Tag: La Liga

• Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 09:07 UTC

  UNHCHR joins condemnation of racist chants against Vinicius Jr

  

  The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Völker Türk Wednesday joined the list of those condemning Real Madrid Brazilian striker Vinicius Jr being called “a monkey” during a Spanish First Division clash with Valencia last weekend.

• Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:08 UTC

  Lula supports Afro-Brazilian footballer dubbed “a monkey” in Spain's La Liga match

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took a moment Sunday in Hiroshima, Japan, to criticize what happened in Spain, when Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Vinicius Jr was dubbed “a monkey” by the home crowd as Valencia edged Real 1-0 in a Spanish Football League game.

• Monday, June 8th 2020 - 11:09 UTC

  La Liga on Thursday with virtualized fans and audio for the international market

  

  La Liga will use virtual images of stands in television broadcasts with added 'fan audio', produced by the makers of the FIFA video game when it returns to action on Thursday

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 06:02 UTC

  Players from leading Spanish clubs against closed training camps

  

  Players from Spain's leading clubs have expressed concern about returning to work while the coronavirus is still a threat and are against La Liga's plans to hold closed training camps, the association of Spanish footballers' (AFE) has said.

• Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  Europe's five leagues revenue €14.7bn, in 2016-17, and the English Premier League is market leader

  

  The big five European leagues generated a record €14.7bn in revenue in 2016-17, a 9% annual increase, according to new figures from Deloitte. It says the European football market is now worth some €25.5bn and the English Premier League was the market leader, with record revenue of £4.5bn, as each of the 20 clubs se their own annual revenue record.