Rayo Vallecano and Racing Santander clash this Saturday at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque for round four of the La Liga.
Rayo Vallecano have 1 point to their name this season and occupy 18th position in the table. Last time out, Beñat San José's team slipped to a 5-2 defeat against Barcelona (La Liga 2026/27).
Racing Santander have won 4 points to date and are placed in 10th position. Last time out, José Alberto López 's team triumphed 3-2 against Elche CF (La Liga 2026/27).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Rayo Vallecano winning 2-1.
Rayo Vallecano: Dani Cárdenas, Iván Balliu, Pathé Ciss, Florian Lejeune, Pelayo Fernández, Gnangoro Bouare, Jorge De Frutos, Óscar Valentín, Unai López, Álvaro García, Sergio Camello

#racing #santander #time

For years, the world's largest banks watched stablecoins from the sidelines, treating them as a threat to deposits and traditional payment rails. That era appears to be over.
A consortium of 21 financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Wells Fargo, Barclays and Santander, is planning to form a company that would issue a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, with a launch targeted for the first half of 2027, according to Reuters.
A stablecoin is a digital token designed to hold a steady value, typically backed one-to-one by a traditional currency like the U.S. dollar, and used for payments, trading and moving money across borders.
Related: 50 major hacks cost crypto investors $136M in August
The effort started smaller.

#goldman #sachs #wells

Real Madrid continued their preparations ahead of Friday's La Liga clash with Real Betis at Estadio La Cartuja.
After three wins in three games, Los Blancos have made a solid start to Jose Mourinho's second spell at the Santiago Bernabeu and will be eager to build on it.
And, the main highlight from today's training session was the presence of youngster Sergio Martinez.
The 19-year-old midfielder joined Real Madrid from Racing Santander on 31 August. And today, he trained with the first team for the first time under Mourinho.
Real Madrid paid around €3 million to sign Martinez, who will initially become a part of the club's reserve team, Castilla.

#martinez #three #team #liga

Atlético de Madrid on Tuesday pulled out of negotiations with Olympique Lyonnais to sign veteran left-back Nicolás Tagliafico before the summer transfer window shut.
Atlético's interest in Argentina international Tagliafico first came to us via David Medina and Isaac Suárez in Marca. Atlético were seeking a backup for Alejandro Grimaldo after long negotiations for Racing Santander teenager Jorge Salinas fell apart Tuesday; Salinas is staying at Racing after no club paid his €16 million release clause.
Tagliafico had been in negotiations to join Juventus before Atlético entered the race. According to Fabrizio Romano **** ociate Matteo Moretto, Tagliafico spoke directly to Diego Simeone and prioritized a move to Atleti, having accepted his role would be as a substitute. To make room for Tagliafico and his roughly €3 million gross salary, Mateu Alemany had to clear **** e in the squad by finding new destinations for multiple players, including Josema Giménez, Thomas Lemar, Carlos Martín and Obed Vargas.
While the sporting director moved out Giménez and Lemar on deadline day, Vargas and Carlos Martín stayed. That meant Atleti could not move forward with a Tagliafico transfer, especially as Lyon could not secure a replacement. French media first reported its collapse before Spanish media corroborated later in the day.
Tagliafico, who turned 34 on Monday, has spent the previous four seasons playing for Lyon, but the French side's aggregate loss to Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League play-off round last week has put it in a bind. With Champions League income lost, Lyon need to sell players, and Tagliafico — entering the final year of his contract — was poised to be one of the casualties.

