Barcelona, Sep 11 (IANS) FC Barcelona opened a four-point gap at the top of the Liga Santander over Real Madrid as they hammered local rivals Espanyol 5-0, while Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by recently promoted Levante in the third round of matches over the La Liga football season. Leo Messi was again […]
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‘Catalan Football Clubs Will Not Play In Spain If Independence Happens’
Madrid, Sep 9 (IANS) Javier Tebas, the President of the Spanish Football League (LFP), says that if the Catalan region of north-east Spain becomes independent from the rest of Spain then FC Barcelona and other Catalan clubs such as Girona and Espanyol would not be able to continue playing in the Spanish competition. The Catalan regional […]
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Groin Strain Forces Villa Out Of World Cup Qualifier For Spain
Madrid, Sep 4 (IANS) Spain’s veteran striker David Villa has suffered a training injury, forcing him to miss Tuesday’s World Cup qualifying game away to Liechtenstein, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed. “It has been decided that the player abandons the squad and does not travel to Liechtenstein,” said the RFEF after Villa suffered a groin […]
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Spain’s Villa May Miss Liechtenstein Tie Due To Muscle Problem
Madrid, Sep 3 (IANS) Spain veteran striker David Villa suffered a slight muscle problem in Sunday’s training session and may miss Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying clash against Liechtenstein. Villa, Spain’s all-time top scorer, appeared in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Italy in the 2018 World Cup qualifier, reports Efe. The striker went to the university […]
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UEFA WC Qualifiers Round-Up: Spain Beat Italy; Croatia-Kosovo Match Abandoned
Group D Serbia 3 (Mijat Gacinovic 20′; Aleksandar Kolarov 30′; Aleksandar Mitrovic 81′) – Moldova 0 Serbia is currently top of the Group D after beating Moldova by 3-0. Mijat Gacinovic opened the scoreline for the hosts Serbia on 20 minutes which was extended by Aleksandar Kolarov and Aleksandar Mitrovic on 30 minutes and 81 […]
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Preview: Spain And Italy Set For Vital World Cup Showdown
Madrid, Sep 1 (IANS) Spain and Italy face off for what will be a decisive match in their World Cup qualifying campaign when they meet in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium here on Saturday. Both sides have dropped just two points each in their qualifying campaign so far and those were when they drew in Italy a […]
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I Must Earn My Place In Spain Squad: Striker Villa
Madrid, Aug 29 (IANS) New York City forward David Villa on Tuesday said he is ready to give his all to help Spain’s football team win in 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Having hung up his boots three years ago, Villa, a former Barcelona striker and Spain’s all-time top goalscorer, came out of international retirement when he […]
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Vazquez Replaces Injured Vitolo In Spain Squad For Italy Clash
Madrid, Aug 29 (IANS) Spain head coach Julen Lopetegui on Tuesday called Real Madrid winger Lucas Vazquez into the 26-man football squad for the decisive World Cup qualifying game against Italy on Saturday. Vazquez replaces Atletico Madrid winger Vitolo, who is currently on loan at Las Palma and suffered a knee injury while training on Sunday, […]
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Spain’s Nadal Named Top Seed At US Open Tennis
New York, Aug 25 (IANS) Spanish World No.1 Rafael Nadal, who will learn his first-round opponent when the draw is made on Friday, has been named the top seed at the US Open, tournament organisers said. The 31-year-old Nadal, who earlier this season won an unprecedented 10th title at the French Open and on Monday reclaimed […]
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Ronaldo Leaves Spain Court After Testimony On Alleged Tax Fraud
Madrid, July 31 (IANS) Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo left a court near the Spanish capital on Monday after giving a 90-minute testimony in response to a state prosecution accusation that he has defrauded the tax office of 14 million euros ($16.42m). The Real Madrid superstar entered the courthouse in the upscale town of Pozuelo de Alarcon, […]