Provides the latest RSS feeds for Barcelona News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Barcelona News.net http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/cat/943ff37d8bcb6116/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 06:06:43 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:06:43 -0400 30 Andres Iniesta says Spain cannot yet claim to be on the same pedestal as Brazil in football's international hierarchy. The Barcelona midfielder has been a key member of a Spain team that has won the two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup. In an interview with Brazilian daily O Globo, Iniesta said Brazil had maintained a unique aura owing to the country's rich football history. "To ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214657451/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:10:01 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214657451/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 FC Barcelona celebrated their conquest of the La Liga season with a 2-1 win at home to Valladolid. Although they were without the injured Lionel Messi Sunday night, Barcelona were never in trouble against a Valladolid side who had little to play for and the fact there were just 10 fouls in the entire match showed the lack of tension in the match, reports Xinhua. Barcelona opened the scoring ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214626777/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:30:01 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214626777/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Tokyo, May 21 (BNA) - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito will make an official visit to Spain next month, to mark the 400th anniversary of bilateral ties between the two nations, Japan's (NHK World) reported. A Japanese mission was sent to Spain in 1613 from what is now Sendai City, by powerful feudal war lord Date Masamune. Various commemorative events are scheduled in both countries ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214655875/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:59:59 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214655875/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 , who insist on a no-politics perspective. Nevertheless, a social explosion is brewing in Spain. There have been at least 27 demonstrations since the beginning of 2013, according to data compiled ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214654167/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:52 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214654167/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Barcelona fullback Dani Alves has again talked up the prospect of moving to France.Alves is being linked with PSG and AS Monaco.He admitted: "Paris is a young and very ambitious club, with great desire to make a name for itself in the football world."I would never close the door to PSG or any other club. They sign big players to achieve something great. They just miss some steadiness in ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214654354/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:45:36 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214654354/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Barcelona defender Marc Muniesa is unsure of his future at the Nou Camp.Muniesa has been linked with a loan move to Ajax next season."The truth is that I know nothing. I would continue, I've always said this. But here they have not said anything. I am waiting. If not here, I will go somewhere else. But my future is uncertain," conceded Muniesa."I'm calm, I know if ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214654353/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:45:33 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214654353/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni could leave the team and return to Spain. (Ron Hoskins/Getty Images) New York Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni could leave the team this offseason and return to Spain, ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214652341/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:40:21 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214652341/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Barcelona still has plenty to play for in the final two weeks of the season and is hoping that the team can break the 100-point barrier for the first time.Wins in the final two games at Espanyol and home to Malaga would take the Catalunya club into triple figures, above its current record of 99 points."We're attracted by [the 100-point challenge] because in every match we have to go out ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214650564/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:26:09 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214650564/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 A human rights association in Spain has denounced five NATO commanders of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for committing war crimes in the war-torn ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214649130/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:09:46 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214649130/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 City National Bank of Florida’s net income: 2007: $68.4 million 2008: $42.5 million 2009: ($9.0 million) 2010: ($436.5 million) 2011: $34.4 million 2012: $190.2 ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214644068/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:21:07 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214644068/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 . "I would like to stay, I have always said that."But here they haven't told me anything. I live in hope. If I am not here, I'll play somewhere else, but my future is uncertain."It's the people upstairs who will decide, the coaching staff and the board. I always say that I want to play here, it's been my dream since I was a little boy. And I'll do ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214644280/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:06:57 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214644280/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Spanish police stopped two major hacking schemes in the country in recent months, raising alarm among experts about increasing activity in the country. Why is Spain a hacking ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214641313/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:41:39 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214641313/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 MADRID--Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankia are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favor of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a misselling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214639978/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:07 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214639978/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 THREE people have died and two others were injured in an explosion at a military base in the southern Spanish province of Almeria. The cause of Monday's blast at the headquarters of the Spanish Legion's Sappers Unit is under investigation, Major Eleuterio Ciego told EFE. One of the injured was taken to a hospital, while the other was treated at the base infirmary. The Legion is an elite ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214641608/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:32 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214641608/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Barcelona over a possible move this summer.The big defender has reportedly sparked the interest of the Catalan club, which is looking to bolster its options in central defense after a number of injury problems this season.The Germany ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214639216/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:39:11 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214639216/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon May 20, 2013 1:04pm EDT By Carlos Ruano MADRID May 20 (Reuters) - Spanish department store El Corte Ingles, the country's largest privately held company, said on Monday it had started talks to restructure debt totalling 5 billion euros ($6.43 billion). El Corte Ingles, one of Spain's largest employers and most venerable retailers, has been hit by a tough economic downturn and been ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214639601/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:04:27 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214639601/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 MADRID -; Spain's Defense Ministry says three soldiers have died and two others have been injured in an explosion at an army bomb disposal unit in southern ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214637415/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:10 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214637415/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 enquired about his services, but a move was not possible at the time due to an exorbitant transfer fee demanded by Barca.However, Alves has now stated that he would be open to leave the Catalan giants at the end of the campaign, should a new offer from Ligue 1 come his way."I am a Barca player and very happy here, but I never close the door to Paris or another club," the 30-year-old ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214637733/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:08 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214637733/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Lionel Messi has once again made it clear that he has never considered quitting Camp Nou for another major club.The four-time Ballon d'Or winner joined the Catalan giant's youth academy in 2000 and has won the Champions League three times and La Liga on six occasions since breaking through to the first team in 2003.Speaking at a press conference in Qatar, the 25-year-old again stated ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214637776/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:32:17 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214637776/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Barcelona