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After the disappointment of dropping two points last weekend in what should have been an east victory over relegation-battling Celta de Vigo, La Liga leaders Real Madrid face what could be a difficult road assignment. Los Blancos must travel to Valencia where Levante UD have taken six of their nine league wins this season, and […]

La Liga leaders Real Madrid, despite losing only one league match this season, have been unable to fully capitalize on the recent struggles of their arch rival, the defending champion FC Barcelona, who scraped out a hard-fought win over third-place Getafe on Saturday. Los Blancos will now cap off the Spanish weekend slate with a […]

FC Barcelona, the defending Spanish La Liga champions, took a step toward putting their internal crisis behind them last weekend when they avoided a second straight upset with a 2-1 win over Real Betis that kept them in the title race. They face an even greater threat on Saturday when they host the league’s surprising […]

For the first time since 2010, Spain’s Copa del Rey final will not feature either FC Barcelona or their arch-rival, Real Madrid. Both suffered stunning upsets in the tournament quarterfinals — Barcelona falling to Basque side Athletic Club Bilbao and La Liga-leading Real Madrid dropping a shocker at the hands of another Basque team, Real […]

The crisis at FC Barcelona only got deeper on Thursday when the defending La Liga champions traveled to Basque Country to face Athletic Club Bilbao in a Copa del Rey quarterfinal. The Blaugrana had appeared in five straight Spanish Cup finals, winning four straight before losing to Valencia last season. But Athletic Club unceremoniously bounced […]

A furious comeback by Real Madrid fell short on Thursday, as Los Blancos suffered a stunning defeat to Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals. Real ended up losing 4-3 and crashing out of Spain’s domestic Cup tournament that they have not won since 2014. On Sunday, Zinedine Zidane’s squad will look to avoid […]

Lev Parnas, the now-indicted former associate of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, released on Friday a new trove of photographs that appear to document their close relationship. Donald Trump‘s lawyer has publicly admitted that he pressured the government of Ukraine to stage an investigation of former United States Vice President Joe Biden — […]

Though they sit just three points off the top in Spain’s La Liga and play a Copa del Rey quarterfinal match against a heavy underdog on Thursday, defending league champions FC Barcelona are suddenly facing a major crisis after the firing of Manager Ernesto Valverde three weeks ago. The fallout exploded into an open feud […]

Fresh off a 1-0 victory in El Derbi Madrileno, their first home league victory over Atlético Madrid since 2012, Real Madrid look to take their momentum into the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Thursday. There, they face the Basque Country side Real Sociedad, who with a win would need just one more victory to reach […]

With a dispiriting 2-0 loss to Valencia in new manager Quique Setien’s first La Liga game at the helm, FC Barcelona dropped out of the La Liga lead. And after arch-rival Real Madrid scored a 1-0 win in the Madrid derby Saturday, Barca find themselves at risk of falling six points off the pace on […]

Just three weeks after playing the second El Derbi Madrileno of the season, crosstown rivals Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid will meet in Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup final. It marks the 273rd time since 1903, when a group of university students created Atlético in response to their distaste with the established Madrid […]

Returning to Spain from Saudi Arabia, where they earned a hard-fought Spanish Super Cup victory, Real Madrid now has a chance to leap to the top of the La Liga table — at least for 24 hours. On Saturday, they will host Sevilla FC, which has lost only once in 11 matches across all competitions. […]

For the first time since its inception in 1982, the Spanish Super Cup features a four-team format. In addition to the La Liga champion and Copa del Rey winner — who previously squared off in a single match — this year’s competition included a semifinal round with La Liga’s second- and third-place finishers from the […]

FC Barcelona can set up the second El Clásico matchup in less than a month with a win over Atlético Madrid on Thursday in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal. But what would otherwise seem to be an appealing prospect for fans not only in Spain but worldwide, remains mired in controversy thanks to the new […]

Last season, FC Barcelona made something of a mockery out of Spain’s — and Europe’s — most storied rivalry. The Catalan side won three of four matches against archrivals Real Madrid, settling for a draw only in the first leg of a Copa del Rey semifinal. When it was all said and done, Barcelona topped […]

In what could be considered a Spain Segunda Division derby of sorts, the top two teams from last season’s lower-tier competition square off in Andalusia. Yet, one of those teams, Granada CF, has been the biggest surprise of the La Liga 2019-2020 season so far. And in fact, with a win over 11th-place CA Osasuna […]

