One of the best football players to ever grace the Nou Camp has agreed to sign on the dotted line this week by agreeing to a three-year extension to his contract, assuaging any worries that he might be looking for a new club in twelve months time. Source - Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) via Twitter The Argentinian star has agreed to remain at the iconic club until at least 2021, which would be his 17th season at the Nou Camp. Messi will be weaving his magic under the … [Read more...]
Spain’s Tax Accusations Turning La Liga Stars Away
The transfer window merry go round is in full swing and one of the stories dominating the back pages is where Cristiano Ronaldo will go next? The news broke last week that Real Madrid’s record goal scorer wants away after being accused by the Spanish Government of tax evasion with Ronaldo feeling he has received little support from the Real Madrid hierarchy However, this appears to be a theme in La Liga with other high profile players such as Neymar Jr and Lionel Messi all falling foul of Spanish tax laws. Ronaldo’s lawyers are claiming that if anything, The Portuguese forward has … [Read more...]
Best La Liga Sponsorships Deals
Sponsorship deals play arguably the biggest part of any club’s financial muscle power with deals for shirts, stadia and even training wear paying big bucks. Some of the finances offered to clubs are eye watering but not every club is seeking to exploit the opportunity to maximise their coffers. Just ask Barcelona. Barcelona and Unicef In a unique break from the norm, in 2006 Barcelona secured a deal with Unicef to display the Children in danger charity’s logo on the front of their shirts. At the time, they were one only a few clubs not to display a corporate logo as their main … [Read more...]
Sporting Gijon Fighting a Date with Destiny
Interesting fact, Sporting Gijon’s home ground ‘El Molinón’ is the oldest professional football field in Spain. That is a nice fact, however, it will do little to help the side of they lose to Eibar on Sunday night. Anything other than three points against José Luis Mendilibar’s mid table warriors will see Sporting Gijon return to the Segunda division after a two-season period in the top flight. The gap to Deportivo La Coruna in seventeenth is five points with both sides still with two matches to play. However, the odds are stacked firmly against Gijon who are 1/10 for the drop with … [Read more...]
Celta Vigo v Real Madrid Preview
Finally, Real Madrid get to play catch up on the rest of La Liga as their game in hand over rivals Barcelona comes to the fore against Celta Vigo on Wednesday night. The fixture was originally due to be played in February, however, a storm damaged Celta Vigo’s Balaídos stadium causing the fixture to be delayed. The game will have a host of eyes from around the world to get more information on where the destination of the La Liga title may be heading. As it stands, both Real and Barcelona sit on 87 points, however, it is Barcelona who have the much stronger goal difference leaving them … [Read more...]