Sergio Ramos has officially departed Real Madrid for Paris Saint-Germain but turns out he was not their initial target. The Spaniard’s transfer to the French capital still feels like a vague fever dream, after having spent a significant chunk of his career as a Real player. However, it was a transfer that would have not…
Raphael Varane backed harsh criticism against Paul Pogba from a teammate during a dressing room bust-up after France crashed out of Euro 2020. Switzerland emerged victorious from an unlikely spot as skipper Granit Xhaka led them to a comeback, forcing the tie into extra-time. The game went to penalties after 120 minutes where Kylian Mbappe…
Real Madrid have shown interest in Diogo Dalot, as Carlo Ancelotti plans to ‘rejuvenate’ the Los Blancos defence. Ancelotti, who replaced Zinedine Zidane at the Real Madrid helm, is tasked with a big rebuild in the Spanish capital. David Alaba will reunite with his former Bayern Munich boss, replacing Sergio Ramos at the heart of…
Raphael Varane is looking for a new experience after spending almost a decade at Real Madrid. The Real Madrid centre-back, having won everything there is to win in Spanish top-flight football, now wants to leave the club. As per the Independent, he believes now is the time for a change of scenery in his career.…
Manchester United see Facundo Pellistri’s loan move to Alaves last season as an ‘outstanding success’. Pellistri, 19, arrived in England from Uruguayan club Penarol last year. To make sure his transition from South American football to the European one was smooth, United gave the youngster an opportunity to play with their Under-23 side. Keeping the…
Sergio Ramos is available on a free transfer following his exit from Real Madrid. The experienced Spaniard is leaving Santiago Bernabeu after 16 years, with a host of clubs circling around for his services. Ligue 1 runner-ups PSG are believed to be at the front of the queue, offering him a better financial proposal than…
Real Madrid expect the departure of their star defender Raphael Varane. The Frenchman arrived at the Bernabeu from RC Lens a decade ago and has managed to win everything he possibly could at club-level during his time there. And as he rose to world-class status, Varane also earned a well-deserved World Cup medal. There is…
Sergio Ramos is leaving Real Madrid after guarding Los Blancos’ defence for 16 years. The legendary captain’s departure has been officially confirmed by the La Liga giants. The announcement of one of Santiago Bernabeu’s most influential figure of last decade did stun many, but it was always on the cards after both parties allegedly reached…
Villarreal succeeded in attaining their European glory, lifting the Europa League title beating Manchester United on penalties in Poland. The La Liga club opened the scoring via Gerard Moreno in the first half. United did respond well with Edinson Cavani scoring a scrappy goal to equalize. Thereon, neither side tested the opposition’s goalkeeper much. This…
Manchester United continued their Europa League tryst in strong fashion on Thursday. The Red Devils visited Granada adamant to make a good impact and they certainly achieved that via Marcus Rashford’s goal and Bruno Fernandes’ late penalty in the 2-0 encounter. The feat that Ole Gunnar Solskjær will be most eager about is the two…
Facundo Pellistri received high praise during his breakthrough performance on loan. The Manchester United starlet did not really have the senior team stint that he was expecting with the Red Devils after his acquisition in the summer transfer window. As such, when he was sent on loan to Deportivo Alaves there was a mixed reaction.…
A comfortable European night in Turin for Manchester United, as the away side registered a 4-0 win over Real Sociedad in the Europa League round of 32. Bruno Fernandes led the United attack with a brace before Marcus Rashford and Daniel James added to the scoreline to ensure there’s no hope left for a second-leg…
Manchester United are monitoring Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde, who they see as an ideal midfielder to replace Paul Pogba. The French midfielder is primed to exit Old Trafford’s doors come summer after his agent Mino Raiola confirmed that there’s no desire from the player to extend his stay in Manchester beyond his existing contract. In…
Manchester United could be in the market for an upcoming centre-back from La Liga. The Red Devils’ recent showings have marked a shocking folly in their defense. For a team that was seriously contending for the top spot in the Premier League, a travesty of a backline combined with David De Gea’s gaffes have ensured…
European powerhouses may be alerted to the availability of a top defender soon. Increasingly the availability of players is no longer a foregone conclusion with the buttressed markets in the post-pandemic era easing certain transfer fee scenarios. With many clubs looking to make a profit off players more readily than usual, it is fair to…
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is close to joining Manchester United, according to reports. The Spaniard’s contract at Santiago Bernabéu expires at the end of the season. The negotiations between Ramos and Madrid regarding the renewal have reached a stalemate, and if the scenario remains the same, the 33-year-old will leave for free this summer.…
Facundo Pellistri looks set for a loan move to La Liga, according to reports. The Uruguayan forward has spent his time in England playing in Man Utd’s reserve sides since his arrival from Penarol, and although his goal contributions against Man City’s elite development squad and Tottenham Hotspur U23 sparked hopes of a senior debut,…
Sergio Ramos is Real Madrid’s most influential player and the Spanish giants are a completely different side in his absence. The Champions League’s most successful club were in danger of getting demoted to the Europa League in December, only for Ramos, who was out of the team with an injury he suffered with Spain, to…
Atletico Madrid lost Thomas Partey to Arsenal before the start of the season and could lose another one of their players to the Premier League next summer. According to the Telegraph, the Spanish side’s right-back Kieran Trippier has emerged as a possible target for Man Utd. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is believed to be happy with…
Adnan Januzaj could return to the Premier League with Brighton and Southampton. According to Belgian outlet HLN, the former Manchester United prospect might be available for a fee as low as €25 million despite his €60 million release clause. The English sides are said to be keeping a close eye on Januzaj and are strongly…
Manchester United have added a Sevilla defender to their shortlist of potential centre-backs to purchase. The Red Devils have had defensive woes plaguing them when it seemed unlikely. At the middle of the summer transfer window, it was evident that the side would be toothless up-front, having struggled to acquire Jadon Sancho. However, that right-forward…
