May 11 – The increased importance of LaLiga to ‘Brand Spain’ has been recognised in a ranking that calculates the value and Brand Strength Index of leading companies and organisations.
May 5 – Mediapro has renewed its international broadcast representation deal with Spain’s LaLiga for a further five years.
April 4 – Barcelona have made another request for outspoken Spanish league president Javier Tebas (pictured) to resign because of his attacks on the club.
March 22 – Spanish club Sevilla have dismissed their coach Jorge Sampaoli (pictured) following their 2-0 defeat to Getafe at the weekend. He will be succeeded by Jose Mendilibar.
March 22 – Spanish club Mallorca have handed the fan who racially insulted players Vinícius Júnior and Samu Chukwueze a three-year ban.
March 21 – Spain’s LaLiga is pushing its brand and expertise into Eastern Europe with a seminar to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, organised by Palms Bet, the official partner of LaLiga in Bulgaria.
March 17 – LaLiga CEO Javier Tebas says he has resigned from the European Leagues body saying that it does not take its role seriously and has done nothing to fight what he says are the financial abuses of the Premier League and state-backed clubs.
March 16 – Spain’s La Liga has thrown the book at FIFA for overhauling the international match calendar without sufficient consultation, in particular expanding the Club World Cup from seven to 32 teams from 2025.
March 10 – Polish isotonic drinks brand Oshee has become a partner of LaLiga that will see the company’s drinks bottlesbranded with the official LaLiga logo and LaLiga Santander imagery, including player images.
March 8 – Prosecutors are poised to charge Barcelona over the club’s alleged payments to a company that belonged to the former the vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee, according to Spanish media.
March 8 – LaLiga’s Real Betis Balompié has agreed a deal with FX payments provider Corpay Cross-Border to become the club’s first team training kit sponsor as well as the official FX payments provider.
By Paul Nicholson
March 3 – LaLiga’s CEO Javier Tebas took another swipe at Europe’s state funded clubs who he says have broken and continue to break all the financial rules, saying it has “taken too long” for the Premier League to bring financial breaches charges against Manchester City.
February 24 – Spain’s LaLiga has confirmed that an investigation is underway regarding a possible case of match-fixing during a Copa del Rey match two years ago.
February 22 – Spanish clubs have jointly expressed their concern over reports that for years Barcelona paid a company owned by a former Catalan referee almost €1.4 million for “technical advice”.
February 21 – LaLiga’s Osasuna has unveiled car dealership HR Motor as the club’s back of shirt sponsor. Earlier this month the club confirmed Kosner as its new front of shirt sponsor.