#negotiations

Maryland-based investment firm Hull Street Energy announced it has completed its acquisition of two Midwestern power plants that provide electricity in the PJM Interconnection.The company on August 26 said the facilities, which together are included in Hull Street's "GridFlex Portfolio," are the 677-ME gas-fired Lee County Generating Station in Illinois, and the 586-MW dual-fuel Tait Electric Generating Station in Ohio. Terms of the deal with Rockland Capital, which was first announced in March of this year, were not disclosed."Dispatchable resources are increasingly important as the resource mix becomes more intermittent and demand grows. This is particularly true in PJM where declining reserve margins are increasing the need to retain and improve ***** ets like Lee and Tait," said Sarah Wright, founder and managing partner of Hull Street Energy.Hull Street said the GridFlex Portfolio, together with the company's Milepost Power fleet, means Hull Street now owns nearly 5 GW of gas-fired and duel-fueled power generation capacity in the U.S. The company said it is positioned as one of the nation's largest, privately held power producers.
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The deal announced Wednesday was backed with equity from Hull Street Energy managed funds and committed senior secured debt financing. Rockland Capital, headquartered in Texas, is a private equity company that was formed in early 2003 in order to acquire and develop selected investment opportunities in power and energy infrastructure markets. The company has invested in energy projects in the U.S. and UK.Santander and Investec Inc. served as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners for the GridFlex deal, with Santander acting as Administrative Agent. Troutman Pepper Locke acted as legal counsel to Hull Street. PEI Global Partners, LLC and Houlihan Lokey acted as financial advisors, and Bracewell acted as legal counsel to Rockland.Hull Street earlier this year acquired a portfolio of renewable energy generation ***** ets from FirstLight USA. The deal includes ownership of Northfield Mountain, a 1,168-MW pumped storage hydro facility in Massachusetts that is the largest energy storage facility in New England. The acquisition also includes 14 hydroelectric stations located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, along with three operational solar and battery facilities in the Northeast.—Darrell Proctor is a senior editor for POWER.

#hull #street #company #Portfolio

Real Madrid may have missed out on Enzo Fernandez and Rodri, but they still look set to add a new midfielder to their ranks. Jose Mourinho had hinted that no more signings would come in before the transfer window closes, although that may no longer be the case.
However, there is a caveat: the signing would not be for the first team – at least not right now. According to Diario AS, Real Madrid are seeking to sign Sergio Martinez from fellow La Liga side Real Racing Club de Santander. The 19-year-old, who scored a spectacular goal in the 2-2 draw against Villarreal last weekend, can be signed for only €3m, which is the value of his release clause.
Real Madrid are one of several clubs to have informed Racing of their intention to sign Martinez. He is a player that has been on their radar for some time, but his performance against Villarreal has led to a move being made now, as they seek to ensure that they are the ones to secure his signature by the end of the transfer window.
Despite the fact that Real Madrid can very much afford to pay Martinez's €3m release clause, the report notes that they are seeking to agree a deal with Racing instead. If they do so, they must choose between two choices: bring him in to play for Castilla, or keep him at the Cantabrians – which will happen if it is believed that he will feature regularly for them in La Liga.
Bringing in Martinez makes a lot of sense for Real Madrid, given they have already lost – and will continue to lose – young midfielders. Cesar Palacios has gone to Fulham, while Manuel Angel is one of several that is expected to be sold before the summer is over. Thus, replacements are needed.

#racing #liga #villarreal #seeking

Real Madrid already have a very talented squad at their disposal, filled with superstars, but they are constantly on the lookout for market opportunities.
Los Blancos want to make the kind of signings where they are ahead of the curve and sign a player before his potential explodes.
Madrid well and truly have seen how a player's price can skyrocket after just one good season, as has been the case with Yan Diomande this summer.
The Ivory Coast winger was in La Liga at Leganes less than a season and a half ago, and had Madrid signed him then, they might have saved a lot of money.
Thus, it comes as no surprise to see them interested in a player like Sergio Martinez, who is playing for newly promoted Racing Santander.

