The Madrid city government said on Monday it would give Real Madrid a bill for €18.4 million ($20.6m) in illegal state aid after the European Commission ordered the club to repay the money.

The commission ruled that Real had been given an "unfair advantage" through tax breaks and land transfers.

"The city hall will establish the measures necessary to carry out the decision of the European Commission to recover the aid of €18.4m granted to Real Madrid," the local government said in a...

Real Madrid, Barcelona and five other La Liga clubs were ordered Monday by the European Commission, the European Union's executive arm, to repay money to the Spanish government over various instances of the state providing aid to them.

European champions Real Madrid, Spanish league champions Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna were ordered to repay state tax credits given to them by Spain that date back 20 years.

The initial sum total was estimated to be €68.8 million euros, according to...

Malaga have announced the signing of winger Cifu on loan from Segunda Division side Elche.

The 25-year-old right-sided player will remain at Malaga for the rest of the season and is due to undertake his first training session with his new team-mates on Wednesday after completing his medical tests on Tuesday.

MCFNews| Cifu es nuevo jugador del #MálagaCF. ¡Bienvenido! ➡ https://t.co/kIpPU1u0AK pic.twitter.com/d15wAaUhxe

- Málaga CF (@MalagaCF) January 26, 2016

Cifu spent last...

A Spanish High Court has turned down Elche's petition to be reinstated to the Primera Division for the 2015-16 campaign, leaving Eibar in the top flight.

Elche were relegated to the second tier at the end of the season by the Spanish Football League (LFP) as punishment for unpaid debts to the tax authorities. 

Elche, who had finished 13th in the table, decided to lodge the appeal with the Spanish court after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the LFP's ruling last month. 

The...

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected Spanish club Elche's appeals and ruled that they must be relegated from the Primera to the Segunda Division after non-payment of taxes and wages to players.

Elche, who finished the season in 13th place, will be replaced by Eibar, who get a reprieve having finished third bottom.

The CAS upheld the previous decision by the league to relegate Elche because of their debts with Spain's tax office and their own staff.

La Liga had in June ruled that Elche...