Alfredo Relaño (1951) welcomes La Vanguardia in his home in Aravaca, a haven of peace amid the whirlwind of information in Madrid, an atmosphere that accompanies him in a pioneering professional life (Canal+), of ‘guerrillas’ (AS) and multimedia: he now collaborates with Cadena Cope, Marca, and El Mundo. “I am on the other side of the mirror,” he says. He has just published his new book ‘366 footballers’. And he is one of Florentino Pérez’s targets.

Scarves in the air. It was a special edition with the colors of Barça and Birmingham City to celebrate the visit of the blaugrana team. The Beatles’ Hey Jude playing over the loudspeakers and the nearly 30,000 fans present singing the anthem a cappella. In the box, Jude Bellingham smiled. He is still a hero there. The sold-out sign with 30,000 spectators filling the stands – they paid 40 euros per ticket – capped off the atmosphere at the charming St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, a stadium with a lot of history that will cease to be the home of Birmingham City in about four years. The English club plans to move to the new Birmingham City Powerhouse, a venue with a capacity for 62,000 spectators whose inauguration is scheduled for the 2030-2031 season. By then, that is at least the club’s goal, they hope to have regained their place in the Premier League.