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Falcao's injury not as bad as originally feared
Atletico Madrid says that striker Radamel Falcao's leg injury is not as bad as originally feared. The club said on Monday that medical tests indicate ...
Ronaldo nets 2 as Madrid beats Valencia 5-0
Cristiano Ronaldo netted two goals and set up another to power Real Madrid's blistering attack to a 5-0 demolition of Valencia in the Spanish league ...
Atletico's Falcao out 3 weeks with leg injury
Atletico Madrid's slim hopes of catching Spanish leader Barcelona were dealt a blow Sunday when striker Radamel Falcao sustained a leg injury that ...
10-man Barcelona loses 3-2 at Real Sociedad
Ten-man Barcelona lost its first match in the Spanish league on Saturday, squandering a two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat at Real Sociedad and conceding ...
Valencia's Canales returns from 2nd ligament tear
Valencia midfielder Sergio Canales has made its squad for the first time since recovering from a second consecutive rupture of his ligament in the ...
Spain's ruling party to probe alleged corruption
Spain's governing Popular Party announced Saturday that it will investigate the financial activities of a former treasurer whom a court said had ...
Mallorca goalkeeper Aouate out for 4 weeks
Mallorca says goalkeeper Dudu Aouate will be sidelined for four weeks with a leg injury. The Israel international hurt a ligament in his right knee ...
Espanyol beats 10-man Mallorca 3-2 in Spain
Espanyol beat 10-man Mallorca 3-2 at home in the Spanish league on Friday as the Barcelona-based side confirmed its turnaround under coach Javier ...
Spain ruling party pressed over alleged corruption
A former Spanish ruling party treasurer amassed €22 million ($29 million) in Swiss bank accounts, a court said, prompting a barrage of questions ...
Valdes to leave Barcelona at end of 2013-14 season
After successfully defending Barcelona's net for more than a decade, goalkeeper Victor Valdes will be parting ways with the team at the end of the ...
Barcelona aims to bounce back at Real Sociedad
Barcelona will be looking to rebound from its recent stumble in the Copa del Rey as it tries to preserve its near immaculate Spanish league campaign ...
Spanish banks' bad loan ratio at record 11.38 pct
Spain's central bank says the level of bad debt in the country's banks rose to a new record 11.38 percent in November, up from 11.23 percent in ...
Atletico Madrid beats Betis 2-0 in Spanish Copa
An early goal by Radamel Falcao helped Atletico Madrid to a 2-0 home win against Real Betis in the quarterfinals of the Copa de Rey on Thursday.
Milan in talks with Kaka's agents and Real Madrid
AC Milan had talks with Kaka's agents on Thursday about bringing the Brazilian back to San Siro. Kaka's representatives, Gaetano and Dario Paolillo, ...
Foreign oil workers evacuated from Algeria
Spanish, Norwegian and British oil companies were evacuating workers from Algerian energy facilities Thursday following the hostage-taking by Islamic ...
Interest rates down as Spain's sells $5.97 bln
Spain has sold €4.5 billion ($5.97 billion) in a medium- and long-term bond sale that saw interest rates dropping as market fears ease over whether ...
Spanish company evacuates workers in Algeria
Spanish energy company Cepsa says it has evacuated an unspecified number of workers from two oil facilities it operates in Algeria following the ...
Spain heads unchanged top 10 in FIFA rankings
World and European champion Spain leads an unchanged top 10 teams in FIFA's latest world rankings. Ecuador at No. 12 and Haiti at No. 38 both climbed ...
10-man Malaga holds Barcelona 2-2 in Copa del Rey
A 10-man Malaga held Barcelona to 2-2 at the Camp Nou in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Wednesday. The first leg began with Malaga's normally solid ...
Ireland recalls 10 mln burgers on horsemeat fears
An Irish meat processor recalled 10 million burgers Wednesday from supermarkets across Ireland and Britain amid fears that many could contain ...
Spanish tourist visitors up by 1 million in 2012
The number of tourists visiting recession-stricken Spain rose by one million people, or 3 percent, in 2012. Industry, Energy and Tourism Minister Jose ...
UEFA fans' team of year snubs Premier League
UEFA has announced its 2012 Team of the Year, with players from the Premier League teams being snubbed for the second time this month. The lineup ...
Real Madrid beats Valencia 2-0 in Copa del Rey
France striker Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid to a 2-0 victory over Valencia in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday. Benzema opened the ...
Deschamps steadily making France competitive again
France coach Didier Deschamps has been successful wherever he's played and coached. In attempting to turn the national team back into the force it ...
AP Global Football 10-Quotebox
James Porteous, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. "I've gone for Robin van Persie as top player just ahead of Lionel Messi this week, though there ...