Spanish prosecutors have requested that the trial of the country’s former football federation chief Luis Rubiales for his forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso be annulled and re-run, notably questioning the judge’s impartiality. The request, on Thursday, comes after Spain’s top criminal court last month found Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for the kiss, which occurred…
Raphinha scored the only goal of the game to give Barcelona a 1-0 Champions League last-16 first-leg win at Benfica, despite the Catalan giants playing most the game with 10 men. Eighteen-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi was sent off midway through the first half of the tight clash in Lisbon on Wednesday with the score goalless….
Ten-man Barcelona eke out 1-0 win at Benfica in Champions League last 16
A superb goal from Brahim Diaz helped Real Madrid maintain its dominance of the Madrid derby on Europe’s biggest stage with a 2-1 victory over bitter rivals Atletico in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. Real Madrid had taken an early lead in the fourth minute at the Bernabeu Stadium through…
Who: Benfica vs Barcelona What: UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg Where: Estadio de Luz, Lisbon, Portugal When: Wednesday, March 5 at 8pm (20:00 GMT) Follow Al Jazeera Sport’s live text and photo commentary stream. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Blatter and Platini back in Swiss court in…
Brahim Diaz goal gives Real Madrid 2-1 first-leg lead over rivals Atletico
Who: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid What: UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg tie When: Tuesday, March 4 at 9pm (20:00 GMT) Where: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, Spain Follow Al Jazeera’s live photo and text commentary stream. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Champions Trophy semifinal: India vs Australia…
Former football leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are back in a Swiss court as their new trial on fraud, forgery and misappropriation charges opens. “I am hopeful,” ex-FIFA president Blatter, appearing frail one week before his 89th birthday, told reporters in German as he walked slowly down a flight of stairs towards the court…
Real Madrid secured a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad in a Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg clash marred by further racist abuse of Brazilian international Vinicius Junior. Fellow Brazil forward Endrick scored the only goal of the game in the first half at Reale Arena in San Sebastian in the north of Spain. Recommended Stories…
Real win 1-0 at Sociedad in first leg of Copa del Rey semifinal – updates
