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• Barca's Xavi to miss Madrid trip, doubt for Milan

  Barcelona says midfielder Xavi Hernandez has a right thigh injury that will rule him of Saturday's game at Real Madrid and put him in doubt for the ... 

• Benzema to face court on day France plays Spain

  France striker Karim Benzema will appear in a Madrid court on charges of reckless driving on the same day his side hosts Spain in an all-important ... 

• Atletico's Tiago undergoes surgery on broken arm

  Atletico Madrid says midfielder Tiago Cardoso has undergone surgery on his broken right arm. The Portugal international broke the ulna bone in his ... 

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  Madrid hosts hurting Barca ahead of United trip

  Five days after its biggest win at Camp Nou in more than a decade, Real Madrid hosts Barcelona again Saturday in the Spanish league with its decisive ... 

• Benzema caught speeding at 100 kph over limit

  Spanish police say Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was caught for speeding at more than 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) above the limit. 

• Telefonica's profit falls to $5.14BN on write-offs

  Spanish telephone company Telefonica said Thursday its net profit last year plunged 27.3 percent to €3.9 billion ($5.14 billion), driven lower by a ... 

• Bankia posts biggest loss in Spanish history

  Bailed-out Bankia on Thursday posted a full-year net loss of €19.2 billion ($25.2 billion), the biggest ever suffered by a Spanish company, after the ... 

• Argentine nationalization dents Repsol's profits

  Spanish oil and gas company Repsol blamed the nationalization of YPF, its former Argentine unit, and a drop in the value of its oil inventories for ... 

• Atletico draws with Sevilla, advances 4-3 in Copa

  Atletico Madrid lined up a Copa del Rey final against city rivals Real Madrid after drawing 2-2 with a Sevilla side that finished with nine men on ... 

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  Ronaldo leads Madrid past Barca to make Copa final

  Cristiano Ronaldo is starting to look right at home at the Camp Nou. For Lionel Messi and Barcelona, the Spanish league is starting to look like the ... 

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  Madrid beats Barcelona 3-1 in Copa del Rey semis

  Cristiano Ronaldo got the better of Lionel Messi on Tuesday, scoring twice to lead Real Madrid to a 3-1 win at Barcelona and a spot in the Copa del ... 

• Osasuna beats Levante 2-0 with late goals in Spain

  Late goals by Masoud Soleimani and Enrique Sola gave Osasuna a 2-0 away win against Levante in the Spanish league on Monday. Soleimani unleashed an ... 

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  Barcelona hosts Real Madrid in Copa semifinals

  Scoring or not, Lionel Messi is ready to help Barcelona any way he can when the team faces Real Madrid on Tuesday in the second leg of the Copa del ... 

• Falcao gives Atletico 1-0 win over Espanyol

  Radamel Falcao scored his 21st goal in the Spanish league this season to give 10-man Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over Espanyol on Sunday, ensuring the ... 

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  45 arrested in Spain after anti-austerity protest

  Spanish police say they arrested 45 people, including nine minors, in street violence after a large anti-austerity protest outside parliament. 

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  Messi scores as Barca rebounds for Madrid clash

  Barcelona's Lionel Messi extended his league-record scoring run to 15 straight games in a 2-1 win over Sevilla on Saturday, three days before the ... 

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  Spain anti-austerity marches attract thousands

  Tens of thousands of people marched on Spain's parliament on Saturday to protest austerity measures, a demonstration that came on the 32nd anniversary ... 

• Spain arrests 3 men for allegedly spying for Iran

  The Interior Ministry says Spanish police have arrested three men on suspicion of spying on Iranian dissidents and reporting back to the ruling regime 

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  Michael Laudrup's reputation blossoming at Swansea

  Very rarely does a brilliant footballer develop into a brilliant coach. Michael Laudrup may well prove to be one of the exceptions. Swansea has ... 

• Noisy protesters swarm big Madrid airport terminal

  Several thousand protesters are inside the largest terminal of Madrid's international airport — blowing whistles and air horns in a deafening ... 

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  Spain's king to undergo back hernia operation

  Spain's royal palace says King Juan Carlos will undergo surgery next month for a lower back disc hernia. It will be the 75-year-old monarch's second ... 

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  Barcelona aiming to regroup after loss to AC Milan

  Reeling from its loss at AC Milan, Barcelona will host a resurgent Sevilla in the Spanish league on Saturday needing to quickly regroup in time for ... 

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  Bradford looking to complete fairytale cup journey

  Having dispatched three Premier League teams on a fairytale march to Wembley, Bradford must beat another on Sunday if the fourth-tier side is to win ... 

• Hamilton says he paid $40,000 a year for doping

  Disgraced former U.S. cyclist Tyler Hamilton told a Spanish court Tuesday he paid tens of thousands of euros (dollars) a year to the doctor at the ... 

• AP Global Football 10 Quotebox

  Paolo Condo, Gazzetta dello Sport, Italy. "The ranking involves this week not only the weekend clash for national championships and cups, but also the ...