In Spanish football, the Trofeo Pichichi is awarded by the sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer of each La Liga season. Named after the Athletic Bilbao striker Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno, the trophy has been awarded annually since the 1952–53 season. All top scorers who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners by Marca. Since the 2014–15 season, the top scorer of the Liga Iberdrola is also awarded the Pichichi Trophy.
Athletic Club, commonly known as just Athletic domestically and often as Athletic Bilbao abroad, is a professional football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country, Spain. They are known as Los Leones because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés, which was named after Saint Mammes, an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Romans. Mammes pacified the lions and was later made a saint. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white-striped shirts with black shorts.
The Supercopa de España, also known as the Spanish Super Cup, is a super cup tournament in Spanish football. Founded in 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2020 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey and La Liga.
Luis Manuel Rubiales Béjar is a former Spanish football official and professional player who played as a defender, appearing in 53 La Liga matches over three seasons. He was the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and one of UEFA's vice-presidents. On 10 September 2023, Rubiales resigned from his post in the wake of a scandal involving Jennifer Hermoso at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final award ceremony. He is banned from all football activities for three years. On 3 April 2024, Rubiales was arrested in Madrid as part of a corruption investigation about the relocation of the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia.
Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
Iago Aspas Juncal is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Celta, which he captains, and the Spain national team.
Alèxia Putellas i Segura, Spanish: Alexia Putellas Segura; born 4 February 1994), often known mononymously as Alexia, is a Spanish professional footballer from Catalonia who plays as a midfielder or forward for Liga F club Barcelona, which she captains, and the Spain women's national team. She previously played for Espanyol and Levante, and has represented Catalonia. Having won all major club and individual awards available to a European player by 2022, she is widely regarded as one of the best female footballers of her generation, and one of the greatest of all time. In 2022, women's football reporter Asif Burhan wrote that Putellas' "dedication to the sport has revolutionized the women's game."
Jennifer Hermoso Fuentes, known as Jenni Hermoso, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and for the Spain women's national team. She is the all-time top scorer for Spain, and was part of her country's championship side at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she was also awarded the Silver Ball.
Gerard Moreno Balagueró is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Villarreal and the Spain national team.
The 2014–15 La Liga season was the 84th season of the premier association football league in Spain. The campaign began on 23 August 2014 and ended on 24 May 2015.
Verónica Charlyn Corral Ang is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX Femenil club CF Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team. She has previously played for Atlético Madrid in Spain, for Merilappi United in Finland and for the University of Louisville's college soccer team in the United States. She has also been a member of Mexico's U-20 team.
Borja Iglesias Quintas is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis and the Spain national team.
Bárbara Latorre Viñals is a Spanish professional footballer who is currently playing as a forward for Liga F club Levante Las Planas, on loan from Serie A club A.S. Roma. She previously played for Prainsa Zaragoza, Real Sociedad Femenino, Espanyol, Barcelona, with which she has also played the UEFA Women's Champions League, and Atlético Madrid.
The 2016 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol was the 34th edition of the Spanish women's football national cup. It ran from 18 to 26 June 2016 and was contested by the top eight teams in the 2015–16 Primera División. Both the quarterfinals were single-elimination.
María Pilar León Cebrián, known as Mapi León, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga F club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
Club de Fútbol Pachuca Femenil, commonly known as Pachuca Femenil or simply Pachuca, is a Mexican professional women's football club based in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. The team competes in the Liga MX Femenil and has been the women's section of C.F. Pachuca since 2016. Estadio Hidalgo serves as the venue for the team home matches.
The 2018–19 Primera División Femenina de Fútbol was the 31st edition of Spain's highest women's football league. The season started on 3 September 2018 and ended on 11 May 2019. Atlético Madrid won their third consecutive title.
The 2017–18 season of Levante UD Femenino was the 19th season of the women's team of football club Levante UD. The team was 8th in Primera División and a quarterfinalist in the Copa de la Reina.
Caroline Graham Hansen (2023–24)
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