Sergio Busquets

Sergio Busquets to leave Barcelona after 18 years: 'It has been an honour'

Sergio Busquets did not say where he might go next, with Spanish reports suggesting he may move to a team in Saudi Arabia.

Sergio Busquets announces international retirement after Spain's Round of 16 exit from FIFA World Cup

Veteran Barcelona midfielder Busquets was the last remaining member of the victorious 2010 World Cup-winning team in Spain's squad for the 2022 edition, where La Roja got knocked out by Morocco in the Round of 16.

Spanish Super Cup: Beating Real Madrid could be a turning point for Xavi's Barcelona

The winners of Barcelona and Real Madrid will face either Atletico Madrid or Athletic Bilbao, who play on Thursday, in Sunday's final.

LaLiga: Mediocrity setting in at Barcelona as Clasico leaves them adrift in league

This was a victory that sent Madrid five points clear of their opponents, a healthy gap even at this early stage of a LaLiga season that has 29 games to go.

LaLiga: Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba take pay cuts so Barcelona can register Sergio Aguero

Barcelona, who recently announced their debt stands at 1.35 billion euros ($1.6 billion), were unable to keep longtime star Lionel Messi because of financial regulations.

Luis Enrique names Spain World Cup qualifiers squad with plenty of youth but no Real Madrid players

As he had done for Euro 2020 Luis Enrique decided not to rely on any Real representatives for September's international window fixtures against Sweden, Georgia and Kosovo.

LaLiga: Ronald Koeman says Barcelona can't live in the past as season starts

"We will miss him (Messi) a lot because he was a very important player in the history of Barca. But you can't live in the past. Things change and I'm very excited about the team we have this year," Koeman said.

Euro 2020: Spain's 'leader' Luis Enrique out to settle old scores with Italy in semi-final

A familiar foe stands in his way at Wembley, but win or lose, Luis Enrique will do it his own way.

Highlights, Euro 2020, Croatia vs Spain: Spain edge Croatia out in high-scoring thriller at Parken

Follow all the live action from the Round of 16 match between Croatia and Spain on Firstpost.com's LIVE blog

Highlights, Euro 2020, Slovakia vs Spain: Spain qualify for last-16 with convincing 5-0 win

Catch the Live score and updates from the Group E match between Slovakia and Spain.