MADRID (AP) â Spanish league president Javier Tebas criticized the high spending of the Premier League clubs in the winter transfer window on Wednesday, saying the âBritish market is doped.â Tebas pointed to Chelsea's spending spree after the London club made almost half of the signings in the Premier League while spending about $225 million â more than every club in the top leagues in Spain, Italy, Germany and France combined. âThe Premier League is a competition that loses billions of pounds i
A look at whatâs happening in European soccer on Thursday: SPAIN Real Madrid hosts Valencia in a league match postponed from January because of the teams' participation in the Spanish Super Cup. Madrid and Valencia played in the semifinals of the tournament in Saudi Arabia, with Madrid advancing in a penalty shootout before eventually losing the final to Barcelona. Madrid needs a win at the Santiago BernabĂ©u Stadium to stay close to league leader Barcelona. It will be Valencia's first game witho
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