Spain

The Spanish Football League (LFP) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) have agreed a partnership across areas of sport integrity, with a specific focus on match-fixing.

The ‘Go Barca’ pressure group has withdrawn its efforts to bring a vote of no confidence in Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, along with the club’s board, claiming that the “goalposts have been moved” in the administrative process.

Spanish La Liga’s Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, along with the football club’s board, has come under pressure after a group of members proposed an official ‘motion of censure’ against the current administration.

The Spanish Football League (LFP) has signalled its intention to tap into the Middle Eastern market by establishing its first regional office in Dubai.

The Spanish cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi is set to fold as a takeover bid by Formula One driver Fernando Alonso has collapsed.

The Spanish LFP (football league) president Javier Tebas has encouraged third-party ownership (TPO) in the domestic game, a move at odds with UEFA’s drive to eradicate such business models.

Spanish La Liga football club Barcelona has projected its revenue to increase to €509 million this season, marking the first time it has surpassed the €500 million threshold.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been hailed as a “big brother” to the country’s other sports bodies as it intends to waive its state subsidy for the third year in a row in 2014.

Spanish La Liga club Atletico Madrid will continue construction of its new La Peineta stadium without installing a running track, following Madrid’s failure to secure the 2020 Olympics and its decision not to bid for the 2024 edition.

The mayor of Madrid has ruled out a bid to host the 2024 Olympics, following the Spanish capital's failed attempt to hold the 2020 Games last weekend.

Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid has again claimed the title of being the only sports organisation to record yearly revenues in excess of €500 million, following its significant increase in net profit and reduction in debt.

Barcelona officials have revealed that the city is ready to present a bid to host the 2022 winter Olympics, just a day after Madrid lost its bid to host the 2020 summer Games.

Formula One driver Fernando Alonso has bought the licence of World Tour cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi.

Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona could soon be forced by the European Commission (EC) to become private limited companies (plcs), according to The Independent.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has again rejected Spanish La Liga club Rayo Vallecano’s appeal to overturn its exclusion from the UEFA Europa League over unpaid debts.

Barcelona has reportedly formalised a bid for the 2022 winter Olympics, despite Madrid’s shortlisting to host the 2020 summer Games.