- yesterday
Barcelona beat Basel 5-2 in sold-out pre-season friendly as 17-year-old Doucoure scores on debut
Barcelona defeated FC Basel 5-2 in a sold-out pre-season friendly at St. Jakob-Park on 16 August 2026, with 36,000 fans watching 17-year-old Jean Doucoure score on his Basel debut and 18-year-old Jesse Bisiwu net a late brace for the visitors.
- yesterday
Spain captain Rodri lands in Barcelona to finalize transfer from Manchester City
Midfielder Rodri has arrived in Catalonia to undergo a medical and sign a four-year contract with Barcelona, ending his seven-year tenure at Manchester City.
- yesterday
Arsenal thrash Manchester City 3-0 to claim 18th Community Shield under Maresca's debut defeat
Arsenal defeated Manchester City 3-0 in the Community Shield on 16 August 2026, with goals from Calafiori, Havertz, and Odegaard, as new City coach Enzo Maresca suffered a debut defeat following Pep Guardiola's ten-year tenure.
- yesterday
Italian 21-year-old in medically induced coma after assault by dozen attackers in Barcelona
Nicola Maggiotto, a 21-year-old from Asolo near Treviso, is in a medically induced coma in a Barcelona hospital after being struck on the back of the head by a group of around a dozen young Spanish-speaking attackers outside a nightlife venue on Wednesday night.
- 2d ago
Spain takes bronze in women's marathon team event at European Athletics Championships in Birmingham
Spain's women's marathon team claimed bronze at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with Carolina Robles finishing 8th individually as Finland's Alisa Vainio took gold in a championship record 2:22:26.
- 2d ago
Real Madrid closes pre-season with 3-0 win at Schalke as Mbappé, Huijsen and Espí score
José Mourinho's Real Madrid defeated Schalke 04 0-3 in Gelsenkirchen in their final pre-season friendly, with goals from Kylian Mbappé, Dean Huijsen and Carlos Espí ahead of next Saturday's LaLiga opener at Espanyol.
- 2d ago
Heavy rains and hail batter Catalonia, 157 emergency calls and one serious injury
Intense storms dumped over 30 litres per square metre in 30 minutes on parts of Catalonia on Saturday, triggering 157 calls to the 112 emergency line, cutting roads, and sending one hiker to hospital after a lightning strike near Setcases.
- 3d ago
Shanghai Ranking 2026: Spain loses eight universities from the world's top 1,000, drops to 30
The 2026 Shanghai Ranking (ARWU), published on 15 August, places 30 Spanish universities among the world's top 1,000, down from 36 a year earlier. Eight institutions dropped out while only two entered, as Chinese campuses continued to gain ground.
- 3d ago
PSG sign World Cup hero Ferran Torres from Barcelona for reported €50 million
Paris Saint-Germain signed Spain's World Cup final match-winner Ferran Torres from Barcelona on a contract until 2031, with the fee reported between €45 and €50 million.
- 3d ago
Atlético de Madrid sign Cuti Romero from Tottenham for around €40 million
Atlético de Madrid have signed Argentine centre-back Cristian 'Cuti' Romero from Tottenham Hotspur for approximately €40 million, with the 28-year-old signing a five-year contract until 30 June 2031.
- 3d ago
Spain sweeps race walking at European Championships with two golds and a world record in Birmingham
Spain collected two golds, one silver, and one bronze in race walking at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with María Pérez breaking the half marathon world record.
- 3d ago
Wildfire burns 10 hectares of Collserola park near Barcelona, police detain suspect with two lighters
A wildfire burned 10 hectares of Collserola Natural Park on the edge of Barcelona on 14 August 2026, prompting a suspect's arrest and the confinement of residents in the Can Caralleu neighborhood.
- 3d ago
Spain's Assumption holiday falls on Saturday, triggering labor compensation ruling and reduced commerce hours
August 15, the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a national holiday across Spain, but its fall on a Saturday raises worker compensation questions after a May 2026 Audiencia Nacional ruling on contact center employees.
- 3d ago
Mourinho returns to Real Madrid as La Liga 2026-2027 kicks off with staggered schedule
José Mourinho begins his second stint at Real Madrid 13 years after his departure, while Barcelona chase a third consecutive title under Hansi Flick as Spain's top flight opens with a phased schedule less than a month after the World Cup.
- 3d ago
Teenage cyclist Finlay Tarling dies after car collision during Volta a Portugal stage 8
Nineteen-year-old Welsh rider Finlay Tarling died on 14 August after colliding with a car during stage 8 of the Volta a Portugal. His NSN Development Team withdrew from the race, which continued without festivities as the GNR investigated the circumstances.
- 3d ago
Barcelona's De Jong denies refusing to play, hits out at 'false' media reports over knee injury
Barcelona captain Frenkie de Jong used a club media interview to deny refusing to play against Atletico Madrid, reject reports of a rift with Hansi Flick, and call out journalist Gerard Romero by name for spreading what he called false information about his knee injury.
- 4d ago
Madrid firefighters respond to 70 storm incidents as Spain braces for weekend DANA
Madrid firefighters carried out 70 interventions in two hours on Friday evening as storms swept the region, with Aemet warning of a DANA bringing hail and up to 15mm of rain per hour on Saturday.
- 4d ago
PSG signs Belgian forward Mika Godts from Ajax in deal worth up to €55 million
Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of 21-year-old Belgian forward Mika Godts from Ajax on Saturday night, hours after confirming Ferran Torres, in a deal worth up to €55 million.
- 4d ago
Spanish Super Cup 2027 moves to Istanbul as Saudi Arabia hosts Asian Cup
The 2027 Spanish Super Cup will be played at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium from February 2 to 7, leaving Saudi Arabia for the first time since 2021 due to a scheduling clash with the Asian Cup.
- 5d ago
Catalonia's TelcoCat service logs 459 telecom outages across 746 municipalities in nine months
The Catalan government's TelcoCat protocol, launched in October 2025 after severe coverage failures in the Pyrenees, has registered 459 connectivity incidents across 746 municipalities, with mobile coverage failures accounting for nearly two-thirds of all cases.
