RFGF grants the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Iago Aspas

Iago Aspas does not stop accumulating acknowledgments. The Real Federación Galega de Fútbol has awarded the sky-blue striker with the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit, a great award with which the Galician football establishment honours the player's outstanding season, in which he has won his third consecutive Zarra Trophy, as well as his entire football … Continued

Mixed fortune for Jensen, Araujo and Maxi Gómez teams

Unequal luck for Denmark's U-21 and Mexico's senior teams. Despite beating Serbia 2-0 and finishing the group stage as Group B runners-up, the Danish side were knocked out of the U-21 European Championship with only the first team to qualify (Germany). Mathias Jensen did not participate in Denmark's final match, suspended after receiving yellow cards … Continued

Peru and Costa Rica, Maxi Gomez and Araujo’s rivals in the quarterfinals

Maxi Gomez's Uruguay qualified last morning for the quarterfinals of the Copa America after a 1-0 win over Chile and will face Peru next Saturday. RC Celta's striker stayed on the bench during the match. In addition, Mexico already knows its rival in the Gold Cup quarterfinals. The Mexicans will face Costa Rica in the … Continued

RC Celta and CD Lugo will play a friendly in Portonovo

Little by little RC Celta is getting to know its preseason rivals. The first of them will be CD Lugo, on the next Saturday July 20th at 20.30 hours in stadium of Portonovo SD -Campo de Baltar-, where the team will train during that week during his stay in A Toxa. CD Lugo is the … Continued

Boufal plays in Morocco’s victory over Ivory Coast

Winger Sofiane Boufal played the final 15 minutes of the 1-0 win over Côte d'Ivoire in the second round of the African Cup group stage. The Moroccan was the first substitution for his national team and helped it get its second win of the tournament.

Néstor Araujo, in the best team of the group phase of the Gold Cup

Great recognition from CONCACAF to Néstor Araujo. The sky-blue center-back Araujo played the first two matches for the Azteca team (victories against Cuba and Canada) and rested in the third (victory against Martinique), a match that Mexico faced with the qualification to the next phase guaranteed. The quarter-final match between Mexico and Costa Rica is … Continued

Araujo reaches the semi-finals of the Gold Cup and Maxi Gómez loses to Uruguay

Mexico qualified early this morning for the Gold Cup semi-finals after beating Costa Rica on penalties. RC centre-back Celta Néstor Araujo played 106 minutes for the Azteca side, who has established himself as a starter in the national team. On the other hand, Maxi Gomez said goodbye in the quarterfinals of the Copa America with … Continued

RC Celta welcomes Manchester United and the UEFA

Los Abetos Restaurant, located in Nigran, hosted this morning the RC Celta reception ceremony for Manchester United, local authorities and UEFA representatives on occasion of the celebration of the first leg of the Europe League semifinals in Balaidos.   The reception was attended by, besides the skyblue president and the mayor, the club’s board of … Continued

My top 5 with Gustavo Cabral

My top 5 with Sergio Álvarez