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Neymar and two ex-Barcelona presidents face fraud trial in Spain this October

FOOTBALL star Neymar will go on trial this October over financial irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona from the Brazilian club Santos. The 30-year-old Paris

27 Jul, 2022 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Match fixers who targeted Spanish and Gibraltar football leagues arrested

POLICE have busted a football match-fixing ring that operated in Spain and Gibraltar. Investigators say the network had made more than €500,000, mostly on illicit

5 Jul, 2022 @ 11:02

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Sport

WATCH: Haaland enjoys kickabout with local kids at Marbella beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

NEW Manchester City signing Erling Haaland was spotted having fun in the sun enjoying a kickabout with local kids on a beach near his home

28 Jun, 2022 @ 11:45

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Harry Redknapp surprises punters at popular expat haunt in Duquesa on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EXPATS at Ryder’s Bar in Puerto de la Duquesa on the Costa del Sol were surprised to discover a famous punter in their midst as

24 Jun, 2022 @ 17:15

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

La Liga's Valencia Football Club In Spain Unveils Plans To Finish Off Abandoned New Stadium Project That Started In 2007

Valencia CF in Spain unveils plan to finish off abandoned new stadium project that started in 2007

PLANS to finally complete Valencia CF’s Nou Mestalla stadium have been unveiled which could seat up to 70,000 spectators and have a solar-powered roof. Valencia’s

23 Jun, 2022 @ 14:57

Lead·Sport·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Real Madrid attacks French authorities for Champions League final chaos

CHAMPIONS League winners Real Madrid have attacked French authorities over the organisation of last Saturday’s final against Liverpool. The La Liga champions secured the trophy

3 Jun, 2022 @ 13:41

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Liverpool V Real Madrid Uefa Champions League Final Stade De France

Gareth Bale calls time on Real Madrid career in Spain’s La Liga

GARETH BALE’S nine year stint in Spain has come to an end. The Welshman bade farewell to Real Madrid after notching up 258 appearances in

1 Jun, 2022 @ 17:00

Lead·National News·Sport

Costa Blanca Cup: Football fiesta returns to Benidorm

THE international youth football tournament the Costa Blanca Cup is returning to Benidorm after a two year Covid hiatus. The tournament will see some 4,000

22 May, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

TV football pirates hit by police raids to stop illegal screenings of La Liga matches in Spain

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 166 people in a big push against illegal football match screenings in hospitality establishments across Spain. Those detained were business

20 May, 2022 @ 12:13

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Eintracht Frankfurt V Rangers Uefa Europa League Final Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan

Rangers’ dream dashed in Spain’s Sevilla after losing Europa League Final on penalties

OVER 100,000 Rangers fans descended on Sevilla for the Europa League Final on Wednesday only to be agonisingly beaten on penalties by Eintracht Frankfurt. The

19 May, 2022 @ 12:04

Lead·National News·Sport

Prices soar as Spain’s Sevilla prepares for Scots invasion ahead of Rangers match

SEVILLA is bracing itself for an invasion of Scottish football fans ahead of Wednesday when Glasgow Rangers take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League

16 May, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Sevilla·Sport

Football woes: Sunderland fan flies via Menorca to watch Wembley match as cheaper than train

A SUNDERLAND football fan has decided to fly to London via Menorca as it’s cheaper than a rail ticket to reach Wembley. James Jelly, 33,

16 May, 2022 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca·National News·Sport

Thousands of Rangers fans to descend on Spain’s Sevilla for Europa League Final

THE Europa League final kicks off on Wednesday May 18 at 9pm as Frankfurt take on Rangers at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium in Sevilla. Rangers

12 May, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Sevilla·Sport

La Liga player Santi Mina gets four-year prison term for raping woman inside camper van in Spain’s Almeria

LA LIGA footballer Santi Mina has been given four years in prison after raping a woman in 2017. The Celta Vigo player, 26, has also

4 May, 2022 @ 15:09

Almeria·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·National News·Valencia

Football star Steven McManaman says adios to Spain’s Mallorca for good

FORMER England star Steven McManaman and his wife Victoria Edwards have moved out of their Mallorca home after 22 years on the island. The former

1 May, 2022 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Judge in Spain says Real Madrid and Barcelona can be punished for trying to set up aborted European Super League

A Madrid judge has lifted restrictions that stopped footballing bodies UEFA and FIFA penalising clubs who signed up to the rebel European Super League. Sofia

21 Apr, 2022 @ 18:01

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Sport

Social media calls to overthrow Spain's government over slow response to Valencia flood disaster came from Chinese state-led group

Spanish FA say cyber hackers stole private conversations to pass onto media outlets

SPAIN’S football governing body says cyber hackers stole private conversations and emails to pass onto media outlets. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has reported

15 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Sport

Six football hooligans arrested after violent altercations at Spain’s Malaga airport

SIX football ultras, aged between 18 and 43 and belonging to a radical group of supporters of the main football club in Malaga, have been

11 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Fc Barcelona Femeni Vs Real Madrid Femenino In Barcelona, Spain 30 Mar 2022

BACK OF THE NET!: El Classico Champions League semifinal between Barcelona and Real Madrid breaks attendance record for women’s game

BARCELONA’S Camp Nou stadium was packed out as a world record 91,553 fans watched the home team beat Real Madrid 5-2 in a Women’s Champions

31 Mar, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·National News·Sport

City council is hacked in major British expat hotspot in Spain: Cyber criminals are demanding a €10million ransom while the government is forced to suspend ALL administrative deadlines

Cybercriminals in Spain’s Barcelona steal €1.6 million of broadcasting cash from Italian football club Florentina

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 11 people in the Barcelona area over a €1.6 million fraud against Italian Serie A football club, Florentina. They sent

11 Mar, 2022 @ 18:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

West Ham and Frankfurt fans face-off in Spain’s Sevilla

WEST Ham fans were involved in clashes with Eintracht Frankfurt supporters on Wednesday night ahead of their Europa League game against Sevilla. Frankfurt fans were

10 Mar, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Sevilla

Wales and Liverpool football legend and former Real Madrid manager John Toshack ‘seriously ill’ in Spain’s Barcelona

WELSH playing legend and former manager Real Madrid John Toshack is in intensive care at a Barcelona hospital. He is being treated for pneumonia that

28 Feb, 2022 @ 17:47

Lead·National News·Sport

Tragedy Of 'happy' Young Boy, 7, Who Died During Football Training In Valencia Area Of Spain

Serial sex offender who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’

A FOOTBALL coach labelled as one of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand years’ prison sentence over the abuse of

12 Feb, 2022 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Legendary footballer, Paco Gento of Real Madrid and Spain, dies, aged 88.

Death of legendary footballer, Paco Gento of Real Madrid and Spain, at 88

REAL Madrid and Spanish footballing great, Paco Gento, has died aged 88. The winger was part of the record-breaking Madrid side of the mid-fifties that

18 Jan, 2022 @ 12:39

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Ten very good reasons to be happy you live in Spain

JANUARY 17, 2022 has been identified as the most depressing day of the year, aptly named Blue Monday. But rather than focus on what makes

17 Jan, 2022 @ 18:55

Lead·National News

Back of the net! Spain tops the tables with the best football managers in the world

SPAIN produces the most successful football managers in the world, a new study has revealed. Results have been analysed from the top ten club leagues

16 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Sport

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