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A general view of the Camp Nou stadium as the sun sets ahead of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Valladolid CF in Barcelona, Spain, on April 5, 2021. Spanish police raided offices of the Spanish soccer federation on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, as part of a judicial investigation into the alleged payment of millions of euros over several years by Barcelona soccer club to the vice president of Spain’s football refereeing committee. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)

Spanish police raid soccer federation as part of probe into Barcelona’s payments to referee official

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Mallorca's players react at the end of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Mallorca and Barcelona at the Son Moix stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Francisco Ubilla)

Barcelona’s winning streak ends with 2-2 draw at Mallorca in Spanish league

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, left, prepares to shoots past Celta's Carl Starfelt during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Celta at the Olympic Stadium of Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Lewandowski, Cancelo lead Barcelona to 3-2 comeback win over Celta with 3 goals in final 10 minutes

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Spain's new women's national team coach Montse Tome, center, holds a jersey during her official presentation with her technical staff at the Spanish soccer federation headquarters in Las Rozas, just outside of Madrid, Spain, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Tome replaced Jorge Vilda less than three weeks after Spain won the Women's World Cup title and amid the controversy involving suspended federation president Luis Rubiales who has now resigned. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Most of Spain’s women’s players end boycott of national soccer team after government intervenes

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Joselu celebrates scoring his side's 2nd goal during Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Real Madrid rallies again to beat Sociedad and extend its perfect start in Spanish league

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Barcelona's Aitana Bonamati, right, shoots the ball next to Real Madrid's Maite Oroz during the Women's Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, March 13, 2022. The players for Spain's women's league maintain they'll go on strike rather than start the new season after salary negotiations with the league broke down on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)

With sexism in Spanish soccer being scrutinized, female players strike for higher league wages

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Spain's national soccer coach Luis de la Fuente arrives to give a press conference where he will announce the squad for the upcoming international Euro 2024 qualifying matches, in Las Rozas, Spain, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain soccer coach regrets his support for Luis Rubiales and asks for forgiveness

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Andreas Kron of Denmark riding for the Lotto Dstny team, wins the 2nd stage of La Vuelta cycling race between Mataro and Barcelona, Spain, Sunday Aug. 27, 2023. (Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via AP)

Kron wins 2nd stage of Spanish Vuelta marred by thumbtacks

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The president of the Spanish soccer federation Luis Rubiales speaks during an emergency general assembly meeting in Las Rozas, Friday Aug. 25, 2023. Rubiales has refused to resign despite an uproar for kissing a player, Jennifer Hermoso, on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final. Rubiales had also grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture from the section of dignitaries with Spain's Queen Letizia and the 16-year-old Princess Sofía nearby. (Real Federación Española de Fútbol/Europa Press via AP)

One week after sullying the Women’s World Cup, Luis Rubiales is now a Spanish soccer outcast

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Spain's Aitana Bonmati passes the ball during the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match between Sweden and Spain at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Cornaga)

Building on Barcelona’s success, Spain is playing its first Women’s World Cup final against England

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

FILE - German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan controls the ball during the official presentation after signing for FC Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)

Barcelona and Madrid face uncertainty ahead of Spanish league season. Atletico could take advantage

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Brazil's Dani Alves practices during a training session at the Grand Hamad stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 4, 2022. A judge has decided to indict Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves following an investigation into sexual assault accusations against him, a Spanish court said Monday, July 31, 2023. The judge concluded the investigation and found evidence of wrongdoing by Alves, who has been in jail since being provisionally detained in January on accusations that he sexually assaulted a woman at a nightclub in Barcelona on Dec. 30. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Dani Alves set to be indicted in sexual assault case in Spain

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Fans cheer before a Champions Cup soccer match between FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

UEFA clears Barcelona for Champions League, warns investigation into ref payments can be reopened

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FILE - Demonstrators hold a poster of former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on July 2, 2019. Nearly six years ago, the leader of Catalonia's failed secession bid slipped secretly across the Spanish border to escape arrest and start a life of a self-styled political exile. Now, Carles Puigdemont, after eluding repeated extradition attempts by Spanish justice, has the future of Spain’s government in his hands. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

A fugitive Catalan separatist may hold the key to Spain’s government after an inconclusive election

By Joseph Wilson and David Brunat - Associated Press

Socialist Workers' Party leader and current Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez greets supporters outside the party's headquarters in Madrid, Spain, Sunday July 23, 2023. Spain's conservative Popular Party is set to narrowly win the country's national election but without the majority needed to topple the coalition government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain’s election yields a distorted mirror of the success and failure of its political leaders

By David Brunat - Associated Press

FILE - Athletic Bilbao's Inigo Martinez celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Spanish Copa del Rey Cup round of 16 soccer match between Athletic Club and Barcelona at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Central defender Iñigo Martínez says he's prepared to “work as hard as the next guy” for Barcelona. The 32-year-old Martínez was presented as Barcelona’s new player on Thursday, July 13, 2023, a week after he signed a two-year contract with the Spanish champions. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, File)

Barcelona’s new defender Inigo Martinez pledges to ‘work as hard as the next guy’

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Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan holds the trophy after the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Ilkay Gundogan agrees to join Spanish club Barcelona on a free transfer

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Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, center, is challenged by Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga, left, and Real Madrid's David Alaba during the Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal, second leg soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Barcelona will open its Spanish league title defense at Getafe when the competition returns to action in mid-August. Real Madrid will visit Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium on the weekend of Oct. 28-29 in the first classic played away from Camp Nou while Europe’s largest soccer stadium undergoes renovations. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)

Barcelona to host Real Madrid in 1st league clasico in October

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Brazil's Dani Alves listens to a question during a press conference on the eve of the group G of World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Cameroon in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 1, 2022. Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves will remain in jail after a Spanish court on Monday, June 12, 2023, denied another one of his requests to be freed on bail while an investigation into a sexual assault accusation against him continues. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Spanish court again denies Dani Alves’ appeal to be freed while sexual assault probe continues

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during a Champions League group D soccer match between FC Barcelona and Juventus at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Lionel Messi says he is coming to Inter Miami and joining Major League Soccer. After months of speculation, Messi announced his decision Wednesday, June 7, 2023,to join a Miami franchise that has been led by another global soccer icon in David Beckham since its inception but has yet to make any real splashes on the field. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

No homecoming for Messi as Barcelona again fails to do enough to lure him back

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press