Bizarre half-match marks Spain football return
Spanish football returned in bizarre circumstances with the second half of a second-division match that first kicked off six months ago.
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Spanish football returned in bizarre circumstances with the second half of a second-division match that first kicked off six months ago.
Rayo Vallecano have been punished with a two-game partial stadium ban and fined €18,000 because of the "Nazi" chants at Albacete's Roman Zozulya.
A Spanish second division football match was abandoned after fans subjected Roman Zozulya to offensive chanting and accused him of being a Nazi.
Real Madrid fell to lowly Rayo Vallecano 1-0 at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Sunday.
Valencia missed the chance to move into the top four in La Liga as they fell to a surprise 2-0 defeat at struggling Rayo Vallecano after squandering
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Barcelona overcame an early deficit to beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 in La Liga action on Saturday.
Getafe climbed into the top four of La Liga on Saturday with a 2-1 win over neighbours Rayo Vallecano, boosting the Madrid minnows' hopes of qualify
Antoine Griezmann's deflected volley earned Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, ending a run of two consecutive defeats.
Rayo Vallecano accused Lluis Cortes, the manager of Barcelona's women's team, and Andressa Alves of lying about racism after Alves was sent off.
Karim Benzema scored the only goal of the game after 13 minutes as Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu on Saturday,
Luis Suarez scored twice, including a late winner, to help Barcelona fight back and claim a dramatic victory at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga action.
According to multiple local media reports, three supporters obtained minor injuries and have since been taken hospital.
Rayo Vallecano's Vallecas stadium will be closed until at least mid-October because of safety concerns regarding renovation work.
Antoine Griezmann's second-half strike earned Atletico Madrid a first win of the Liga season on Saturday as they defeated Rayo Vallecano.
Rayo Vallecano earned promotion to Spain's top division after beating Lugo 1-0 on Sunday.
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"Zozulya will train with Real Betis while other existing options are studied so that he can join another team," Rayo said.
Zozulya's Spanish agent had asked Rayo for more time to work in order to find the player another club.
Lorenzo said that Zozulya had been granted special dispensation by FIFA to be allowed to join a third club this season.
The Spanish league has taken legal action against 10 people for threatening Roman Zozulya after his loan move to Rayo Vallecano last week.
Zozulya's recent transfer from Real Betis to Rayo Vallecano was called off after protests about the player's claimed links to radical groups.
Zozulya was expected to announce his decision on Monday but the player had decided to wait a little longer.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Espanyol | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | +22 | 45 |
Mallorca | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | +18 | 42 |
Almería | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | +13 | 41 |
Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | +9 | 37 |
Sporting Gijón | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | +6 | 36 |
Leganés | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 34 |
Ponferradina | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 31 |
Girona | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 30 |
Las Palmas | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 29 |
Lugo | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Málaga | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | -7 | 28 |
Real Oviedo | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 27 |
Mirandés | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
Fuenlabrada | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 27 |
UD Logroñés | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 27 |
Tenerife | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
Real Zaragoza | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
CD Sabadell | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 20 |
FC Cartagena | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
AD Alcorcón | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
Castellón | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 19 |
Albacete | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 15 |