#blancos #diomande #liga

MADRID (AP) — Espanyol got off to a good start by beating Levante 3-0 in the Spanish league with a pair of goals from Roberto Fernández in the first weekend of action across Europe's top domestic leagues on Sunday.
La Liga was the first of the main five leagues in Europe to start, less than a month after its national team won the World Cup.
Fernández scored first-half goals and English forward Tyrhys Dolan sealed Espanyol's opening victory at home with a late score.
Also Sunday, Racing Santander made its return to the top flight after a 14-year absence with a 2-2 draw against Villarreal, the third-place finisher last season behind champion Barcelona and second-place Real Madrid.
Barcelona and José Mourinho's Real Madrid won't start their campaigns until next weekend because they had players return late from the World Cup.

#first #fern #sunday #World

Villarreal needed two goals in just over a minute to ***** a 2-2 draw at promoted side Racing Santander on Sunday in their opening La Liga clash.
The hosts claimed an early lead but Inigo Perez took a point on his debut as coach of the Yellow Submarine after Pape Gueye and Nicolas Pepe pulled the visitors level against the hosts from Cantabria.
Back in the top flight after a 14-year wait, Racing took the lead at their raucous El Sardinero stadium with an Andres Martin penalty after Santi Comesana was ruled to have fouled Jorge Salinas just inside the area.
Sergio Martinez smashed home a second for Racing with a thunderbolt from distance which ripped into the top corner.
Gueye gave Villarreal, who came third last season, a foothold with a low drive from the edge of the box in the 45th minute.

#hosts

La Liga returns this weekend but without many of the most familiar faces in Spanish soccer.
While the top division in Spain resumes, reigning champion Barcelona, rival Real Madrid and even typical members of the chasing pack like Atlético Madrid and Real Betis won't debut until later this month.
La Liga returns Aug. 15 with Alaves hosting Getafe and later Rayo Vallecano traveling to Sevilla. The debut of Villarreal, with an Aug. 16 trip to Racing Santander, means at least one contender is in action on the actual opening weekend.
But the league's decision to split its opening round, made after back-and-forth with both the players union and the federation, means most of the league's top teams won't kick off on opening weekend.
Defending champions Barcelona won't start its campaign until Aug. 23, traveling to face Elche in what is technically a Round 2 match before making up the Round 1 game with Athletic on Aug. 27.

#liga

As a reminder, today's game is on AppleTV.
Yesterday afternoon was disappointing, but taking three of four from the Red Sox still counts as a statement by a team that's playing surprisingly well since the deadline.
The Yankees will test whether this run can amount to anything. The Jays draw Gerrit Cole today, Cam Schlittler tomorrow, and Ryan Weathers on Sunday. That's about as tough of a pitching series matchup as it gets. But hey, we have Paul Sewald now, so there.
We got little bits of news today. Anthony Santander is apparently hitting off a tee. That's good for him, but I'm operating under the ******* umption that he's effectively medically retired until we get proof otherwise.
As mentioned, Paul Sewald is active tonight. He's posted a really good K:BB ratio this year (44:9 in 39 innings), but 12 home runs have blown up his ERA. Hopefully either luck or a new coaching staff gets him past that issue. Lazaro Estrada goes down for the corresponding move. Due to a new rule this year, because he's been optioned five times now this season he'd have to be DFA'd if he's brought back and sent down again. It's not a big thing, as he hasn't been good this year, but it just adds one more wrinkle to an already complicated Jays pitching situation.

#pitching #appletv

The board at Atlético Madrid look set to continue frustrating their counterparts at La Liga rivals Barcelona with their actions on the transfer front over the coming days.
This comes amid the understanding that the Rojiblancos are readying a decisive push to bring in Jorge Salinas.
Youngster Salinas has for his part been heavily linked with a move away from Racing Santander this summer. After playing a starring role in the club's promotion back to the top-flight of Spanish football at just 18, the versatile defender has piqued the interest of a whole host of clubs.
Chief among them are the aforementioned Barcelona, who have been tipped to bring Salinas in throughout the window to date.
As alluded to above, though, with the Blaugrana yet to meet the demands set out by their Racing counterparts, Atlético Madrid are ready to throw their hat in the ring.

