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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...

BREAKING: Roma will not travel to Spain for their Europa League match against Sevilla, as planes from Italy aren’t...

ROMA have announced that they will not travel to Sevilla for their Europa League match on Thursday.

British expats walking together and saving lives on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN EXPAT walking football team in Formentera del Segura has raised cash to buy an emergency defibrillator - something the village has always lacked. Mick...

Spain’s men’s football boss says sorry but won’t quit for applauding speech by controversial World Cup kisser Luis Rubiales

SPAIN'S men's football team coach Luis de la Fuente has apologised for applauding RFEF president Luis Rubiales last week but has refused to resign. De...

Jenni Hermoso files official complaint with the courts against Luis Rubiales over ‘non-consensual’ kiss

SPAIN'S World Cup soccer star Jenni Hermoso has filed an official complaint accusing suspended RFEF president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault. The complaint was lodged...

THAT’S MORE LIKE IT: Crowds allowed back into football and basketball stadiums in Spain’s Valencia and Balearic Islands from...

All eyes are now on the upcoming UEFA European Championship, when hopefully up to 16,000 fans will be able to watch the Spanish national squad face Sweden in Sevilla on June 14.

The Spanish Government will allow football clubs to conduct COVID-19 tests so that the season can eventually resume

THE Government will allow football clubs to conduct coronavirus tests so that the season can eventually resume, it has been announced.

Lionel Messi’s Barcelona BBQ lands him in hot water with Spain’s La Liga

A bit of team bonding involving Lionel Messi and his FC Barcelona teammates has ended up in a La Liga investigation. The 33-year-old Argentine ace...

Just 11 Brits arrested out of 100,000 Champions League fans in Madrid after Spain’s Largest police operation

THE largest police operation in Spanish sporting history has ended successfully in Madrid. A combination of lenient, restrained policing and good-natured fans turned a potential...

Spanish football embroiled in another match-fixing scandal with a lower league club president going down

SPANISH football has been hit by another match-fixing scandal that has seen a number of arrests allegedly including a club president. Police swooped on 17...

Big night for football in Spain as Real Madrid and Barcelona have the world’s best two players at Ballon...

REAL MADRID striker Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mane...

Former Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero teaching Spanish to children in the UK, as part of the BBC’s plan...

SERGIO Aguero has been announced as the BBC’s Spanish teacher for children in England during the lockdown.

Alaves sign Spanish goalkeeper Roberto on loan from West Ham

ALAVES have signed Roberto on loan from West Ham.

Five arrested for selling €800 fake tickets at El Clasico in Madrid

Police arrested the five for selling fake tickets at Sunday’s game between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona legend Sergio Busquets to leave Spain this summer as Saudi Arabia beckons

SERGIO BUSQUETS will leave FC Barcelona this summer, ending an 18-year association with the La Liga club. The 34-year-old midfielder, who joined Barca's youth team...

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...

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...

Dani Alves’ mother doxes his alleged rape victim online in an extraordinary attack: Young woman is due to testify...

THE mother of ex-Barcelona football star Dani Alves, awaiting trial next month on rape charges, may have landed him in further hot water after...

WATCH: Tears and devastation mark Messi’s departure from Barcelona

ARGENTINIAN football legend Lionel Messi broke down in tears as he said goodbye to the club which has been his home for his entire...

Outrage after 80 passengers are kicked off a flight in Spain to make room for Sevilla football team

AIR NOSTRUM has been slammed for turfing passengers off a Vigo to Madrid flight at the last minute to make way for a bunch...

Spain sacks coach Luis Enrique after shock World Cup exit to Morocco

LUIS Enrique has paid the price of Spain's shock World Cup last-16 defeat to Morocco. The 52-year-old coach has been sacked after a poor performance...

Spanish LEGEND Xavi reveals he turned down opportunity to manage Barcelona

The LEGENDARY midfielder who spent 17 years with the Blaugrana said the opportunity came ‘too early’ in his coaching career.

Former La Liga player faces sexual assault trial in Spain for ‘inappropriately touching a mascot wearing a parakeet costume’

FORMER La Liga player Hugo Mallo will go on trial this summer after being charged with inappropriately touching a female mascot before a match...

Spain and Aston Villa goalkeeper Pepe Reina thinks he contracted coronavirus but is healthy now

PEPE Reina believes he has become the latest footballer to have coronavirus.

Will November Nations League Games Continue Key Trends?

On 14 and 17 November, Spain will resume UEFA Nations League action, taking on Switzerland and Germany, doing so after a shock 1-0 defeat...

Luis Rubiales FINALLY resigns: Spanish football boss tells Piers Morgan he is stepping down following ‘Kissgate’ scandal but vows...

SPAIN’S disgraced FA chief Luis Rubiales has finally resigned from his post after weeks of pressure, and he chose to do it on British...

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