News in Spain
Real Madrid has waved off the 17 million pounds compensation and cleared Jose Mourinho to join Chelsea for free. Mourinho and Madrid had been disputing over the clause in the contract for months which still has two years to run. According to a report by Mirror, Real President Florentino Perez said that the club has decided to end the relationship with Mourinho by the end of this season. The ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 08:10:02 -0400
The ongoing dispute between golfers Tiger Woods and Sergio Gracia over whether the former inadvertently or maliciously disrupted the Spaniard's swing during this month's Player Championship where they were paired together, reportedly may not come to an end soon. Woods, when asked if he planned to contact Gracia to make peace between the two, replied with a curt an immediate 'No'. In a report by ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400
Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez has said that Jose Mourinho was not sacked, after he confirmed Mourinho's exit from the club at the end of the season. Perez denied the suggestion that Mourinho was relieved of his duties by the club alone at the media conference where the announcement was made. He said it was a mutual agreement, reports Sports24. Portuguese-born coach Mourinho's time in ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 06:20:03 -0400
Barcelona are ready to make a 20 million-pound move for Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany. The Spanish giants will step up their attempts to sign a player they have been linked with for months, after identifying Kompany as their No. 1 summer target to strengthen their defence, reports the Mirror. Barca have been alerted by Kompany growing unhappy at City under now-sacked manager Roberto ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 06:20:03 -0400
Andres Iniesta says Spain cannot yet claim to be on the same pedestal as Brazil in football's international hierarchy. The Barcelona midfielder has been a key member of a Spain team that has won the two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup. In an interview with Brazilian daily O Globo, Iniesta said Brazil had maintained a unique aura owing to the country's rich football history. "To ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 05:10:01 -0400
Neymar has agreed in principle to join Barcelona on July 1, according to Brazilian daily O Globo.The 21-year-old striker is understood to have signed a deal last week to join the Spanish giants following the Confederations Cup in Brazil.The report said officials from Neymar's current club Santos could ratify the deal on Wednesday.As anticipation surrounding the move intensified, Barcelona ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 22:52:49 -0400
Gen Franco who triggered the three-year civil war by leading a military coup against the democratically elected Republican government. Photograph: AFP/Getty ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 21:33:27 -0400
TWELVE Greenpeace activists have been arrested after parking a fishing boat outside the ministry of agriculture and chaining themselves to ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 20:45:17 -0400
Visit the ROB Insight homepage for analysis available only to subscribers. Spain's unemployment rate could climb to 30 per cent by 2015, up from a record 27 per cent now, according to Socit Gnrale. Such staggering levels of joblessness would signal economic devastation just about anywhere - except in Spain, where the average Spaniard would roll his eyes and tell you not to worry, everyone ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 19:34:28 -0400
Two Spanish tourists have been kidnapped in Colombia while driving in La Guajira, near the Venezuelan border. The couple disappeared on Friday, but Spanish authorities only confirmed the kidnapping on Tuesday. The kidnappers contacted the hostages' family and identified themselves as members of the left-wing rebels Farc, Colombian authorities say. The group, which last year vowed to stop ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 19:14:27 -0400
Spain's centre-right People's Party (Partido Popular) leader Mariano Rajoy ( R ) and Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar talk before a national executive committee in Madrid November 21, ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:12 -0400
Elsewhere, Deportivo La Coruna moved out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol at the Estadio Riazor. Bruno Gama gave his side the lead after 50 minutes when he hit a wonderful curling drive from outside the area beyond Cristian Alvarez. The victory was sealed deep into stoppage time as Deportivo broke forward and Nelson Oliveira lobbed the on-rushing Espanyol goalkeeper. ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 18:58:23 -0400
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, met today with Spain’s Secretary General for Defense Policy, Alejandro Enrique Alvargonzález, with whom he discussed issues related to hemispheric security; drug policy, the Ibero-American agenda and the cooperation between the hemispheric institution and the Spanish government.Secretary ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:11 -0400
Real Madrid this summer and believes his exit is a positive thing for Spanish football.Madrid president Florentino Perez revealed on Monday evening that Mourinho will not fulfil his contract with the Santiago Bernabeu side and Vilarrubi is pleased to see the 50-year-old leave La Liga at the end of this season."I can speak out now. Mourinho has been a scourge," Vilarrubi told Catalunya ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:48 -0400
BOGOTA - Colombian authorities say a middle-aged Spanish man and woman are missing in a northeastern border region where a car they rented three weeks ago was found. Spain's foreign minister said Tuesday in Madrid that two Spaniards had been kidnapped in Colombia. But Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo did not provide any additional details, including their names. Maj. Cesar Gonzalez of ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:59 -0400
The hostages, who have not been named, were travelling in a hired car, which has since been found abandoned, towards the Cabo de la ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:47 -0400
Madrid, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Spain announced today to partners in the European Union (EU) that it will support sending weapons to the Syrian opposition, a position which is shared by other countries in the bloc. In a press conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jos Manuel Garca-Margallo, confirmed that he will defend the proposal during a meeting held EU foreign ministers next Monday in ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:07:57 -0400
A beach in La Guajira in northern Colombia. Photo from Flickr In reports that were released today, it has been revealed that two Spanish tourists were kidnapped in northern Colombia on Friday. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement today of the kidnapping of ngel Snchez Fernndez, 49, and Concepcin Marlaska Sedano, 43, in the northeast department of La Guajira. Spanish ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:36 -0400
Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid after three years as coach, paving the path for his return to England and a second stint as Chelsea's manager. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez announced at a news conference after a board meeting Monday that a mutual agreement was reached for Mourinho's departure. The 50-year-old Portuguese coach has two matches remaining in a season that ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:17 -0400
Car crash knocks out power in Spanish Fork A truck collided with a power pole in Spanish Fork Thursday morning, knocking out the power for many residents within the city. It was back ...
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:49:38 -0400
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