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Council orders Madrid aid recovery

The Madrid City Council has begun proceedings to retrieve from Real Madrid the “illegal” €18 .4m they received in state aid...

City temporarily not VCF guarantors

A judge in Valencia has temporarily suspended the city council’s position as guarantor for Valencia majority shareholders Fundacio VCF’s debt with...

EU investigation ‘based on complaints’

The man heading the European Commission’s investigations into Spanish football has revealed that they have come about after complaints were received...

‘Unreasonable to call it state aid’

Miguel Cardenal says it is unreasonable for the European Commission to call Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna’s lower tax...

‘Bankia didn’t pay for Bale’

Florentino Perez has denied the suggestion that Bankia helped fund Gareth Bale's move, as he defends Real Madrid from allegations of...

‘Messi must be world’s best paid’

Sandro Rosell has mused that Lionel Messi ‘must be the highest paid player in the world’, whilst defending him and Barcelona...