Marca (newspaper)

Marca
TypeSports website
FormatTabloid
PublisherUnidad Editorial
EditorJuan Ignacio Gallardo
Launched21 December 1938 (1938-12-21)
LanguageEnglish and Spanish
HeadquartersAvenida de San Luis, 25, 28033, Madrid, Spain
ISSN2340-0595
OCLC number472455028
Websitewww.marca.com/en/

MARCA is a Spanish daily tabloid sport newspaper, that is owned by Unidad Editorial. The newspaper mainly focuses on football, specifically the day-to-day activities of Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid. It has a daily readership of over 2.5 million as of 2007, which is the highest in Spain for a daily newspaper.[1]

In February 2001, they started a 24-hour/day sports radio station called Radio Marca. They also started a TV channel in 2010 called MARCA TV, which was closed in 2013.

Awards

Marca has given out multiple awards, most of which are for association football players.

Yearly awards

  • Pichichi Trophy[2] – Given to the top goalscorer in both La Liga and the Segunda División.
  • Zarra Trophy[2] – Given to the top goalscorer among Spanish players in La Liga and the Segunda División.
  • Zamora Trophy[2] – Given to the best goalkeeper in La Liga and the Segunda División.
  • Miguel Muñoz Trophy[2] – Given to the best manager in La Liga and the Segunda División.
  • Guruceta Trophy – Given to the best referee in La Liga and the Segunda División.
  • Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano[2] – Given to the best player in La Liga.
  • Golden Goal[2] – Given for the goal of the season.

No specific schedule

  • Marca Leyenda – Given to the best professional athletes in history.[3][4]
  • Best Football Player of All Time – Given to Argentine Lionel Messi in 2014, through an online poll voted by Marca.com readers.[5]
  • Marca America Award – a special award given to Lionel Messi as recognition for being the player with the most titles in football history.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ AIMC. Archived 27 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Marca 2019 football awards: Messi collects sixth Pichichi". Marca. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Marca Leyenda". Marca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Castro, Juan (3 April 2018). "Hugo Sánchez, nuevo MARCA Leyenda". Marca Claro México (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Real Madrid: Messi and Cristiano on the all-time podium of football". Marca.com (English version). 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Castro, Juan (16 October 2024). "Messi receives award from MARCA for being the player with the most titles in history". Marca. Archived from the original on 29 November 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Hepburn, Daniel (17 October 2024). "Marca Rank 6 Greatest Players of All Time & Reveal Football's GOAT". GiveMeSport.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2025.

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