BARCELONA (AFP) -- Barcelona ground out a 1-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga on Wednesday, Jan. 31, as Xavi Hernandez started his long farewell as coach of the champion. Barcelona's Brazilian forward Vitor Roque (left) celebrates scoring the opening goal, with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Pedri,...
BARCELONA (AFP) -- Barcelona reached the last 16 of the Copa del Rey but was given a scare by fourth-tier Barbastro in an entertaining 3-2 win on Sunday, Jan. 7. Fermin Lopez (AFP) The record 31-time winners took a two-goal lead through Fermin Lopez and Raphinha, before Adria de Mesa pulled one...
MADRID (AFP) -- Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is the best player in the world, his coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday, Jan. 5. Real Madrid's English midfielder Jude Bellingham (AFP) The 20-year-old England international has taken La Liga by storm since his arrival from Borussia Dortmund...
BARCELONA (AFP) -- Shock Spanish title challengers Girona snatched a remarkable 4-3 victory over Atletico Madrid to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Real Madrid's Spanish forward Lucas Vazquez celebrates with Real Madrid's German defender Antonio Rudiger...
BARCELONA (AFP) -- Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski ended his barren goalscoring spell with a brace to rescue the Spanish champions a 2-1 win over visiting Alaves in La Liga on Sunday, Nov. 12. Barcelona's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski kicks from the penalty spot and scores his team's...
MADRID (AFP) -- Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr. has signed a new contract with Real Madrid that runs until 2027, the Spanish club announced on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr. (AFP) "Real Madrid and Vini Jr. have reached an agreement to extend the player's contract, linking him to...
BARCELONA (AFP) -- Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez will be able to face rivals Barcelona in the Clasico on Oct. 28 in La Liga after his suspension for a red card was reduced to two games. Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez (AFP) The Spanish football federation's appeal committee cut Nacho's...
MADRID (AFP) -- Veteran former Spain defender Sergio Ramos on Monday, Sept. 4, returned to his home-town club Sevilla after 18 years away. Spanish defender Sergio Ramos. (AFP) "It's a very special day, returning home is always a tremendous joy," Ramos told the media. The 37-year-old former Real...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Tuesday, March 29, that seminars, conferences, educational tours and other similar activities of the Liga ng Barangay (LnB) are left to the discretion of the local government units (LGUs). This was the...
Barangay officials should be capable of enforcing health safety protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as they are given a sufficient budget to perform their duties, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Sunday, May 30. DILG...
The Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) has expressed full support for President Duterte's arrest order against barangay chairpersons who will fail to prevent or act appropriately on mass gathering activities in their respective jurisdictions. (Logo courtesy of Liga ng mga Barangay) However, LnB national...
Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi vies with Osasuna's Spanish defender Oier Sanjurjo (right) during the Spanish League football match between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, on November 29, 2020. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) Barcelona on Sunday followed...
