The Spanish football league said Wednesday it had asked the country's football federation to move the next 'El Clasico' between Real Madrid and Barcelona to Madrid following violent protests by separatists in Catalonia.

Barcelona captain Leo Messi received his sixth Golden Shoe as the top scorer in the European leagues on Wednesday. 

Six Bulgarians have been detained over racist abuse at a Euro 2020 qualifier against England that sparked a storm of protest and led to the resignation of the country's football chief, police said Wednesday.

Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore says a long-overdue Premier League title would sit alongside their Champions League triumph as a "barometer of success" for the club.

Saudi Arabia's football team played Palestine in the occupied West Bank for the first time Tuesday, having previously refused to enter the territory as part of its boycott of Israel.

Regional footballers in some parts of Germany were warned on Tuesday to expect "heavy penalties" if they imitate the military salutes of the Turkish national team during goal celebrations.

UEFA announced on Tuesday that it is opening disciplinary proceedings against Turkey into "potential provocative political behavior" by their players after making military salutes in their last two matches.

A Saudi football delegation visited east Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Monday as part of a groundbreaking trip to play a match in the occupied West Bank.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Monday met at the Grand Serail with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who was accompanied by a delegation from the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) led by Hashem Haidar.

South Korean footballers departed for Pyongyang on Monday to play a World Cup qualifier against North Korea amid deadlocked talks over the North's nuclear arsenal.