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Former Celta Vigo defender Hugo Mallo has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman who was working as a mascot for Espanyol. The incident took place on April 24, 2019, minutes before the start of Espanyol’s La Liga match against Celta Vigo at Stage Front Stadium in Catalonia. Mallo, now at Greek club Aris Thassaloniki, was accused of touching the breasts of the woman, who was dressed as a parakeet — the official mascot of the Catalan side. Prosecutors said Mallo, 33, groped the women while players from both teams lined up to shake hands before kick-off. Appearing in court on...

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Madrid paid Espanyol €1.5m for Joselu before selling him to Qatari side Al Gharafa days later for the same amount. Why?

Real Madrid have decided to exercise their option to sign Joselu on a permanent transfer from Espanyol. The 34-year-old striker arrived at Madrid last summer on loan for an initial fee of €500,000 ($548.22, £427,649), which included the option to make the deal permanent for around €1.5million at the end of the season. Madrid took advantage of a clause in Joselu’s Espanyol’s contract that was activated following their relegation from La Liga in 2022-23 and they have until June 30 to activate their purchase option. Madrid are waiting to take formally complete the transfer...

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Burnley is close to a deal to sign Italian youth international winger Luca Koleosho from Espanyol, sources involved in the deal tell The Athletic. The fee will be €3 million and the 18-year-old is set to have a medical on Monday. The Daily Telegraph first reported on the deal. Koleosho briefly broke through into the Espanyol first team last season with a goal across four substitute La Liga appearances. Espanyol suffered relegation last season, finishing 19th. The winger just won the U-19 European Championships with Italy. He is also eligible for the United States and Canada, both federations...

In 2016, Joselu was struggling to make the team at Stoke; now, he's fired Real Madrid into the Champions League final. How did he do it?

Real Madrid have completed the signing of Joselu from Espanyol on an initial loan deal with the option to buy at the end of the season. The Athletic reported on Sunday that Madrid were set to pay an initial loan fee of around €500,000 ($548.22, £427,649) for Joselu and the option to buy is expected be around €1.5million ($1.6m, £1.3m). He will be presented as a Madrid player on Tuesday. Joselu played for Real’s ‘B’ team Castilla from 2009-2012 and made two appearances for the senior team during his time in the Spanish capital, scoring twice. He scored 16 goals in 33 La Liga ...