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Mourinho criticizes players after latest loss
Trailing Barcelona in the Spanish league and facing elimination in the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is questioning the will and ...
Spain seizes $36.5 mln in Mubarak-linked assets
Spanish police say they have seized some €28 million ($36.5 million) of assets linked to deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. A police statement ...
Celta Vigo beats Madrid; Messi stars for Barca
Celta Vigo upset Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi scored his 21st double to reach ...
Bank aid money arrives in Spain
The Spanish government said Wednesday that the €39.5 billion ($51.3 billion) in bailout funds approved by European authorities for the country's ...
Zara owner Inditex sees 9-month profit up 27 pct
Spanish clothes retailer Inditex, which owns the Zara store chain, has posted a 27 percent increase in net profit for the first nine months of 2012 ...
Messi stays top of AP rankings - by 1 point
Lionel Messi only narrowly stayed on top of AP's Global Soccer Rankings this week despite breaking the record for goals scored in a calendar year, ...
Real Zaragoza beats Rayo Vallecano 2-0 in Spain
Goals by Franco Zuculini and Antonio Galdeano gave Real Zaragoza a 2-0 win at Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Monday. Midfielder Jose Maria ...
Spaniards hope for eviction reprieve amid crisis
Irene Gonzalez is desperately waiting to hear if she'll benefit from an emergency government decree that protects Spaniards such as her from being ...
Barcelona next faces Cordoba in Copa del Rey
Lionel Messi has until Wednesday to bask in the glory of a major goal-scoring record before Barcelona takes on second-tier club Cordoba in the Copa ...
Messi sets goal record for 1 year, Falcao scores 5
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao were unstoppable Sunday on a memorable night when both stars again ...
Thousands protest Spain's health care austerity
Thousands of Spanish medical workers and residents angered by budget cuts and plans to partly privatize the cherished national health service marched ...
Oezil nets 2 to give Madrid 3-2 win at Valladolid
Midfielder Mesut Oezil scored two exquisite goals to give Real Madrid a 3-2 comeback win at promoted Valladolid in the Spanish league on Saturday.
Barcelona may miss Messi for trip to Real Betis
Lionel Messi is a doubt for Barcelona's next Spanish league match at Real Betis on Sunday after hurting his left knee in the Champions League.
Champs League leaves Chelsea, City feeling blues
Chelsea and Manchester City are feeling the blues. Two of the richest clubs in football were humiliated in the Champions League this season, with ...
Class of 2012: Young Europeans trapped by language
Maria Menendez, a 25-year-old caught in Spain's job-destroying economic crisis, would love to work in Germany as a veterinarian. Germany, facing an ...
Barcelona soccer club defends use of Catalan
Long a symbol of Catalan identity, Barcelona soccer club added its voice Wednesday to a simmering political dispute between the region of Catalonia ...
Real Madrid beats Ajax 4-1 in Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring as Real Madrid eased to a 4-1 home victory over Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday. Already through to the ...
Messi could set goal record against Benfica
Despite Lionel Messi being one goal from equaling Gerd Mueller's all-time record of 85 in a calendar year, Barcelona could rest him from Wednesday's ...
Valladolid beats Sevilla 2-1 in Spanish league
Goals by Patrick Ebert and Oscar Gonzalez gave Valladolid a 2-1 win at Sevilla in the Spanish League on Monday. Valladolid began the match looking ...
Chelsea's hopes in balance in Champions League
Although Rafa Benitez can't be blamed for Chelsea's current plight in the Champions League, elimination this week would give his many critics further ...
Joel Campbell gives Betis 3-2 win at Deportivo
Costa Rica forward Joel Campbell netted a late winner from long range to give Real Betis a 3-2 victory at Deportivo La Coruna in the Spanish league ...
Spain's disabled protest austerity cuts
Disabled people took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday in the latest protest against broad austerity measures, angry over government cutbacks ...
Barca beats Bilbao for best Spanish season start
Lionel Messi scored twice Saturday as Barcelona made the best start in the history of the Spanish league with a 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao, while ...
20,000 watch Atletico's practice before derby
Atletico Madrid says 20,000 fans turned out at the team's final practice on Saturday morning ahead of its derby against Real Madrid.