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Spain

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  Brazil plummets to No. 22 in FIFA rankings

  Five-time World Cup winner Brazil dropped to a historic low of No. 22 in the FIFA rankings on Thursday only one year before hosting the showpiece ... 

• Coach Juan Ignacio Martinez to leave Levante

  Levante has parted ways with coach Juan Ignacio Martinez after two successful seasons ended with an ongoing investigation into alleged match-fixing. 

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  Study shows clubs getting grip on finances

  Clubs in Europe's top leagues defied challenging economic conditions to improve overall profits by maintaining revenue growth and staying in control ... 

• Pirelli and Mercedes to face FIA Tribunal

  A tire testing session involving Mercedes and Pirelli that was criticized by rival Formula One teams will be referred to the FIA's international ... 

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  Spain seeks US help to slim down overweight sub

  A new, Spanish-designed submarine has a weighty problem: The vessel is more than 70 tons too heavy, and officials fear if it goes out to sea, it will ... 

• Spanish martial arts instructor held over murders

  A Spanish judge has ordered a martial arts instructor to be held in prison without bail while he awaits trial on charges of brutally murdering two ... 

• Italy to host huddle on Eurozone youth joblessness

  Italy says it will host a meeting of ministers from France, Germany and Spain to help coordinate strategies aimed at fighting unemployment, especially ... 

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  China slams EU solar duties, launches wine probe

  China announced a trade investigation of European wine Wednesday after the European Union hit Chinese exporters of solar panels with anti-dumping ... 

• Spain, Italy police break up hashish dealing ring

  Spanish and Italian police have arrested 99 people in the breakup of a hashish smuggling operation led by Italy's Camorra crime syndicate. 

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  Neymar's first Barcelona match set to be friendly

  Neymar's first outing for Barcelona alongside Lionel Messi looks set to be in a July friendly against Lechia Gdansk in Poland. Barcelona said in a ... 

• Valencia appoints Miroslav Djukic as coach to 2014

  Valencia has appointed former defender Miroslav Djukic as its new coach through 2014. The club said in a statement on Wednesday that the 47-year-old ... 

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  Bayern coach Heynckes leaves future open

  Veteran coach Jupp Heynckes bid a teary-eyed farewell from Bayern Munich after a historic season on Tuesday and said he has no plans to take over ... 

• Summer job hiring sends Spain unemployment down

  Spain's Labor Ministry says the number of people registered as unemployed fell by a little under 100,000 in May as employers ramped up hiring in ... 

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  Neymar signs 5-year contract with Barcelona

  Neymar became the eighth most expensive signing in football history by moving to Barcelona in a deal worth 57 million euros on Monday, uniting the ... 

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  Spain, England, Germany the pick at U21 Euros

  Spain, England and Germany will be among the favorites when the Under 21 European Championship kicks off Wednesday against the backdrop of a campaign ... 

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  Mourinho appointed Chelsea manager

  When Jose Mourinho left Chelsea in 2007 after falling out with owner Roman Abramovich, it looked like the divorce would be final. But less than six ... 

• 10 Things To Know About Jose Mourinho

  Ten things to know about Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese coach who returned to Chelsea on a four-year contract on Monday, six years after his departure ... 

• Spain police find bones at martial arts gym

  Spanish police are trying to determine whether bones found in the gym of a martial arts instructor belong to multiple crime victims. Police in the ... 

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  Germany to help Spain with credit for growth, jobs

  Germany is setting up a loan program for struggling small and medium-sized firms in Spain to boost growth and jobs in the crisis-hit southern European ... 

• Atletico signs Brazilian forward Leo Baptistao

  Atletico Madrid says it has signed Brazilian forward Leo Baptistao from Rayo Vallecano to try to fill the gap left by Radamel Falcao. The Spanish club ... 

• Betis extends coach Pepe Mel's contract until 2017

  Coach Pepe Mel has extended his contract with Spanish club Real Betis until the end of the 2017 season. The 50-year-old Mel helped Betis return to the ... 

• Leverkusen defender Carvajal return to Madrid

  Bayer Leverkusen right back Daniel Carvajal is returning to Real Madrid. Leverkusen says Real exercised its option buy back Carvajal's contract. 

• Xabi Alonso dropped from Spain for Confed Cup

  Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped midfielders Xabi Alonso, Javi Garcia and Benat Etxebarria from his final squad on Sunday for the Confederations ... 

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  Barcelona boosts squad, Madrid looks past Mourinho

  Barcelona is already aiming to build on its fourth Spanish league title in five seasons by pairing Lionel Messi with Brazil sensation Neymar, while ...