Catalonia Referendum

Champions League: Barcelona's Camp Nou opens its doors first time after violent crackdown of Catalonia referendum

Barcelona have also been repeatedly fined by UEFA for fans flying the Catalan 'Estelada' flag, which has become a symbol of the independence movement within Catalonia.

Catalonia referendum: Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy gives separatist leader eight days to drop independence bid

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday gave the Catalan government eight days to drop an independence bid

Catalonia referendum: Thousands oppose independence from Spain in Barcelona, call themselves 'silent majority'

Pressure mounted on Monday against Catalan plans to declare independence after hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied to defend Spanish unity

Catalonia referendum: Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy refuses to rule out suspending regional autonomy

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has refused to rule out suspending Catalonia's regional autonomy

La Liga: Barcelona to halt club activities in protest against violent crackdown on Catalan referendum activists

Barcelona will join a strike called across Catalonia on Tuesday in protest at a violent crackdown by police of an independence referendum called by pro-separatist politicians for the region on Sunday.

Catalonia independence referendum: UN calls on Spain for 'impartial, thorough' probe into violence

The UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said on Monday that he was disturbed by the violence in the Spanish region of Catalonia.

Catalonia independence referendum: Workers' unions, associations call region-wide strike on Tuesday

More than 40 unions and Catalan associations called a region-wide strike, after a major police crackdown on a banned Catalonia independence referendum

La Liga: Barcelona president says Las Palmas clash played behind closed doors to protest violence in Catalonia

"It wasn't done for security, the security was guaranteed. We wanted to do it due to the exceptional circumstances," said Barcelona president Bartomeu.

La Liga: Gerard Pique offers to step aside from Spanish national team if his pro-Catalonia stance is problematic

Pique's political stance has seen him targeted by Spain fans when playing for the national team, despite his role in winning the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 with La Roja.

La Liga: Barcelona beat Las Palmas as Catalonia referendum forces match to be played behind close doors

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Las Palmas 3-0 in a match played behind closed doors after the Spanish league refused Barcelona's plea to postpone the game on the day of the highly-charged Catalonia referendum.