This summer transfer window pointed to a curious trend at Manchester United. While the Red Devils were shy and frankly disappointing in their first-team pursuits, they did exercise a lot of resources in bolstering their youth options. The obvious names in this regard are Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo but the trend extends even to…
Sergio Reguilon could easily end up at Manchester United should the talks between the two clubs go well. Over the past few days, the likelihood of the Spanish left-back joining Old Trafford has seemed immense. Rumours were floating all around the place especially after the Red Devils confirmed the signing of Donny van de Beek…
Manchester United appears set on acquiring the best young talent from Spanish clubs. The Red Devils have been focusing heavily on their youth academy as of recent. The past few windows have seen them sign some of the best upcoming names from across Europe, setting the stage for a potentially impressive ascent into the senior…
Manchester United are eyeing Real Madrid’s on-loan left-back. Luke Shaw certainly had a terrific season with the Red Devils last campaign, arguably his first one of great impact in a while. However, as has often been the case with the Englishman, he ended the campaign injured and that continues to put some doubt on his…
Records have become quite a feat for Cristiano Ronaldo to leap over. Right when one thinks that the Portuguese superstar cannot possibly break or create another, he goes ahead and does just that. At 35 years of age, there is not much left that the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star hasn’t accomplished already.…
Paul Pogba’s future could prove to be the biggest outgoing worry that Manchester United will have to combat until the upcoming transfer window. While the side is expected to pursue the likes of Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish strongly, it is with regard to keeping hold of their existing players that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and…
The post-pandemic transfer window will certainly be a fresh playing field with drastically changed dynamics. By virtue of economic challenges that months without football have posed, many clubs could easily choose to either not invest at all in new deals or bankroll and cash in on existing assets in a bid to make some form…
The near-global lockdown enforced by the pandemic is coming to varying degrees of progression. As such, certain football associations have clear-cut ideas of when and how to commence their domestic leagues, with Germany paving the prime example as all iterations of the Bundesliga have a resumption date. South Korea is another nation on a similar…
Man Utd’s potential summer transfer business appears to have taken over the news in lieu of actual football being played due to the lockdown. Despite Ed Woodward cautioning that the next transfer window won’t be business as usual for the Red Devils, in view of the larger financial backlash that the lockdown and lack of…
While the Premier League is suspended until April as the world fights the novel coronavirus outbreak, reports have been surfacing hinting contacts between representatives of Thomas Lemar and Manchester United. Continued deploying of Bruno Fernandes which when added with the earnest efforts of Scott McTominay and Fred would contribute a midfield worthy of satisfying the…
Man Utd did a lot of work when it came to personnel shuffling during the winter transfer window. Ashley Young was sold to Inter while Marcos Rojo was loaned out to Estudiantes as the cry for clearing deadwood was paid heed to. In accordance with the same philosophy, the club is also expected to do…
Man Utd want to sign Marcos Llorente on loan during the winter transfer window. Key players Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay have been sidelined with a knee injury for a while now, leaving behind a gaping hole in midfield. Andreas Pereira is not exactly the player he portrays himself as in preseason game and Nemanja…
Manchester United’s squad requirements are becoming increasingly obvious, more so in their recent success games than in the defeats. The frontline is impeccable in their potential and pace through Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Daniel James, with the midfield pairing of Fred and Scott McTominay emerging as the go-to option for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The…
La Liga News & Spanish Football Transfer news
La Liga, also known as the Primera Division, or the La Liga Santander, is the primary football competition in Spain. The first Primera Division was formed in the year 1929, and the competition has since developed into one of the biggest football tournaments in the world.
As per the UEFA's league coefficient, the La Liga has been the topmost football league in Europe for the last five years. The competition has produced Europe's top-rated clubs more number of times (18) than any other league. The major powerhouses playing in La Liga have also won the most number of UEFA Champions League (16) as well as UEFA Europa League (10) titles.
The Spanish League is currently home to two of the best football players of this generation – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. La Liga has always featured the best footballers on the planet; in fact, superstars featuring in this league have won the highest number of Ballon d'Or awards (19).
La Liga is contested by 20 of the best clubs in Spain. Each team faces the 19 others two times per season, from the month of August to May. The format of this competition is a double round-robin system, and it features 380 matches per season. The teams are awarded 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, and none for defeats. Teams are placed in the table according to their total points. In case of ties, the factors that determine the tie-break are head-to-head points, followed by head-to-head goal difference, head-to-head goals scored, total goal difference, total goals scored, Fairplay score, and lastly, a play-off match in a neutral stadium.
So far, a total of 60 teams have featured in the La Liga since its formation. However, only 9 of those clubs have managed to win this prestigious competition – Real Madrid (32), Barcelona (24), Atletico Madrid (10), Athletic Bilbao (8), Valencia (6), Real Sociedad (2), Deportivo La Coruna, Sevilla, and Real Betis (1).
Here at BlameFootball, we provide a thorough coverage of La Liga news. We make available all the in-detail information of not just Spanish football news, but also the latest La Liga transfer news, along with up to date live scores, team news, match results, interviews, analysis, La Liga football rumours, La Liga football gossip, and the overall Spanish transfer news.