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LA LIGA

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal (right) and Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior clash after the match at the Bernabeu in Madrid on Sunday.
SOCCER
Oct 27, 2025
Barca's Yamal can learn Clasico lessons after Real Madrid triumph
For the first time, the teenager became the main focus of an entire stadium's ire,
Barcelona and Villarreal were due to play on Dec. 20 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
SOCCER
Oct 22, 2025
LaLiga cancels plans for Barcelona-Villarreal match in Miami
UEFA approved the match's move to the United States two weeks ago, but did so "reluctantly."
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick before a match against Girona in Barcelona on Saturday.
SOCCER
Oct 21, 2025
'I probably have to change my behavior,' Flick says after red card
The Barcelona coach collected a second yellow card for gesturing with a raised finger after Ronald Araujo scored in added time to give Barcelona a 2-1 win on Saturday.
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal celebrates scoring the first goal against Villarreal at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona, Spain on May 18.
SOCCER
May 28, 2025
Teenage Barca star Lamine Yamal signs new contract to 2031
The 17-year-old winger is already one of the club's key players and helped it land a domestic treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring against Espanyol during their match in Cornella de Llobregat, Spain, on Thursday.
SOCCER
May 16, 2025
Lamine Yamal scores stunning goal as Barcelona clinches La Liga crown
Only the Champions League escaped an exciting young Barca side this season.
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal takes a shot during his team's match against Real Madrid in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday.
SOCCER
May 12, 2025
Barcelona stages thrilling rally to top Real Madrid and move to brink of title
Barcelona battled back to claim a fourth "clasico" victory from four meetings this season, showing its dominance over Carlo Ancelotti's side.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (right) scores his side's first goal in a La Liga match against Sevilla in Madrid on Sunday.
SOCCER
Dec 23, 2024
Mbappe back from 'bottom' as Real Madrid downs Sevilla
"We can see on the pitch that I click better with my teammates and now we're all playing better," the player said.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has urged his players to be more clinical up-front and make the most of the chances they create, after the team picked up only one point in its last three matches.
SOCCER
Dec 3, 2024
Barca boss Flick rues missed chances and urges players to be more clinical
The team seems to have hit a brick wall as it has picked up only one point in its last three matches
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone talks to fans after the club's match against Real Madrid was halted due to unruly fan behavior.
SOCCER
Sep 30, 2024
Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone calls out instigators after fans disrupt match
Atletico fans threw objects toward visiting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Kylian Mbappe will make his home debut for Real Madrid against Real Valladolid on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 23, 2024
Kylian Mbappe set for home debut as Carlo Ancelotti seeks to get Madrid on track
Mbappe was shut out by Mallorca and goalkeeper Dominik Greif in his first Spanish league match on Sunday.
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe (center) is challenged by Real Mallorca defenders Martin Valjent and Pablo Maffeo during the teams' clash in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 19, 2024
Mbappe and Madrid denied in Mallorca draw
Madrid's star-studded side struggled to break down Mallorca, who came closer to winning the game in the final stages.
Kylian Mbappe made his Real Madrid debut on Wednesday and started as he means to go on, scoring and lifting the UEFA Super Cup in a 2-0 win over Atalanta.
SOCCER
Aug 15, 2024
Mbappe bolsters stellar Real Madrid's La Liga title defense
Mbappe made his Real Madrid debut on Wednesday and started as he means to go on, scoring and lifting the UEFA Super Cup in a 2-0 win over Atalanta.
Portu celebrates scoring Girona's second goal during the team's win over Barcelona on Saturday.
SOCCER
May 5, 2024
Real Madrid secures La Liga title after Girona thrashes Barcelona
A brace from substitute Portu helped surprise package Girona humble its Catalan rivals for the second time this season.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 5, 2023
Osasuna barred from UEFA Conference League over match-fixing scandal
The La Liga club plans to appeal the UEFA ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 25, 2023
La Liga president apologizes for comments to Vinicius Jr. after racist incident in Valencia
Tebas said he shared the 22-year-old's frustration over the lack of action to eradicate racism in Spain.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 24, 2023
Spain arrests seven over Vinicius racism incidents
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Sunday's incident showed FIFA's racism protocol in soccer was 'obsolete.'
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 23, 2023
Spanish soccer admits racism problem after Vinicius incident
Brazil's government on Monday summoned the Spanish ambassador to explain the incident.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 22, 2023
Vinicius Jr. blasts La Liga and Spain as racist after hearing racial taunts from fans
'The championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano (Ronaldo) and (Lionel) Messi today belongs to the racists,' Vinicius Jr. wrote on Twitter.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 15, 2023
Barcelona beats Espanyol to clinch La Liga crown
Barcelona claimed its 27th La Liga title and its first in four years after two first-half goals from Robert Lewandowski sparked a comfortable 4-2 victory over Espanyol on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 25, 2023
Barcelona closes $1.6 billion deal to finance stadium revamp
The announcement comes 24 days after the previous deadline to reach a deal, March 31, elapsed.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

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