Spain

Real Madrid has retained its position at the top of Deloitte’s annual Football Money League for an 11th consecutive year, with Spanish LaLiga rival Barcelona having overtaken English Premier League club Manchester United in second place in the rankings.

Chinese manufacturing business Rastar Group has completed its takeover of LaLiga club Espanyol in a move that furthers Asian influence in the top division of Spanish football.

Spanish LaLiga giants Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid have slammed the transfer bans imposed on them by world football’s governing body Fifa, stating they will explore all avenues of appeal in a bid to overturn the punishments.

Spanish LaLiga giants Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid have been issued with transfer bans by the Disciplinary Committee of world football’s governing body Fifa for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.

Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has suffered a fresh blow in its efforts to redevelop the Santiago Bernabeu stadium after the city council rejected the plans, stating they were not in the public interest.

Real Madrid explained its new data-driven fan engagement project with Microsoft to an international group of journalists and analysts in Madrid in November. SportBusiness Group analyst Lukas Zajancauskas was there.

Spanish LaLiga champion Barcelona has lost out in a bid to secure a trademark for the shield-shaped outline of its club crest after European Union (EU) judges ruled today (Thursday) that it was not distinctive enough to be linked solely to the Catalan football club.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced that the Spanish city of Pontevedra will host its Multisport World Championships in 2019.

Powerful Spanish Football Association (RFEF) president Ángel María Villar Llona was today (Friday) fined and warned by the adjudicatory chamber of the Fifa Ethics Committee for misconduct during the bid investigation surrounding the award of hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Spanish LaLiga football club Rayo Vallecano has formed a new affiliate team, which will compete in the North American Soccer League (NASL).

Chinese manufacturing business Rastar Group has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in LaLiga football club Espanyol in a move that is set to further increase Chinese investment in the Spanish top-tier competition.

Spanish LaLiga football club Atlético Madrid has recorded a net profit of €13.1m ($14.9m) for the 2014-15 season.

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has revealed that it is to debut a new fan experience initiative in Doha, Qatar.

Spanish LaLiga champion Barcelona has confirmed record turnover of €608m ($691.3m) for its 2014-15 financial year, but has delayed a decision on its shirt sponsorship situation that was initially due to be made on Sunday.

Spanish LaLiga football club Valencia has moved to boost its commercial efforts in the Asian market by entering into a strategic partnership with Dentsu Sports Asia (DSA), the Singapore-based sports marketing subsidiary of advertising and public relations company Dentsu.

Senior executives from Spanish LaLiga football clubs Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have been announced as the latest additions to the speaker line up for the Leaders Sport Business Summit, which takes place on October 7-8 at Stamford Bridge, home of English Premier League champion Chelsea.