#rojiblancos #jorge

Everton are exploring a move for Barcelona defender Hector Fort, with the 20-year-old now available this summer as the Spanish club reshape their plans. According to TeamTalk, Fort has been given permission to find a new club, and that development has quickly placed Everton in a competitive queue.
The Merseyside club are understood to be keen on a permanent deal, which is significant given Barcelona's preference to cash in. As reported, "Hector Fort has been told he can leave Barcelona this summer, with Everton and Fulham among the clubs keen to take advantage of the situation". That framing matters. Everton are not simply tracking a talented young defender, they are moving in a market where the selling club have already signalled their stance.
Fort spent last season on loan at Elche and now appears to be entering a decisive phase in his career. Barcelona's view is clear, "Barcelona are open to either a loan or permanent transfer, but TEAMtalk understands the Catalan giants would much rather sell Fort this summer." For Everton, that could create an opening if the finances are workable.
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There is competition. Fulham are in the mix, Inter Milan are watching developments and Racing Santander have made a loan approach. Liverpool have also been mentioned among clubs who admire the defender, although their defensive planning may now be heading in another direction. From Everton's perspective, the key point is that a permanent solution is available, and that suits their stated interest.

#everton #fort #summer #teamtalk

Barcelona have not made any defensive reinforcements this summer but have different players on their radar.
The Catalan club have been tracking the progress of Racing Santander player Jorge Salinas, but a move has not transpired so far.
Barça wanted to complete the move before 1 July, insisting that his release clause was €8 million, since Racing had not officially been promoted to La Liga.
However, the newly-promoted club have insisted on the €16 million release clause from the outset, leaving the two clubs apart in negotiations.
Speaking about Salinas' future, as quoted by Mundo Deportivo, Racing sporting director Chema Aragon insisted the versatile defender will only leave if a club triggers his €16 million release clause.

#clause #salinas #move

In a recent report, Sport claimed that Manchester United have identified Racing Santander youngster Jorge Salinas as a target for this summer transfer window. It has been mentioned that the Red Devils are willing to trigger the Spanish defender's release clause to beat Barcelona in the race to land him this off-season.
Salinas enjoyed a good run of form at the Spanish club in the previous campaign when he produced a series of impressive displays for them on the left flank. The 19-year-old picked up seven ******* ists in 34 matches for Rayo Vallecano last season across all competitions.
The Spanish teenager is currently one of the most gifted young defenders in La Liga. Thus, the Red Devils would do well to win the race for his services in this transfer period.
His current contract at the Spanish club will expire in the summer of 2029, which could make it difficult for Man United to sign him on a cut-price deal this off-season.
Santander, SPAIN – MAY 16: Jorge Salinas of Real Racing Club de Santander controls the ball while under pressure from Juanmi Latasa of Real Valladolid CF during the LaLiga Hypermotion match between Real Racing Club de Santander and Real Valladolid CF at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero on May 16, 2026 in Santander, Spain. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

#club #united #jorge

La Liga giants Barcelona are understood to have been joined in the hunt for a leading summer transfer target by Premier League heavyweights Manchester United.
This comes amid claims that the Red Devils have entered the race for the signature of Racing Santander talent Jorge Salinas.
Defender Salinas is for his part fresh off something of a breakout campaign in 2025/26. En route to Racing securing promotion back to the top-flight of Spanish football, the 19-year-old racked up 33 appearances, chipping in with six **** ists along the way.
Salinas chiefly takes to the pitch in a left-back berth, but is also more than capable of slotting into a central role at the heart of defence.
Considered one of the standout up-and-coming youngsters in his home country of Spain, the stopper has been linked with moves to a number of leading La Liga clubs this summer.

