Tag: football
Here’s what Wolves got up to in Marbella yesterday, the football club’s third visit to Spain’s Costa del Sol...
After an afternoon of football, the players and staff were seen enjoying some downtime at La Sala, Puerto Banus
Best Andalusian Soccer Players of All Time
Andalusia has had a history of birthing some of the most talented and famous soccer players ever. Let’s look at some of these legends. Fernando...
Newly-promoted Granada CF make blistering start to season, two points off the top of Spain’s La Liga table
So far they have earned 17 points, which is their best ever start to La Liga.
Boy gets Shinji Okazaki’s replica Malaga top in post, but only after the striker left the club
Simon Wilson gave his son the sport shirt for his sixth birthday, ordering it online, but the Japanese striker left the La Liga side just four weeks later, signing for SD Huesca
Premier League winner Okazaki sees career on Spain’s Costa del Sol end after just 34 days as Malaga cancel...
This has left the 2016 title-winner back hunting for a new club having left the King Power Stadium earlier this summer
‘YOU ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE’: Anger at sushi restaurant as Salmonella outbreak infects 91 people in Spain’s Mallorca
It comes as inspectors of the sushi joint made shocking discoveries, including that ‘there was no hot water’
Lukaku is moving to Internazionale, can the Belgian succeed in Serie A?
Romelu Lukaku is about to join Internazionale after Manchester United accepted the Italian club’s latest offer of £73.9m including bonuses for the striker. United and...
Liverpool FC target among 51 ‘POISONED’ by Salmonella at sushi restaurant in Spain
While the current number stands at 51, authorities believe that figure could climb much higher
Racist abuse forces English youth team to abandon football friendly in Andalucia
The West London club has called on UEFA to take the 'strongest possible action' after their side allegedly suffered monkey noises and taunts of 'n****.'
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale AGAIN criticised for ‘not speaking Spanish’, despite living in Spain for six years
The explosive comments from Toshack, 70, come after the Madrid board blocked Bale’s move to Jiangsu Suning, as they were unwilling to release him on a free transfer
Premier League – Early Predictions
FOOTBALL fans are eagerly awaiting the official start of the Premier League 2019-2020 season that kicks off in a few days. Hope, anticipation, joy, and...
Hull City play Leyton Orient on Costa del Sol TONIGHT and entry is ONLY €3!
New head coach of the Yorkshire side, former Doncaster boss Grant McCann, will face a tough task, as he has a depleted squad to pick from
Spain and 10-woman England out of Women’s World Cup after slim defeats to favourites USA
Steph Houghton had the chance to equalise for the Lionesses, but her weak 84th-minute penalty was stopped by USA keeper Alyssa Naeher
Spain take revenge over Germany with a 2-1 win to claim a fifth European Under-21 Championship
Spain took revenge with the win, after the same fixture in the 2017 final ended in victory for Germany
WATCH: Spain’s Women’s World Cup dreams end as two penalties hand USA 2-1 victory in France
Spain felt aggrieved after Jill Ellis’ side were awarded a ‘soft’ second penalty via VAR, after Rose Lavelle went down in the box
Just 11 Brits arrested out of 100,000 Champions League fans in Madrid after Spain’s Largest police operation
SUCCESS: Madrid 2019 could have been a Champions League nightmare if it wasn't for excellent policing and generally well-behaved fans
IN PICS: Liverpool fans outnumber Spurs in first pit stop of Madrid Champions League final convoy
The R and R break comes just three hours into the trip, with Reds fans greatly outnumbering Spurs supporters
Tottenham and Harry Kane land in Spain for Champions League final as Spurs legend Glenn Hoddle tells Pochettino ‘NOT’...
SAVE HIM: Spurs legend Hoddle said Harry Kane should not start against Liverpool in Madrid TOTTENHAM and Harry...
Trio of Italian touts arrested in Spain for selling FAKE Champions League final tickets
Once all three men were cuffed, police confirmed the tickets were fakes by testing their QR codes
7 GOOD things the British have contributed to Spain
While we do we have many a moron - as does every country - Spain knows that we, too, have something to offer
Andalucian football players wear shirts printed with racist insults for protest in final game of season
Teammates have, in a tongue-in-cheek way, branded the five-year-old squad ‘the foreigners’
Influence of Messi and Ronaldo on Spanish Football
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the best footballers of our generation, and that statement is not even up for debate. Both...
Travelling to Madrid for the Champions League Final? How to Stay Safe in the Capital
ON the 1st of June, 2019, over 150,000 Brits are expected to travel to Madrid for the Champions League final. That’s before you even...
Is La Liga in Danger of Irrelevance?
IN the past, European football body UEFA has made overtures to create some form of super league. The super league concept would likely include...
Five Madrid campsites for under €50 a night that won’t leave you priced out of Champions League weekend
Over 90% of Madrid city centre is now booked up, with nowhere for two people for a two-night stay over the weekend for under €2,000
Madrid airport faces Champions League final ‘chaos’ with 150,000 British fans set for Spain
Staff at Madrid Airport normally handle up to 3,000 passengers an hour but the huge number of supporters flying in will see that number double
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