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Move over Ukraine: Spain and Portugal have a new Moroccan darling in their bid to host 2030 World Cup

Morocco has announced it will join forces with Spain and Portugal to launch a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. The move would...

Spain’s government joins legal action against Barcelona over referee consultant cash

THE government's Sports Council is to join the legal action against FC Barcelona over €8.4 million of payments made to a refereeing consulant. The cash...

Spain and Portugal could include Morocco in 2030 World Cup hosting bid

SPAIN and Portugal's candidacy to host the 2030 World Cup may end up including a third country: Morocco.  The Spanish and Portuguese Football Federations are...

Nube Negra Set for Another Shot at Champion Chase

Spanish-bred jumps horse Nube Negra is set to appear in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival. He finished second in...

World’s first official Formula 1 experience set to make global debut in Spain’s capital

THE WORLD’S first official Formula 1 exhibition will be making its global debut in the Spanish city of Madrid on March 24, running until...

Shakira stokes war of words with ex-partner Pique with another diss song

SHAKIRA’S first diss song against her ex-partner, former Barcelona football player Gerard Pique, was a worldwide smash. The track has racked up more than...

Spain’s Sergio Ramos ends international football career following ‘dropping’ by coach

VETERAN Spanish footballer Sergio Ramos' international days are over after being told by the recently-appointed national coach that he did not figure in his...

British triathlon stars- the Brownlee brothers- enjoy winter training on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH triathlon stars Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee have been gearing up for another busy year with some winter training at La Nucia's Camilo Cano...

Tributes paid and body returned of footballer Christian Atsu following news of his death in tragic earthquake

THE body of former Premier league and Malaga star, Christian Atsu, was returned to Ghana on Sunday as announced by their Ministry of Foreign...

Spain’s tennis star Carlos Alcaraz bounces back to business after injury lay-off

DESPITE being out with injury since October, Murcia's Carlos Alcaraz bounced straight back in his tournament return to win Sunday's Argentina Open final in...

Prosecutor probes €1.4 million payment made to refereeing official by FC Barcelona in Spain

A prosecutor is investigating FC Barcelona over €1.4 million in fees paid to a top refereeing official between 2016 and 2019. The La Liga club...

First La Liga footballer in Spain comes out as gay

GETAFE'S Jakub Jankto has become the first current La Liga player in Spain to say publicly that he's gay. The 27-year-old Czech international winger is...

Forget the Camino de Santiago: Spanish cousins go on 2,500km pilgrimage to DERBY to watch football team they fell...

A football-mad Spanish family went on a bonkers 2,500km voyage to watch a football club from a provincial English town after falling in love...

Mallorca fans in Spain racially abuse Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr for the second time in 12 months

Real Mallorca fans shamefully subjected Real Madrid football player Vinicius Jr to racist abuse for the second time in a year during their 1-0...

Ex-Malaga footballer pulled out from rubble after horror Turkey earthquake

By Nadia McDonald Former Malaga, Chelsea and Newcastle footballer, Christian Atsu has been found alive amongst the rubble after Turkey’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The Ghanaian footballer,...

Up and coming footballer dies suddenly, collapses on football pitch in Spain

An up and coming footballer has died suddenly after he collapsed on a football pitch in Spain. Nigerian Hadi Ado Bala fell to the...

Tennis star Novak Djokovic spotted in Malaga days after winning tenth Australian Open

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has been spotted in Malaga just days after winning his tenth Grand Slam in Australia, tying with Rafael Nadal for...

Uncle of tennis star Rafael Nadal to host ‘sell out’ motivational talk in Fuengirola

A motivational talk hosted by the uncle of Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal has sold out instantly.  Toni Nadal will speak at the event -...

Spain’s La Liga rails against England’s Premier League for ‘cheating’ after €1 billion January transfer mega splurge

La Liga chiefs have slammed the Premier League for ‘cheating’ after an insane January transfer window that saw English clubs splurge almost €1 billion. La...

Spain’s Sierra Nevada opens slopes for expert skiers and snowboarders

THE Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada has opened the amazing runs of the Laguna de las Yeguas area, restricted to expert skiers and...

King Felipe VI spends weekend skiing in Spain’s Sierra Nevada which opened Loma de Dílar and other ski lifts...

KING Felipe VI has spent the weekend skiing in Sierra Nevada. His Majesty the King travelled this Saturday, January 21, to Granada’s ski resort accompanied...

Spain’s Rafa Nadal crashes out of Australian Open at second round stage

DEFENDING champion Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open at the second round stage on Wednesday after suffering a hip injury during his...

Man falls 200 metres to his death in Spain’s Sierra Nevada

MOUNTAIN rescue teams have recovered the body of a man who fell 200 metres to his death whilst hiking in Granada’s Sierra Nevada. The tragic...

Pique-Shakira spat rumbles on, as ex-Barcelona player turns up to 7-a-side league in a Twingo

THE VERY public spat between former celebrity couple Shakira and Gerard Pique shows no sign of dying down, after the Colombian singing superstar released...

Spain’s Rafa Nadal gears up for Australian Open defence in Melbourne

IF LESS than 12 months ago it had been suggested that Rafael Nadal would win the 2022 Australian Open, a call would have been...

Wales wizard and Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale announces his retirement from football at the age of 33

Former Real Madrid star and Wales legend Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from club football at the age of 33. The four-times Champion’s League...

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