fall in love with, for the way they play and for the relationship they have with their supporters and players
Do football’s happy islands still exist today? Looking at Betis in Seville, it certainly seems so.
Raphinha’s numbers and Barcelona’s leave little doubt: right now, he is the best forward in the world
A Barcelona player has not made a start to the season like this since the Messi era.
The season has only just begun, yet Valencia are already in deep trouble, with their fans protesting ever more fiercely
And 0–5 performances like the one against Barça are hardly helping to calm tensions.
Barcelona is seriously considering building an amusement park inside the Camp Nou
The company behind the project has already built a similar park on the outskirts of Madrid.
Deportivo de La Coruña have put together an ambitious transfer window, and have everything it takes to become your next cult team
The arrivals of Aubameyang, Angeliño, Casadó and Adama Traoré have changed the make-up of the Galician side, but not the project that brought them back to La Liga.
Barcelona have started using drones to ensure their players can leave the training ground safely
The club's idea is to minimize problems and tensions between the fans, who gather waiting for the players, and the security personnel.
The Málaga are in administration and have spent years relying on their academy, which is how they have made their way back to La Liga
The Andalusian club are unable to make signings and find themselves with a very young squad, with no foreign players. The battle to stay up will be a tough one, but the fans have embraced this new project.
Real Betis have embarked on an ambitious growth plan, centred on expanding the stadium’s VIP offering and a series of social initiatives aimed at bringing the club closer to its supporters
The new stadium is expected to generate an additional €60 million a year, but the club’s bigger plan is to capitalise on the city’s appeal to tourists and raise its profile abroad.
The Liga’s new ball connects to antennas installed in the stadiums and has to be recharged like a smartphone
You can still kick it without worrying about breaking it, of course.
Sami Khedira now works with Mourinho, but in his first few weeks at Real Madrid he has shown he is much more than a technical assistant
His studies in communication and leadership, his work as a television pundit and his footballing vision have convinced the Special One that the former Juventus midfielder could be a key figure in his second spell at the Bernabéu.