Three-time European champion Spain, who last won the title just two tournaments ago in 2012, appears destined for another berth in the UEFA Euro group stage, winning all four of their Group F qualifying round matches so far. The Spain resurgence follows a disappointing performance in the inaugural UEFA Nations League last year, according to […]

Joana Sainz Garcia, an up-and-coming Spanish pop star, was killed on-stage in front of horrified fans when a pyrotechnics display went wrong, The New York Daily News reports. Early Sunday morning, Garcia was performing with her group, Super Hollywood Orchestra, in the town of Las Berlanas. Just moments into her set, a pyrotechnics display went […]

At least 17 children in Spain have been been diagnosed with “werewolf syndrome” after their parents gave them over-the-counter medication for heartburn that contained a drug that is used to treat hair loss. The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices confirmed an outbreak of “werewolf syndrome,” otherwise known as hypertrichosis, Spanish news outlet El […]

The search phrase “how to move out of America” has spiked on Google in the past couple of weeks, as some Americans, fearful of mass shootings and Trump administration policies, are looking for a way out. As Yahoo News reports, the search phrase has had two peaks in the past few years. The first spike […]

As the sun set on beautiful Ibiza, Elsa Pataky took her place among friends and family to be part of a perfect photo meant as a memento for her upcoming birthday. The beautiful Spaniard turns 43 on July 18, but The Fast and the Furious actress wanted to get an early start as her “favorite […]

A judge in Spain made a decades-long controversial decision Wednesday that singing legend Julio Iglesias has a 43-year-old son. There wasn’t a paternity test, but the Mediterranean coast judge ruled in favor of Spanish man Javier Sánchez and his mother Maria Edite Santos, a former Spanish ballerina. The two have made the claim Iglesias was […]

Eva Longoria is showing off her toned post-baby body just over a year after welcoming her first child into the world. The stunning 44-year-old actress was spotted soaking up all the sunshine with her family this week during a sunny trip to Spain as she proudly showed some skin in a white one-piece swimsuit. The […]

The annual San Fermin festival in Pamplona is underway, and so far, there have been three people gored during the opening bull run through the streets of the Spanish city. According to AP News, two of the men that were gored are American. One was a 46-year-old man from San Fransisco, and the other was […]

Spain will soon resume their so-far perfect Euro 2020 qualifying campaign by taking on what should be an overmatched foe. They travel to the North Atlantic to face Faroe Islands, a team ranked 102nd in the world, according to FIFA, while Spain — the 2010 World Cup champions, and 2012 European champs — rank ninth. […]

Spain enters the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup on an incredible run of form after winning all eight of their qualifying matches, as reported by The Guardian. However, with one of the most difficult groups in the tournament, where they will match up against Germany, China, and South Africa, and the likelihood of facing the […]

They say everyone has a twin, or at least someone who bears a striking similarity to them, and it seems that’s true of Duchess Meghan Markle, too. Her “twin” is also famous in her own political circles in Spain. Australian blog Now To Love introduced its readers to Spanish politician, Begoña Villacís, who, like the […]

According to a study conducted by two analysts, a large percentage of cannabis available on the streets of Madrid are contaminated with fecal matter. In addition to this, some samples also contained the aroma of fecal matter as well. José Manuel Moreno Pérez, a pharmacologist from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, collected 90 samples of […]

Owing to negligence and increased animal deaths, a zoo in Spain’s Costa de la Luz was forced to cease operations after activists started lodging complaints against it. But instead of making arrangements to transfer the remaining animals to other shelters or their natural habitat, zoo owners left the animals to languish in their cages. According […]

After barely squeaking by Norway in the opener of their 2020 UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign, thanks to a penalty kick by Sergio Ramos — as the BBC reported — Spain now hope to get their qualifying round underway for real when they take on a team that has never beaten them in seven matches […]

After crashing out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Round of 16 and then failing to qualify for the inaugural UEFA Nations League semifinals, 2010 World Cup winners Spain hope to take the first step on their road back to glory when they field what is expected to be younger, “new look” side. […]

A growing number of U.S. Hispanic people are looking to their European roots as a way to flee the social tensions stirred up in the country since President Donald Trump was elected, reports the Guardian. Under Sephardic Jew citizenship law in Spain, people who can prove they descended from Sephardic Jews who were expelled from […]

The last time that Spain and Croatia squared off, “La Roja” dealt the high-flying Croats a dose of reality with a thorough 6-0 destruction, which — as Sky Sports noted — was the worst defeat in Croatia’s history for the country’s national side. Now, on their home territory, Croatia gets a chance to avenge that […]

