Spanish police have arrested six suspects in the robberies of the Madrid homes of eight wealthy individuals, including top soccer players Radamel Falcao and Rodrygo Goes. The string of burglaries were carried out from July 2022 in wealthy neighbourhoods in and around Madrid, according to police. Colombian Radamel Falcao, a player for LaLiga club Rayo Vallecano, and Brazilian Rodrygo Silva de Goes, who plays for Real Madrid, were among the victims, a police source told Reuters.
Ivan Rakitic is the latest soccer player to leave Europe for Saudi Arabia, moving from Spanish club Sevilla to Al Shabab. Sevilla announced the deal on Tuesday, ending the Croatian's stint with the club after 323 appearances over two separate periods. Financial details of the move were not immediately available.
Former Manchester United forward Bebe's long-range free-kick set Cape Verde on the way to a 3-0 win over Mozambique at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday as the Atlantic Ocean island nation became the first team through to the last 16.Catamo then hit the bar with a free-kick for Mozambique, before Cape Verde scored again on 69 minutes thanks to midfielder Pina's superb strike into the top corner from almost 30 metres.
Fans of Spanish football will be accustomed to seeing Real Madrid and a certain Catalan club battle it out at the top of La Liga – only this season that team from northeastern Spain isn’t Barcelona.
Liverpool is back on top of the Premier League and Darwin Nunez is back among the goals. Nunez ended a 12-game scoring drought to set up Jurgen Klopp's team for a 2-0 win against Burnley on Tuesday and overtake Arsenal in the standings. Liverpool moved two points clear of second-place Arsenal, which has a game in hand against West Ham on Thursday.
Ghana internationals starred in Europe at the weekend with Antoine Semenyo and Mohammed Kudus scoring in the Premier League and Inaki Williams in La Liga.SPAIN
INAKI WILLIAMS (Athletic Bilbao)
He notched his seventh goal of the season in La Liga and his third in four games as the Basque outfit romped to a comfortable victory over Vallecano.