#leading #premier

Wolves head coach Cesar Peixoto says his squad are looking to the future and not scarred by the past few seasons of struggle at Molineux.
Peixoto, who replaced Rob Edwards last month, inherited a squad that finished bottom of the Premier League last season with just three wins.
But after beating La Liga side Racing Santander 3-0 in their final pre-season friendly on Saturday, the Portuguese coach insisted confidence has returned.
"It's a new era," he told BBC Radio WM. "The past is the past, so now we are going to build a present and a future for the club.
"The players are committed to our idea of the game, our way of working and we believe in that, we believe we are going to do a good season, good work and the players try to feel the confidence."

#last #going

Manchester United are preparing an offer for Lewis Hall as the club look to capitalise on the uncertainty at Newcastle United.
Manchester United have a long-standing interest in Hall and are ready to test Newcastle's resolve with a bid.
It's a summer of transition at Newcastle, with Eddie Howe set to step down from his role as manager after five years, and Al-Ahli head coach Matthias Jaissle due to replace him. Newcastle have sold key figures in Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali, while Bruno Guimaraes is expected to leave for **** nal.
The Magpies have focused on youthful recruitment, and Manchester United are now seeking to exploit their rebuild with a bid for Hall. The Red Devils view the 21-year-old as a long-term replacement for Luke Shaw and are preparing a proposal for the £60m-rated defender, according to TEAMtalk.
Racing Santander teenager Jorge Salinas has emerged as one of the leading alternatives, if a deal for Hall cannot be done.

#eddie

According to Gerard Romero, as relayed by SPORT, Jorge Salinas remains determined to join Barcelona despite negotiations slowing in recent weeks.
The Catalan club are unwilling to meet Racing Santander's €16 million asking price, but those close to the player remain confident that an agreement can be reached before the summer transfer window closes in August.
Salinas, who recently won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship with Spain, continues to prioritise a move to Barcelona.
However, the versatile defender has no intention of forcing his departure from Racing, the club he has represented since childhood.
A product of the club's academy, he played his part in helping Racing secure promotion back to La Liga after a 14-year absence.

#salinas

After the excitement of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, European clubs are already back in training ahead of the start of the 26/27 season.
The opening kick-off of the continent's five major leagues will take place from the second half of August, with the final stages of each tournament scheduled for May next year.
So you don't miss anything, we've put together the opening dates of the main competitions:
Promoted clubs: Racing Santander, Deportivo and Málaga
16/8 - Sunday*

#opening

US-based clean energy company Avantus has completed a financing round worth over $525m for the construction of the Aratina 2 solar and battery storage project in eastern Kern County, California.
The package was arranged with CIBC, BBVA and Santander, and comprises construction funding, a tax equity bridge loan and letters of credit.
Aratina 2 is expected to begin operations by the end of 2026.
Once operational, Aratina 2 is set to provide 150MW alternating current (MWac) of solar power generation and 452MW-hours (MWh) of battery storage to the California energy grid.
The project is currently under construction and has entered into 15-year power purchase agreements (PPA) with Southern California Edison.

