Betis club sources, who asked to speak anonymously to protect their positions, told The Athletic it had been Garcia’s own decision to leave this summer, as he wanted to start more games at senior level. Sources close to Garcia confirmed this.

Balompie wrote: ↑17 May 2026, 21:11 "Racing Santander" po 14 metų pertraukos grįžo į aukščiausią lygą

It’s been some journey for the club since they were last in Primera:

2012 Relegated from LaLiga
2013 Relegated from Segunda
2014 Promoted to Segunda
2015 Banned from the Copa!
2015 Relegated from Segunda
2019 Promoted to Segunda
2020 Relegated from Segunda
2022 Promoted to Segunda
2024 Miss out on the playoffs!
2025 lose in the playoffs!

Today's results mean Espanyol, Sevilla + Alavés are SAFE. That leaves 5 teams fighting to avoid 2 relegation spots: Levante, Osasuna, Elche (all on 42 pts), Girona (40 pts) and Mallorca (39 pts).

Next week: Betis v Levante, Getafe v Osasuna, Mallorca v Oviedo, Girona v Elche!

Šarūnas wrote: ↑07 Feb 2025, 00:59 Atletico pasidalino instrukcijomis, kaip pasiruošti derbiui.

Carlos Corberán, set to sign as new Valencia head coach until June 2027 as replacement for Baraja.

Release clause over €3m triggered and Corberán will sign for Valencia in the next 24h.

Balompie wrote: ↑12 Jan 2022, 00:00 Borja Mayoral iki sezono pabaigos skolinamas "Getafe". Puolėjas nuomos pagrindais 1,5 sezono praleido "Roma" klube. Šį sezoną jis buvo retas svečias aikštėje.

“Sanse is the last step in all the work done at Zubieta,” says Alonso. “A product reaches me having learned very good concepts. And this is the last very important step to prepare them to be professionals. We want them to breathe what professional football is like, the competition, the training sessions, the habits you need to make it. It is like a production line and we are putting them in the box to get them ready for the first team, and we have to get it right.”

The evidence suggests that Alonso and everyone else working at Zubieta have indeed been getting this right. Very right. Real Sociedad’s first team are top of La Liga, Alonso’s Sanse are the only youth team playing in the adult Segunda Division. La Real C were also promoted last season, while Real Sociedad Femenino sit second behind Barcelona’s all-conquering women’s team.

All this progress is based firmly on a youth development system that is currently the most productive in Spain. Already in 2021-22, 18 players who have come through their Zubieta system have featured in the first team. This season La Real have had more home-grown debutants (four) than any other Primera Division club, and they also have the lowest average age across their squad.