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Real Madrid sparks backlash for playing Raul Asencio against Manchester City despite him facing charges over explicit video of a minor

REAL Madrid started wonderkid Raul Asencio last night just hours after he lost an appeal to have a child pornography case thrown out in Spain.

12 Feb, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Rubiales trial latest: Jenni Hermoso denies giving permission for infamous kiss following World Cup victory

JENNI Hermoso told day one of a Madrid trial on Monday that she gave no permission to have the ‘infamous’ kiss planted on her by

3 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Luis Rubiales and his long-awaited trial begins

THIS Monday, Luis Rubiales faces the heat in court as his trial over the Jenni Hermoso kiss begins. The incident happened after Spain’s female national

3 Feb, 2025 @ 11:13

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Sport

Mercurial Mbappe sends a message to La Liga

KYLIAN Mbappe sent a warning sign on Saturday to Real Madrid’s opponents and his doubters. After a seemingly slow start to his La Liga career,

27 Jan, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Sport

Real Madrid becomes world’s first football club to get €1 billion into its coffers during a single year

REAL Madrid has become the world’s first football club to earn over €1 billion of revenue in a single year. After winning La Liga and

23 Jan, 2025 @ 11:10

Lead·Madrid·Sport

La Liga star arrested by police in Spain over ‘yellow card’ betting scam

SEVILLA defender Kike Salas has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over an alleged betting scam. The 22-year old was investigated after a series of

14 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

World Cup winner and Barcelona football legend Andres Iniesta retires

SPANISH football legend Andres Iniesta, who scored the decisive goal in the 2010 World Cup final, has today announced his retirement from football at age

8 Oct, 2024 @ 16:19

Lead·Sport

Spain’s first all-trans football team make debut in men’s regional league in historic moment

A FOOTBALL team consisting totally of transgender men is playing its first season in a lower regional Spanish league in Catalunya. It’s the first all-trans

4 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Lead

Manchester City star is arrested in Spain for ‘stealing a fan’s phone’ in a nightclub toilet after they ‘took a picture of him without consent’

MANCHESTER City’s Matheus Nunes was arrested last month after allegedly stealing a mobile phone while at a Madrid nightclub. The Portuguese midfielder was held at

2 Oct, 2024 @ 12:25

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's men's football boss says sorry but will not resign over applauding speech by controversial World Cup kisser Luis Rubiales

Spain football manager and Madrid mayor reject claims by Real star Vinicius that country is racist

SPAIN’S national football manager and the mayor of Madrid have both spoken out in response to comments made this week by Real star Vinicius that

5 Sep, 2024 @ 10:22

Lead·Sport

Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr. calls for Spain to lose 2030 World Cup hosting role if action not taken over racism

REAL Madrid star Vinicius Jr. has said that Spain should lose its co-hosting role at the 2030 World Cup if more action is not taken

4 Sep, 2024 @ 10:44

Lead·Sport

New Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praises youngsters including new sensation Lamine Yamal at official Nou Camp presentation

HANSI Flick was officially presented as Barcelona coach on Thursday at a news conference alongside Barca president, Joan Laporta. The former Germany and Bayern Munich

25 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

Barcelona·Lead

Gibraltar-Spain football row rages on: UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Morata and Rodri over controversial chants following Euro 2024 victory

TWO members of Spain’s winning Euro 2024 team have been charged by Uefa for ‘extremely provocative’ celebrations when the pair made references to British-ruled Gibraltar.

24 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Pictured: The €11million villa in Spain that Mbappe will call home after signing with Real Madrid – featuring multiple pools, gym and a mini golf green

AFTER Kylian Mbappe was paraded in front of 80,000 excited Real Madrid fans as their new star signing on Tuesday, the French international will now

17 Jul, 2024 @ 18:30

Lead·Property

French football star Mbappe basks in glory as 80,000 excited Real Madrid fans give him raucous Bernabeu Stadium welcome

French sensation Mbappe basks in glory as 80,000 excited Real Madrid fans give him raucous Bernabeu Stadium welcome

KYLIAN Mbappe said his childhood dream of joining La Liga champions Real Madrid had come true as he was unveiled on Tuesday to a packed

16 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Lead·Sport

Spanish national football team celebrates winning UEFA Euro 2024 in Madrid

Euro 2024: Gibraltar government slams ‘offensive, discriminatory political statements’ after Spain’s victorious football team chants ‘rancid remarks’ about British Overseas Territory

THE Gibraltar government has issued a statement slamming what it described as ‘rancid chants’ about the British Overseas Territory made in public yesterday by several

16 Jul, 2024 @ 11:55

Lead·Politics·Sport

Euro 2024: Before the final between Spain and England

Big screens, extra security measures and the promise of a major party in Madrid: Spain and England fans prepare for the Euro 2024 final

THOUSANDS of Spain and England fans were preparing for the Euro 2024 final on Sunday, both in the streets of Berlin and on Spanish shores.

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Lead·Sport

BIG SCREEN GUIDE for Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain:- Where you can enjoy all the atmosphere in the Valencia region

IN case the fact may have escaped you, there’s a certain football match happening in Berlin on Sunday night! England take on Spain in the

12 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Lead·Valencian Community

BREAKING: Spain through to Euro 2024 final after 2-1 win over France

SPAIN will have the opportunity to win the UEFA European Championship for a record-breaking fourth time on Sunday after La Roja continued their remarkable run

9 Jul, 2024 @ 22:57

Lead·Sport

The Spain team ahead of their game against Georgia at the Euro 2024 tournament

Mallorca braces for Germany v Spain clash: Riot police and undercover cops ‘will be ready to act’ as thousands of German tourists pack out bars on Friday

MALLORCA authorities are preparing for the Euro 2024 quarter final between Spain and Germany tomorrow, it has emerged. The Policia Nacional has confirmed it will

4 Jul, 2024 @ 12:36

Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Revealed: This stadium is the first in Spain to be confirmed as a host for the World Cup in 2030

GRAN Canaria has been revealed as having one of Spain’s 11 host stadiums for the 2030 soccer World Cup to be held in Spain, Portugal

1 Jul, 2024 @ 16:45

Lead·Sport

Spain tipped as favourites to win Euro 2024 as tournament enters knockout stages

SPAIN have become the favourites along with host country Germany to win Euro 2024 as the tournament gears up for the knock-out stages. If both

27 Jun, 2024 @ 15:00

National News

Spain maintain victorious start to Euro 2024 with 1-0 win over Albania

SPAIN continued their perfect start to Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win over Albania on Monday evening, becoming the only team thus far to have

25 Jun, 2024 @ 13:49

Lead·Sport

This is how the Elche stadium in Spain’s Costa Blanca will look like after €40million makeover

ELCHE CF has announced plans for a €40 million revamp of their Martinez Valero stadium as the club battles to get promoted to La Liga’s

24 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Marbella to build €130million stadium with a 10,000-seat capacity

MARBELLA’S mayor has announced plans for a 10,000-seater sports stadium plus a hotel and shops that could cost up to €130 million to build. Angeles

4 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Sport

Luis Rubiales is arrested in Spain: Ex-football federation boss is cuffed after landing in Madrid

THE former Spanish FA president, Luis Rubiales, was arrested at Madrid airport on Wednesday morning after arriving back in the country on a flight from

3 Apr, 2024 @ 11:05

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