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An underrated pleasure for spectators at every World Cup is observing the managers. If club football, an increasingly regimented domain of set pieces and systems, is all about structure, international soccer is much more a matter of style – and at this tournament, the theatrics of the sport's touchline strutters have been rich with emotion and figurative power.
Didier Deschamps patrols his technical area with the watchful pride of an outer-arrondissement charcutier. Luis de la Fuente is a veteran wealth manager at Banco Santander. ***** an's Hajime Moriyasu is about to go postal at his dreary office job in a Kiyoshi Kurosawa film. Socceroos coach Tony Popovic looks like he's on his way to MC a wedding at Sydney's King Tomislav Croatian Club. And Carlo Ancelotti is … well, he's just Carlo Ancelotti, a man with Champions League-winning eyebrows whose fierce allegiance to his three-piece suit, even through the worst of a North American summer, suggests he's somehow in command of his own climate.
Related: World Cup power rankings: France lead the way with Senegal and ***** an in top 10
But one man has stood hair and shoulders above the rest. On the field, through victory and defeat, Ecuador have been exactly what everyone imagined they would be before the tournament began: a team with an elite defensive and midfield spine that lacks any real punch up front. But on the sidelines and in the press conferences, they have absolutely dominated, and that's all down to the gaúcho Fabio they have leading their team. With his streaks of dirty blond hair, chinstrap of stubble, and Boeing 747 nose, Sebastián Beccacece looks like the kind of manager who should do well at the World Cup, regardless of results on the pitch. He's 45 years old, leading a country other than his native Argentina, and arrives at this tournament boasting a fairly modest coaching record, having worked as an ***** istant under Jorge Sampaoli with Chile and managed the Spanish club side Elche to no great success.
The look, the journeyman résumé, and the responsibility for a team widely seen as a tournament dark horse: the raw ingredients were all there, before this World Cup began, for Beccacece to break out as a cult managerial hero. In previous World Cups it's been the duty of middle-aged Frenchmen – exiles and vagabonds like Bruno Metsu, Philippe Troussier, and Hervé Renard, the crisp white shirt who never lets Africa down – to carry the cultural burden of being the tournament's eccentrics-in-chief; could an Argentinian ease the weight of French responsibility? Things did not start well. In the wake of Ecuador's first two matches at this tournament, Beccacece was on the brink. A last-minute defeat to a young and talented Côte d'Ivoire side was perhaps forgivable, but after La Tri suffered the humiliation of a scoreless draw against tiny Curaçao, everything about Beccacece's management – his tactics, his selections, his communication style, even his choice of dress, which saw him take

Barcelona's search for defensive reinforcements has led the club to Jorge Salinas, but Racing Santander have now provided an important update regarding the young defender's contractual situation.
The 19-year-old has emerged as a Barcelona left-back target in recent weeks, with reports suggesting that the Catalan side were monitoring the possibility of signing him before an expected increase in his release clause.
However, Racing insist the player's valuation has already changed.
Recent reports claimed that Jorge Salinas possessed an €8 million buyout clause that would rise to €16 million from July 1 onwards. However, Racing Santander have strongly denied that interpretation.
Speaking to Teiba Sport (h/t Mundo Deportivo), Racing communications director Roberto Gonzalez explained that the club views the defender's contract differently.

La Liga giants Barcelona are on the verge of tying up an agreement for their 2nd signing of the summer transfer window.
This comes amid confirmation of the Blaugrana brass closing on an imminent deal for Racing Santander talent Jorge Salinas.
Salinas is for his part fresh off a stellar campaign on the books of the aforementioned Racing.
En route to the Racinguistas topping the La Liga 2 table to secure promotion back to the Spanish top-flight, the 19-year-old emerged as one of the club’s star performers.
Across 32 league appearances, Salinas racked up a head-turning seven ****** ists from his berth at left-back.

Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) was among the stocks on Jim Cramer's radar on Mad Money, as he advised investors to care about where a stock is going, not where it has been. Cramer highlighted the company's plan to acquire Webster Financial, as he commented:
The only thing we're missing are bank mergers. Now, I got to tell you, I think it's time we had a few of them. We have way too many banks in this country. If a bank has tremendous AI technology, it should be rolling up its smaller rivals right now, you know? But the only one that seems to get this is Banco Santander, run by the superb Ana Botín. She's buying Webster Financial in… Connecticut. It's a brilliant acquisition, taking advantage of the loosened regulatory constraints. Others should do so too.
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Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) provides banking, financing, investment, and insurance services to individuals, businesses, and public institutions. The company offers lending, wealth management, payments, and digital banking. A caller inquired about the stock during the June 3 episode, and Cramer responded:
That was Ana Botín. I think the world of her. I know that the stock has had a big run. I think it's paused here as it catches its breath. I don't want people to sell it, and if it came back to $10, I'd tell people to buy it.