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Under fire Mourinho rues worst year of career following Reals Spanish Cup loss
London, May 18 (ANI): Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has branded this year as the worst in his career after Real's Copa del Rey final defeat to Atletico Madrid.
Atletico won their 10th Spanish Cup as goals from Diego Costa and Miranda saw them beat Real 2-1 in extra-time, even as Mourinho was sent off the field for dissent after ...
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Atletico end 14-year wait to win Spanish Cup
Atletico Madrid ended a 14-year wait by defeating neighbours Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Copa del Rey football knockout competition. Atletico had not beaten their cross city rivals in 14 years and 26 attempts but despite falling a goal behind to a Cristiano Ronaldo, who was later be sent off, header, goals from Diego Costa and Joao Miranda gave Atletico a 2-1 win late Friday night, ...
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ENGLAND ARSENAL Julio Cesar might be the one
Since Federico Marchetti doesn't seem likely to leave Lazio and Victor Valdes has just reached an agreement with AS Monaco, Arsenal management, in steady search for a ...
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Barcelona Coach Vilanova to Undergo Further Treatment for Cancer
New York in two days to undergo further treatment for cancer, the Spanish soccer champion said on its website. Vilanova, 44, was to have "pioneering treatment" this summer but it's being moved up since Barcelona has won the Primera Liga title with three games remaining, the club said. Vilanova has had surgery for throat cancer twice since November 2011. He spent two months ...
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The Indignant Ones the inspiration to sit-in demonstrations called the Spanish…
The Indignant Ones, the inspiration to sit-in demonstrations, called the Spanish government to resign MADRID - Spain's "Los Indignados", or the Indignant Ones, were back at the country's squares on Sunday on the second anniversary of their grassroots movement to protest the government and its policies amid a crippling financial crisis.Thousands of demonstrators -- mostly the ...
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Why Spains Costa del Crime is now the worst place to go on the run
Once a land of Ferraris, cocaine and women, it was the flashy destination of choice for the most notorious fugitives of Britain's underworld. Now, as the arrest of Andrew Moran shows, Spain's "Costa del Crime" is the worst place to go on the run, reports Colin ...
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Mascherano Valdes back from injury for Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain - Defender Javier Mascherano and goalkeeper Victor Valdes have recovered from injury and are available for Barcelona's remaining three games of the season.The club says Mascherano is fit again after he injured a ligament in his right knee during the Champions League game with Paris Saint-Germain on April 2.Valdes had been sidelined recently with a right foot ...
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Barcelona-Valladolid Betting Preview Back the Blaugrana to score at least three goals
Blaugrana sealed the Liga crown last weekend and should now be able to enjoy their final couple of weeks of the season starting with Sunday's game against Miroslav Dukic's men. Having already secured their place in the top flight for another season, Valladolid too will be able to enjoy their trip the Catalunya and Camp Nou should see a relaxed, open game with plenty of goals. William ...
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Alonso thrills home fans with Spanish GP win
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Fernando Alonso gave the home fans exactly the kind of daring and dominant drive they came to see. Keeping them celebrating at the end of the season might be a bit more ...
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Atletico stuns Real in Spanish Cup final
Madrid – Atletico Madrid won their 10th Spanish Cup on Friday when they beat bitter city rivals Real Madrid 2-1 in extra-time in a match which saw both Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo ...
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Chengdu key for China on economic integration says Spanish
Pankaj Ghemawat, a professor of global strategy at the IESE Business School, believes that the Chinese southwestern city of Chengdu will play a very important role in China's integration in the global economy.Chengdu, the capital city of China's Sichuan Province, "will carry out a very important role in not only assuring that China is increasingly integrated in the global economy, ...
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Barcelona-Real Valladolid Preview Blaugrana set sights on 100-point haul
Barcelona's Lionel Messi is set to miss the rest of the season after aggravating a hamstring injury in the win over Atletico Madrid last weekend.Goalkeeper Victor Valdes is unlikely to be risked as he continues to nurse a foot problem, but Javier Mascherano could make his first appearance for the club in over a month after recovering from a knee injury.Real Valladolid defender Antonio ...
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Spain Banker freed as inquiry continues
The former chairman of Caja Madrid, jailed on Thursday following an investigation into banking irregularities,has been freed. Considered a flight risk, a Spanish judge had set bail at 2.5 million euros for Miguel Blesa. The inquiry over Caja Madrid's purchase of a US bank in the midst of the economic crisis in 2008 continues. Caja Madrid merged with several banks two years later in 2010 ...
