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England keeper who stunned Spain with shootout heroics wins hearts with fluent Spanish interviews after Euro 2025 triumph

SHE grew up diving for balls under the Spanish sun – and now Hannah Hampton has dived her way into English football folklore. The England

29 Jul, 2025 @ 13:54

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‘No one disrespected us, let us work in peace’: Artist with dwarfism defends Lamine Yamal’s birthday party

BARCELONA winger Lamine Yamal will be investigated after he reportedly hired people with dwarfism to perform at his 18th birthday party. Yamal hosted the party

15 Jul, 2025 @ 15:37

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Yamal, Rashford and Haaland: Which footy stars have flocked to Marbella this summer?

RENOWNED for its scorching sunshine, crystal-blue sea and golden sands, Marbella has long been a fan favourite for those seeking some R&R. But with world-class

12 Jul, 2025 @ 10:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella·Sport

Spanish court gives ex-Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti one-year prison sentence for tax fraud

THE former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has been sentenced to one year in prison for tax fraud for not declaring income linked to image

9 Jul, 2025 @ 17:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain comes back to beat England 2-1 in the Women’s Nations League

SPAIN’S national women’s team defeated England in a match that qualified the women’s team for the Nations League semi-finals. The Tuesday game, held in Barcelona

4 Jun, 2025 @ 13:16

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My night of bedlam in Bilbao: Richarlison, friendly locals and a slick police operation that kept 80,000 English fans from harm – but couldn’t keep the buses and trains running

By Jon Clarke in Bilbao AT 5am on Thursday morning when the heavens opened at the taxi rank at Plaza Moyua in central Bilbao, I

23 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Basque Country·Bilbao·Lead·Sport·Video

Police celebrate ‘few incidents’ and just eight arrests after 60,000 British football fans arrived in Spain

POLICE in Spain have praised the success of an enormous security operation after only eight arrests were made during the Europa League final in Bilbao,

22 May, 2025 @ 11:51

Bilbao·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

WATCH: Thousands of English football fans live it up in Bilbao for the Europa League final

THOUSANDS of British football supporters were seen in Bilbao, ahead of the Europa League final between tottenham and Manchester United. Supporters were standing in the

21 May, 2025 @ 16:48

Basque Country·Lead·Sport·Video

PARTY LIKE IT’S 2008: Tottenham vow to ‘take revenge’ for Bilbao in Euro final tonight

By Jon Clarke in Bilbao TOTTENHAM fans promised to take revenge for the residents of Bilbao after their native team were knocked out of the

21 May, 2025 @ 11:52

Bilbao·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Sport

Racists in 'unprecedented milestone' ruling for abusing Real Madrid footballer Vinicius

‘Milestone’ prison sentence for racist football fans who abused Real Madrid footballer Vinicius

FIVE racist football fans have been given one-year prison terms- suspended for three years- for shouting abuse at Real Madrid player Vinicius in December 2022.

21 May, 2025 @ 11:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Marbella FC scores €114 million 10,000-seater stadium deal

MARBELLA City Council has officially awarded a 75-year land concession to the Marbella FC Foundation to develop an ambitious new football stadium complex. The €114

20 May, 2025 @ 18:08

Lead·Marbella·Property·Sport

Football furore as Spanish press labels Ceuta a ‘Moroccan team’

A SPANISH sports newspaper has sparked outrage after describing Ceuta’s football team as ‘of Moroccan origin’ following their historic promotion to Spain’s second tier. The

12 May, 2025 @ 11:28

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Xabi Alonso quits German club before expected return to Real Madrid as coach

FORMER Real Madrid player Xabi Alonso is set to return to the La Liga club as coach, after announcing on Friday that he’s quitting Bayer

9 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Madrid·Sport

WATCH: FANS OF BETIS CLASH WITH FIORENTINA ULTRAS IN SEVILLA’S ALAMEDA DE HERCULES

WHAT was meant to be a historic night of football in Sevilla turned into mayhem on the streets as rival fans from Real Betis and

2 May, 2025 @ 15:50

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Sport

Estepona Old Boys: United by Football, Driven by Fun

BACK in 2018, a group of football-loving expats found themselves playing with another club – but something just didn’t click. Determined to take the beautiful

21 Apr, 2025 @ 13:23

Estepona·Sponsored·Sport

English Premier League club buys Spanish team looking for promotion to La Liga's second tier

English Premier League club buys Spanish team seeking promotion to La Liga’s second tier

THE owner of English Premier League club, Brentford, has bought the Spanish third tier side, Merida AD. Matthew Benham’s holding company, Best Intentions Analytics, has

15 Apr, 2025 @ 17:20

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‘Catastrophe’ for Real Madrid against a ‘superior Arsenal’: Spanish press round-up on the thumping of Spain’s golden team

SPANISH media didn’t hold back after Real Madrid’s bruising 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Madrid’s performance was

9 Apr, 2025 @ 12:24

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Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti testifies in tax fraud trial that could see him jailed for nearly five years

REAL Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti testified in court on Wednesday in his tax fraud trial where he’s accused of illegally pocketing €1 million over a

2 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain working with Portugal and Morocco to host 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals

SPAIN’S football federation(RFEF) will make a joint bid with Portugal and Morocco to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup finals. The three countries are already

30 Mar, 2025 @ 07:00

Lead·Sport

Redemption for England Women as they beat Spain with a vengeful performance

JESSICA Park’s first-half goal secured a memorable victory for England against reigning world champions Spain. After suffering a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to Spain in the

27 Feb, 2025 @ 17:18

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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