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6d ago
LA Liga president Javier Tebas has claimed that Spain is less racist than ‘any other country’, despite a rise in racist abuse inside football grounds. “If we compare ourselves with other countries’ behaviour, I think we have a lot less racism than in any other country”, insisted Tebas, 61, in an interview with POLITICO. Tebas ..read more
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6d ago
THE doors are closing in on disgraced Spanish football official, Luis Rubiales as he escapes Spanish fraud investigation at his Dominican Republic hideout. READ MORE: Luis Rubiales’ home raided over Saudi Arabia contracts: Multiple arrests but the disgraced former Spanish football boss is out of the country Spanish police raided the ex-football federation chief’s Granada ..read more
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6d ago
MALLORCA tennis star Rafa Nadal took centre stage to hand out awards in the second gala staged by his charity- The Rafa Nadal Foundation. The event was held on Wednesday night at the Es Baluard museum of contemporary art in Palma. It was attended by figures like the Telefonica chairman, Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallet, whose company ..read more
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6d ago
SPANISH tennis star Paula Badosa has admitted that she will play the most difficult match of her career this week when she meets her best friend Aryna Sabalenka on the court this Friday, just days after the world No.2 lost her boyfriend to suicide. Born in New York to Spanish parents, Badosa, 26, will play ..read more
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6d ago
SPANISH police have raided the Granada home of disgraced ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales. Sources have indicated that Rubiales was not arrested and is thought to currently be out of the country. The Guardia Civil has also forcibly searched the Madrid headquarters of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) where they are reported to have made ..read more
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1w ago
FOOTBALLER Dani Alves is set to be released from jail just 4 weeks after being handed a four-and-a-half year prison sentence by a court in Barcelona for the rape of a young woman in a nightclub in 2022. The Brazilian, 40, will be conditionally released from jail pending an appeal against his rape conviction and ..read more
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1w ago
CARLOS Alcaraz tasted tournament success for the first time since his enthralling Wimbledon victory after winning the Indian Wells title in California on Sunday. The 20-year old Spaniard defeated world No.4 Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 to pick up his first title since his thrilling five-set victory in SW19 against Novak Djokovic in July. The ..read more
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1w ago
VALENCIA will once again be a host city for the world’s premier men’s tennis team competition, the Davis Cup. The Fuente de San Luis arena will jointly stage the Group Stage of this year’s finals, along with Bologna, Manchester, and Zhuhain in China. The matches will be played between September 10 and 15. It will ..read more
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3w ago
WIPING the sweat off his brow after a gruelling two-hour training session as player-manager, Steven Caulker reflects on his new life on the Costa del Sol. “I love it, I honestly love it. You can’t complain about the weather or the location”, he says with a wide, genuine smile. It’s a sunny Friday morning in ..read more
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3w ago
THE Madrid public prosecutor is calling for Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti to be given nearly five years in jail over tax fraud claims. Sources from the prosecutor’s office told news agency Europa Press that they are seeking four years and nine months in prison for the 64-year-old Italian, for allegedly having defrauded nearly €1.1 ..read more