Sporting Gijon have been ordered to pay Barcelona €1.2 million over the sale of defender Alberto Botia to Sevilla in 2012 by a Spanish court. Botia joined second-division side Sporting on loan from ...

Lionel Messi's former colleague at La Masia, Alberto Botia, has revealed it came as no surprise to him to see the Argentine conquer the world of football. Botia came through the famous Barcelona youth ...

Brown Ideye scored one of Olympiakos' three goals against rival Panathinaikos. AP ATHENS, Greece — First-half goals from Alberto Botia, Tarik Elyounoussi and Brown Ideye secured defending champion ...

On-loan Sevilla defender Alberto Botia, who is currently with Elche, refuses to discuss his plans for next season. Alberto Botia has refused to be drawn on suggestions that he could move to Greek ...

Marca have revealed what Lionel Messi said to Olympiacos defender Alberto Botia during Tuesday's goalless draw in the Champions League. It was a frustrating game for the Catalans in the Greek capital, ...

As the saying goes, if you can't beat him, tackle him with total disregard for the ball or subtlety. That's the strategy Sporting Gijon defender Alberto Botia used against Cristiano Ronaldo in the ...