England faces a serious threat to their UEFA Nations League survival if they fail to defeat Spain on Monday. The Spanish side edged out England 2-1 the last time they met, after an extra time equalizer by Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck was ruled out due to his foul on Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea, per ESPN. […]

After they notched their first victory under new coach Luis Enrique, downing England 2-1 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, as ESPN.com reported, the Spain national team looks to continue their redemption after an embarrassing 2018 FIFA World Cup exit as they face World Cup finalists Croatia in a UEFA Nations League game that will live […]

Police are currently searching for the culprit who vandalized Spain’s Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. The vandal used a marker to make one of the cathedral’s statues look like current KISS drummer Eric Singer. Authorities say the 12th-century marble statue will now have to be cleaned with lasers and the vandal is now facing a fine […]

Singer Rita Ora, 27, proudly exclaimed, “I love Spain,” in a new video she posted to Instagram highlighting her brilliant performance there. The “Lonely Together” hitmaker shared the clips of herself enjoying the country where she said everyone is so nice. Ora captioned the video, “Last night in Spain….. I can’t wait for tonight PORTUGAL […]

Pop singer and worldwide talent Rita Ora took to Instagram today to share a truly picture perfect experience with her fans across the globe on the social media platform. Backgrounded by deep blue waters and a city skyline, the starlet was splayed out on cushions installed atop a luxury yacht. Wearing a skin-tight iridescent green […]

No matter what outfit she is wearing, one thing is for sure — Amy Schumer oozes confidence. In a recent Instagram post, the 37-year-old proudly flaunts her curvy bikini body in a series of photos while vacationing with some girlfriends in Spain. In the first image in the series, Schumer and three of her pals […]

BBC reported Monday that, after a two-year investigation by France’s anti-fraud directorate, around 4.6 million bottles of Spanish Rosé have been incorrectly labeled as French, which is relatively more expensive. The wine, which has already been sold to cafes and restaurants all over France, bore labels that falsely claimed the wine was made and bottled […]

Spain, the most star-studded side in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, enter hostile territory on Sunday when they take on Russia in from of more than 80,000 fans of the host nation is Moscow, in a Round of 16 clash that will live stream from Luzhniki Stadium. But though Spain’s performances have been less crisp […]

California girl Katy Perry showed off her sun-kissed skin in a colorful bikini during her wet n’ wild getaway in Spain. The “Swish Swish” singer recently headed to the country for a leg of her Witness Tour, and she evidently decided to extend her stay so that she could soak up some rays and party […]

This year seems to be the year of the bikini for Olivia Culpo. As the Inquisitr shared a few weeks ago, the 26-year-old former Miss Universe shared a beautiful throwback of herself and fellow model, Nabilla Benattia. In the sexy image, the two ladies pose together on a boat with blue waters at their backs. […]

Spain, the 2010 FIFA World Cup champions and among the strong favorites to take home the 2018 version of the coveted Cup, find themselves in a precarious position on Monday when they face a Morocco side with absolutely nothing to lose but their pride in the finale of Group B play which will live stream […]

Two of FIFA’s greatest powerhouse nations, reigning European champions Portugal and their Iberian rival Spain — winner of the 2010 World Cup — will clash in a Group B match on Friday from Russia. What could be the marquee matchup of the opening two days at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Spain will be breaking […]

The two giants of Spain’s La Liga, Barcelona and Real Madrid, square off for the 238th “El Clasico” showdown on Sunday in a game that will live stream from the Camp Nou, but though — unlike so many of their confrontations — this matchup has no implications for a league or cup title, there is […]

A black man in Spain was reportedly attacked by a racist woman who told him she could kill him and get away with it because she was white. Actor Marius Makon, also known as Elton Prince, took to Facebook to share details of the alleged assault, according to the Washington Post, which he claims took […]

The exiled leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has raised the possibility that he could lead the newly elected Catalonia government via Skype. The former president of Catalonia fled to Belgium in 2017 following charges by the Spanish government of rebellion and sedition for his role in the region’s illegal independence elections. Upon returning to Catalonia, […]

The Fifa World Cup is an important sporting event that happens once every four years. Recent events beyond the football pitch could change the status quo. Fifa, the tournament’s governing organization, issued a letter where they raised concerns over political interference within the Spanish federation (RFEF) that could jeopardize the team’s participation in Russia. This […]

The Catalan independence vote is one of the biggest news stories to come out of Europe in years. Unfortunately, the reasons behind the movement, and the ramifications of the vote, involve thorny and complicated issues that are lost on many news readers outside of Europe. Here, now, is a general explanation of the significance of […]