Playing away at the Estadio Jose Zorrilla, Atleti suffered a nightmare start, falling behind to the hosts on 18 minutes. Putting together their best football of the season, ex-Real Madrid academy product Oscar Plano finished the move which gave Valladolid hope of survival. Worryingly for Atletico, that also put the ball …
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At least 700 people marched in the capital of the Catalonia region on Thursday, local media reported. Protesters blew whistles and horns, and set off firecrackers outside a government building in central Barcelona, as seen in footage from RT’s Ruptly video agency. Workers and trade union members held banners that …
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“I see I’ve just reached 200 million people following me on this network,” Messi began in a message to the world. “However, based on what is happening today, I am not going to take it as a reason to celebrate. “Of course, I appreciate all the love and support I always …
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The Catalans were valued at $4.76 billion, edging out bitter rivals Real Madrid, who came in at $4.75 billion, by the narrowest of margins in the annual list put together by financial experts Forbes. Less than 48 hours after Lionel Messi and his teammates were beaten 2-1 at the Alfredo Di …
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For all the pre-match talk of the epic tie between Barcelona and Paris in 2017, when Barca overcame a 4-0 deficit from the first leg to win 6-1 in the return and go through, the task ahead of them seemed almost impossible after a 4-1 mauling at the Camp Nou three …
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Video footage posted Saturday on Twitter shows men in dark hoodies dousing a police van with flammable liquid to stoke a larger fire. El Mundo newspaper reported that a driver was inside the van as the rioters caused the fire to spread. Video shot from another angle near the same …
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After Tuesday’s Champions League bashing at home to Messi suitors Paris Saint-Germain, Barca could have expected some redemption at home to visitors who had spent 14 years outside of the top flight before being promoted last summer. Facing a side hovering three points above the relegation zone before kick-off, Messi …
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Protesters hurled projectiles and flares at police while setting fire to bins, which they then turned into flaming barricades. A fire was also started at the Barcelona stock exchange. Eyewitness video shared on social media purports to show some of the carnage. The violence erupted in the wake of a …
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“Don’t burn the tree,” said one young protester to another, as he pulled yet another big recycling bin into the flames, “Pau, Pau! You’re gonna burn the bloody tree!” A gang of maybe eight youngsters, all under the age of 25 or so, then started to move the perilously erupting …
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Messi’s future in Spain has once again been thrown into doubt after the Catalan side’s latest Champions League humbling, this time at the hands of oil-rich Paris Saint-Germain who savaged the five-time champions 4-1 at the Camp Nou earlier this week, once again stoking rumors that Messi could be moving towards the …
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