combines everything that is most charming about Mediterranean cities – a relaxed pace, months of endless sunshine, unbeatable food – with the cultural and design clout of most any city in the cold ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214636224/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:15 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214636224/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Global ABS conference, the largest annual event in European securitisation, is returning to Barcelona for 2014, following three years in Brussels as the sector attempted to engage with European regulators and policymakers. Before that, the conference spent two chastening years in London's Edgware Road, trying to rebuild following the disastrous events of 2008. But Barcelona had been the ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214636161/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:17:45 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214636161/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Spain is the leading destination for Russian tourists traveling abroad with their children during the summer break, according to a list of the top 10 hot spots for summer travel with children published Monday by online hotel reservation site Oktogo.ru. The list also includes Italy, France, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, Montenegro and the U.S. According to the website, ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214634783/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:35 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214634783/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon May 20, 2013 9:14am EDT Spanish residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market For the full text of this story please click the following ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214634807/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:14:08 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214634807/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon May 20, 2013 8:05am EDT (Repeat for additional subscribers) May 20 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings says the performance of the four Spanish credit cooperatives rated by Fitch has remained resilient, supported by their strong regional franchises, focused on rural areas. They also benefit from adequate capitalisation, a stable deposit base, ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214631999/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:57:45 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214631999/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Neymar and Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta have both refused to be drawn on a potential summer transfer, despite Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari’s prediction that the forward will become an "idol" at the Camp ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214630096/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:32:04 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214630096/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida health care and social service agencies distribute "Libres para Siempre" ("Forever Free®"), a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series. Their analysis found that 10 agencies distributed the booklets actively and passively, but those methods may not have helped ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214628503/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:44:34 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214628503/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari believes Neymar would become an "idol" at Barcelona, if he seals his much-expected move to Catalunya.Barca are widely reported to have secured a first-option deal on the Santos starlet and the former Chelsea boss revealed he has already been contacted by Camp Nou president Sandro Rosell to discuss the forward's ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214628882/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:22:56 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214628882/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football WriterIt was a night for celebration. Barcelona beat Valladolid 2-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday in a largely forgettable fixture played out in the pouring rain, but fireworks followed as the Catalan club celebrated their league title on the pitch afterwards, with coach Tito Vilanova at the forefront for what was his first trophy as Barca boss. His long-term future at ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214627893/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:36:19 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214627893/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 The associations representing Spanish workers in Gibraltar staged a protest on 12 June campaigning for better pensions and social security benefits. Spanish workers in Gibraltar want the Spanish Government to change the law so that they get a similar pension benefit to what any other Spanish worker gets, when having worked all their life in Spain. They want benefits derived from their ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214627759/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:33 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214627759/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 EDHEC Risk and Management Research Centre (EDHEC) and EuroPerformance fund analysis company have released the Alpha League Table, their 2008 rankings of the top Italian and Spanish asset management companies. The ranking system is based on a measure of alpha intensity, a performance measure that has been adjusted for the risks actually taken, for all active equity management in the ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214627724/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:31 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214627724/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has strengthened its foundations in the Spanish market. SWIP’s Spanish team, based in Madrid and led by director of institutional sales Carlos Costales, will be supported by Christina Ponce, business development director at the London office. The Spanish branch of SWIP will offer, among other products, the SWIP European Fund, which ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214627367/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:22 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214627367/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Emelec suffered just their second loss of the Ecuador Serie A season, beaten 2-0 by Barcelona on Saturday.Ariel Nahuelpan struck a brace at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo as Barcelona stayed sixth with the win.Emelec, who are three points clear at the top despite the loss, have two games in hand over their nearest rivals.Nahuelpan headed in the opener from a set piece four minutes into ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214625530/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:54:59 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214625530/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Spain has achieved its first monthly trade surplus since records began, the country's economy minister has said.At a press conference after the meeting of European Union economy chiefs on Tuesday, Luis de Guindos said that once the calculations were complete, the surplus would come out to more than 600 million euros ($A788.23 million).The trade figure is a 'sign supporting the ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214625729/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:50:25 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214625729/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 As is known, Spain's Atletico beat Real in the final of the Royal cup. Sport.1news.az presents a video report about the celebration of success of Atletico footballers, where Arda Turan celebrates victory in the center of Madrid with Azerbaijani flag on his back and Turkish banner on his ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214624754/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:11:09 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214624754/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 From left, Southside High students Tanner Gray, Abbey West, Emily Payne and Andrew Prince are pictured May 13 at the school. The students recently attained national recognition — four of only about 130 students nationwide — for excellent performance in ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214624141/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:15:24 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214624141/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Barcelona marked their crowning as La Liga champions with a come from behind 2-1 win at third-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday despite finishing the game with 10 men.Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Espanyol on Saturday meant that the Catalans, who now have four titles in five years and 22 in all, could no longer be caught.But in keeping with a number of their recent performances Barca started ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214624173/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:06:18 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214624173/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Spain's Budget Minister Cristobal Montoro expects the country to see a faster-than-anticipated economic recovery, although he couldn't say when that may happen, he told Cinco Dias in an interview published in its Monday Internet edition. The combination of an improvement in the balance of payments, lower financing costs and moderate inflation support Montoro's optimism, the ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214622947/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:22:34 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214622947/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 MADRID ... http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214622844/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:25:32 -0400 http://www.barcelonanews.net/index.php/sid/214622844/scat/943ff37d8bcb6116