“You came at a very difficult time and we are very grateful. From your arrival, with your effort, discipline, and attitude, we grew a lot as a team.” On behalf of the entire squad, Fran Araújo made Robert Lewandowski the protagonist – along with the absent Fermín – of the party that the squad and their partners, the technical staff, and the blaugrana board celebrated yesterday at the CBC Beach in Castelldefels to bid farewell to a successful season.

The forensic doctors who examined José María Enríquez Negreira on March 24 have concluded that he is not fit to stand trial due to the Alzheimer’s disease he suffers from. In a report accessed by La Vanguardia, the professionals from the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Catalonia indicate that the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees suffers from a “major mixed-type neurocognitive disorder” which entails “moderate cognitive impairment.”

UEFA has decided to modify the national team calendar starting from the 2028-2029 season, that is, at the end of the Euro, in a new and revolutionary model that will resemble the current Champions League. That is, the qualifying phases for the Nations League and for World Cups and Euros will be played in longer single groups with only one match against an opponent, either away or at home, not two as has been the case for a long time in the group stage.