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Fireworks explode during the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 11, 2026
With Pope Leo¡¯s blessing, Barcelona¡¯s Sagrada Familia reaches new heights
The pontiff said the fact the basilica is yet unfinished does not mar its beauty but rather serves to remind believers ¡°that ?the Christian life is always a journey.¡±
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente during the World Cup squad announcement presentation in Madrid on Monday
SOCCER / World cup
May 26, 2026
Spain leaves out Real Madrid players as Barcelona dominates World Cup squad
It is the first time that Spain will go to a World ?Cup without ?a Real Madrid player in its squad, a striking absence for the 15-time??Champions League winner.
Barcelona's Ronald Araujo lifts the trophy as the club celebrates after defeating Real Madrid to clinch the La Liga title at Camp Nou in Barcelona on Sunday.
SOCCER
May 11, 2026
Barcelona defeats rival Real Madrid to secure La Liga crown in style
Barca moved an unassailable 14 points clear of second-place Real with three matches remaining.
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal calls for a trainer after scoring against Celta in Barcelona on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Apr 24, 2026
Lamine Yamal expects to be ready for World Cup despite season-ending injury
The teenage star, who has scored six goals in 25 appearances for the national side since making his debut in 2023.
Barcelona forward Raphinha celebrates scoring his team's seventh goal against Newcastle at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Wednesday.
SPORTS
Mar 19, 2026
Barcelona hits seven past Newcastle to roar into Champions League quarters
Barcelona stormed into the Champions League quarterfinals with a thumping 7-2 victory over Newcastle United at Camp Nou on Wednesday, sealing an emphatic 8-3 aggregate triumph in a compelling round-of-16 tie.
Firefighters and rescue personnel work at the site where at least one person died and four were seriously injured when a regional service train collided with a collapsed wall between Sant Sadurni d'Anoia and Gelida, near Barcelona, early Wednesday.
WORLD
Jan 21, 2026
Barcelona train crash kills one in Spain¡¯s second deadly rail accident in days
The second deadly incident in a matter of days is likely to raise more questions about Spanish rail safety, after a train collision in Andalusia on Sunday killed 42 people.
Barcelona's Ferran Torres (left) celebrates with Lamine Yamal after scoring against Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou in Barcelona on Saturday.
SOCCER
Nov 23, 2025
Barcelona returns to Camp Nou in style with win over Athletic Bilbao
The Spanish champion had planned to reopen its stadium a year ago, but construction delays and other setbacks meant it was forced to wait for its homecoming.
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his second goal against Nashville SC in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Nov. 8.
SOCCER
Nov 13, 2025
Barcelona president labels Lionel Messi returning to club as unrealistic
During Messi¡¯s storied career with Barcelona, he won 10 La Liga titles, four Champions League crowns and three Club World Cups.
Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden moves with the ball during his club's Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Nov 6, 2025
Phil Foden helps lift Manchester City over Borussia Dortmund in Champions League
Phil Foden curled in two shots from outside the area, and Erling Haaland slammed home his fifth goal of the competition as City brushed aside Dortmund at Etihad Stadium.
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal (right) and Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior clash after the match at the Bernabeu in Madrid on Sunday.
SOCCER
Oct 27, 2025
Barca¡¯s Yamal can learn Clasico lessons after Real Madrid triumph
For the first time, the teenager became the main focus of an entire stadium¡¯s ire,
Paris Saint-Germain defender Willian Pacho (center) scores the opening goal against Bayer Leverkusen during the two sides' UEFA Champions League match in Leverkusen, Germany, on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Oct 22, 2025
PSG scores seven as Champions League rains goals
A total of 43 goals were recorded across nine games, with Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven each hitting six.
Barcelona and Villarreal were due to play on Dec. 20 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
SOCCER
Oct 22, 2025
LaLiga cancels plans for Barcelona-Villarreal match in Miami
UEFA approved the match¡¯s move to the United States two weeks ago, but did so ¡°reluctantly.¡±
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick before a match against Girona in Barcelona on Saturday.
SOCCER
Oct 21, 2025
¡®I probably have to change my behavior,¡¯ Flick says after red card
The Barcelona coach collected a second yellow card for gesturing with a raised finger after Ronald Araujo scored in added time to give Barcelona a 2-1 win on Saturday.
UEFA said its Executive Committee had reluctantly approved the move to allow LaLiga and Serie A games to be played abroad, and reiterated that it remains opposed in principle to such matches.
SOCCER
Oct 7, 2025
UEFA clears Milan and Barcelona to play domestic league matches abroad
A LaLiga fixture between Barcelona and Villarreal will be staged in Miami in December, while AC Milan will meet Como in Perth in February.
Paris Saint-Germain's Goncalo Ramos celebrates after scoring against Barcelona during their Champions League match in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 2, 2025
PSG stuns Barcelona on late strike from Goncalo Ramos in Champions League
It was an even and thoroughly entertaining bout between two of the competition¡¯s favorites.
Marcus Rashford celebrates after scoring Barcelona's first goal during a Champions League game against Newcastle on Thursday.
SOCCER
Sep 19, 2025
Rashford shines with two goals in Barcelona¡¯s win at Newcastle
Rashford¡¯s stunning double suggests he is finally recovering his old form after falling out of favor at Manchester United.
Barcelona's Raphinha (center) battles with Vissel Kobe's Reo Osaki during a friendly in Tokyo on June 6, 2023.
SOCCER
Jul 24, 2025
Barcelona cancels friendly against Vissel Kobe, citing contractual breaches
The La Liga champion was scheduled to play Vissel on Sunday in Kobe.
English forward Marcus Rashford during his introductory news conference after he joined Barcelona on loan from Manchester United on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jul 24, 2025
¡®It feels like home¡¯: Rashford joins Barcelona on loan from Manchester United
Meanwhile, Barcelona canceled a preseason friendly against Vissel Kobe on Wednesday, citing ¡°serious contractual breaches¡± by the tour promoter.
Spanish forward Lamine Yamal prior to a match between Spain and Portugal in June.
SOCCER
Jul 16, 2025
Barcelona star Yamal faces probe into dwarf entertainers at 18th birthday
Guests were not permitted to film at the birthday party but a video emerged of a group of people with dwarfism heading into the event.
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal celebrates scoring the first goal against Villarreal at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona, Spain on May 18.
SOCCER
May 28, 2025
Teenage Barca star Lamine Yamal signs new contract to 2031
The 17-year-old winger is already one of the club¡¯s key players and helped it land a domestic treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ?3,000 from ?1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men¡¯s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ?11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan¡¯s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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