Great 21st Century Sports Events You Should Have Seen (Albert Nadal)
World sport is virtually paralyzed all over the globe, and the date when the mass track championships can resume is still unknown. But for the duration of the confinement, from the ARA we encourage you to replace the shirt with your favorite colors or to remove from the closet the scarf that always accompanies the […]
The Barça squad accepts ERTE with a stick to the club
Leo Messi, captain of FC Barcelona, communicated this Monday through social networks that the staff of the first professional soccer team accepts the Temporary Employment Regulation File (ERTE) raised by the Barça club, which consists of a salary reduction of 70% from March 14 until the state of alarm decreed by the Government to try […]
sports kill the quack of competition with video games (Natàlia Arroyo)
The coronavirus crisis has all athletes – like the rest of the citizens who don’t have to do essential jobs – locked up at home. Their priority is to stay active so they do not lose shape during confinement, but between workout and exercise routines, they are also finding times to continue to stimulate their […]
The league has the goal of ending the season
The League, which has held meetings with the First and Second Division boards on Monday, remains committed to trying to end the competition, currently paralyzed by a coronavirus. Some clubs, on the other hand, have called for the cancellation of the season. The body that presides over Javier Tebas does not foresee another scenario, other […]
sports kill the quack of competition with video games (Natàlia Arroyo)
The coronavirus crisis has all athletes – like the rest of the citizens who don’t have to do essential jobs – locked up at home. Their priority is to stay active so they do not lose shape during confinement, but between workout and exercise routines, they are also finding times to continue to stimulate their […]
Hospitalized with coronavirus the Turkish goalkeeper Rüstü, ex-Barça
Rusto, a Turkish exporter from Barcelona, in a file image. / efe His wife explains that the 46-year-old exguardameta was fine and suddenly developed symptoms quickly. The former Turkish soccer player Rüstü Reçber, goalkeeper of the national team and from 2004 to 2006 Barcelona player, was hospitalized last night for contagion with coronavirus, as reported […]
Football clings to the possibility of playing in June to prevent even more worrying losses (Toni Padilla)
European football clubs have a date on their calendar: the first day of June. While waiting to see the pandemic evolve, the major leagues aspire to play the first official games this date, which would mean returning to training on May 15. “It would be an ideal setting within the tragedy, but it is not […]
Keep the elite sport alive between four walls
No matches, for the moment. The massive contagion of covid-19 has halted state sports and its most primary mechanisms, from showmanship to bleachers, alleged successes, domestic contracts and television deals. Without official cancellations, the big leagues keep the green light, now from the couch. The first leg of the alarm state is a pause in […]
Belarus, the country where soccer is allowed with spectators despite the coronavirus (Toni Padilla)
Belarusian league football matches have never been so crowded. The league in this country has become the only one in Europe that has not stopped because of the coronavirus. Despite the fact that two people have already died from this virus and about a hundred cases are reported, the country’s president, Aleksandr Lukasixenko, says “you […]
Barça face one of the most difficult moments in its history (Toni Padilla)
In times of darkness, strong leadership is needed. Our heroes are fighting in hospitals, but the world of sports is still a benchmark for thousands of people. Those who brought joy, defended flags, won finals. In a context like this, Barça should remind the world that it is still more than a club. But is […]