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Spanish government rejects unions’ pleas for anti-crisis pact
Last year, Spain's trade unions threatened the government with a general strike if a red line of six million unemployed was crossed. Instead, with 6.2 million out of work (27 percent of the population) and 1.8 million households with everyone unemployed, they have offered a State Pact (Pacto de Estado) for "economic policy change" between the "social partners"--the right ...
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David Villa to pick Tottenham over Arsenal if they get Champions League football
David Villa to pick Tottenham over Arsenal – if they get Champions League football - originally posted on Soccerlens.comReports in Spain indicate that Barcelona forward David Villa could be in line for a move to Tottenham, not Arsenal. However ...
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Lamphier Steel yourself for more bad news — Spanish and South Korean companies win Walterdale Bridge contracts
EDMONTON - First, Quebec. Now Spain and South Korea.For the second time in a few weeks, outside firms have left local bidders out of luck in the fight over contracts for a key public works project.A consortium led by the Canadian arm of Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona S.A. is poised to win the contract to build the new Walterdale Bridge, the city confirms.The $125 million bid by ...
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Man City Man Utd alerted as Barcelona put Thiago up for sale
Barcelona are inviting offers for midfielder Thiago Alcantara.The Daily Mail says Manchester City have been alerted after Barcelona put Thiago up for sale.The 22-year-old midfielder is also favoured by Manchester United and Bayern Munich but Barca want 20m for him.The Spain international, whose father is former Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho, has been a target for United in recent seasons ...
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The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern
The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...
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Berdych stuns Djokovic in Rome quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic with a three-set win Friday in the quarterfinals of the Italian Masters in Rome. Berdych, seeded sixth, hadn't beaten Djokovic since a semifinal match at Wimbledon in 2010 and was just 1-14 versus Djokovic lifetime. With a solid first set and through seven games of the second it appeared that trend would continue, but Berdych rallied for a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 win. Djokovic said ...
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UC Davis will use Covered California grant for Spanish-language outreach
University of California Davis will use a $1 million grant announced Tuesday by Covered California to work with El Concilio, the council for Spanish speakers, to educate almost 133,000 primarily Spanish-speaking residents in the Central Valley about the new state health benefit exchange. University of California Davis will use a $1 million grant announced Tuesday by Covered California to work ...
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Spain Barcelona Fc Eyes On Koval
While Barcelona FC first choice for replacing the leaving for Monaco Victor Valdes is still Borussia Monchengladbach's Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Ukrainian ...
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Possibility of Spanish downgrade looms over euro zone
Spanish government bonds have had a good run since the European Central Bank said it would protect the euro last year. But some analysts say the threat of a rating downgrade to junk remains an important risk. Credit default swap prices are discounting such a move, according to Markit. Spain is only one notch above junk according to Moody's and Standard & Poor's ratings, and two ...
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Spanish Banker Goes to Prison
MADRID -- Miguel Blesa, the former executive chairman of Caja Madrid, which is now part of Bankia, has become the first prominent Spanish banker to enter prison since the start of the financial crisis. He is accused of leaving his bank saddled with huge losses because of the takeover of a bank based in Miami in ...
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France As Monaco Done For Victor Valdes
AS Monaco management, after having sealed the deal with Radamel Falcao, succeeded in hitting one more target: Spanish international goalkeeper Victor Valdes (31) will indeed ...
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Top Spain banker bailed in crisis probe
View Photo Miguel Blesa is pictured at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on October 6, 2008 in Madrid. Blesa, the former head of Spanish bank Caja Madrid, became the first top banker to spend time in jail over alleged mismanagement in the financial crisis, officials said on ...
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Barcelona on the frontline in the cancer fight
Cancer has become the leading killer of the elderly in Europe; it is an awful, painful disease that has become something akin to a pandemic. Progress has been made in its diagnosis, and further progress is being made in its treatment, and Barcelona, by hosting the European Breast Cancer Conference, is playing a major part in the sharing of ideas and knowledge to facilitate improvements and new breakthroughs.
The city of Barcelona will play a significant role in the prevention and promotion of awareness of breast cancer when it hosts the annual European Breast Cancer Conference this year. Breast cancer is among the leading killers of women around the world, and although mortality has begun to drop worldwide, and especially in Europe, there is still much progress that can be made. Read more
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