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Platini Praises Israel as Spain Take Spoils Once Again
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Ramos relishing challenge of facing Spain in U-20 World Cup
Spain's recent success at various international levels is no secret. The senior squad holds the two most recent European championship crowns and is the defending World Cup champion. Tuesday, Spain repeated as European Under-21 champion. The nation's U-20 national team enters the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey as one of the favorites to be the last team standing.None of that ...
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Defending champ David Ferrer falls to Malisse in Netherlands upset
Xavier Malisse in an upset. Ferrer, ranked fourth in the world, tumbled to the Belgian grass court specialist 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the opening round at Autotron Rosmalen. The Spaniard was seeking to repeat in the Netherlands after downing German Philipp Petzschner in last year's finale. Malisse, meanwhile, notched just his 16th win 57 all-time matches against Top 10 players. Elsewhere ...
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Julien Benneteau upends Kevin Anderson in early Eastbourne match
Kevin Anderson in first-round play. The 32nd-ranked Benneteau, who made the finals at the Rotterdam event this year, prevailed over hard-serving South African Anderson 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 at Devonshire Park. Australian Bernard Tomic rebounded from a recent dry spell with a 6-3, 6-4 decision over British wild card James Ward, while Czech ...
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Thiago Alcantara hails perfect Spain
Thiago Alcantara stole the show for Spain with a first half hat-trick, leading his side to a 4-2 win over Italy for the European Under-21 ...
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Spain celebrate anniversary of Euro 2012 win early by cruelly making Italian footballers cry again
Leonardo Bonucci in 2012 (left) and Lorenzo Insigne in 2013. (Getty) Spain's reign of trophy plundering terror continued by beating Italy in the European U-21 Championship final to defend their title. The latest addition to Spain's silverware stockpile comes almost two weeks shy of the one-year anniversary of the Spain senior team's 4-0 win against Italy in the Euro 2012 final. ...
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As Spains people drift from Catholic Church government cozies up
Spain's conservative government is considering dramatic restrictions on abortion and has already increase the Catholic Church's role in education, revealing a divided ...
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Thiago Hat-Trick Leads Spain to Euro Under-21 Crown
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Spanish royal tax fraud case founders on mistaken identity
MADRID (Reuters) - A fraud investigation of Spain's Princess Cristina was thrown into disarray on Tuesday when the Tax Agency said it had been mistaken in reporting she had been the seller of 1.4 million euros ($1.87 million) worth of ...
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Confederations Cup How many goals will Spain score against tiny Tahiti
Spain's national soccer team players run during a training session ahead of the Confederations Cup tournament, in Rio de Janeiro June 17, 2013. (SERGIO ...
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Thiago hat-trick sees Spain retain U-21 title
Italy - leading 2-1 after this victory that handed them a fourth title - took less than seven minutes to open the scoring with a nicely worked goal. Isco, a target for Manchester City and Real Madrid, played a neat exchange of passes with Real Madrid youngster Alvaro Morata.Morata, scorer of three goals in the tournament, got to the byline on the left side of the box and put in the perfect cross ...
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Italy U21 2-4 Spain U21 Thiago treble
Thiago Alcantara inspired Spain Under-21s to European Championship glory, with the reported Manchester United target hitting a hat-trick as Italy were defeated in Jerusalem.The 22-year-old Barcelona midfielder has been regularly linked with a move to Old Trafford and saw his considerable stock rise further as Spain stylishly disposed of the country of his birth.Alcantara, part of the Spain side ...
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Spain Garners a Bull Call
It was just over a year ago that yields on Spanish 10-year sovereign bonds surged over 7.6 percent. Investors fretted that the "S" in the infamous PIIGS acronym was headed for collapse and a subsequent epic bailout. Spain, the eurozone's fourth-largest economy, offered little in the way of bullish investment themes, that is unless one enjoys crippled banks and the region's ...
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Spain close on Italy in all-time Under-21 rankings
Spain's 4-2 triumph in Israel, their fourth UEFA European Under-21 Championship title, took them within one of opponents Italy's record haul of ...
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Morata wins Golden Boot in Spanish clean sweep
lvaro Morata is the adidas Golden Boot award winner after finishing the finals with four goals and leading a Spanish one-two-three at the top of the scoring ...
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Thiago treble helps Spain retain Under-21 crown
Italy 2-4 SpainCaptain Thiago Alcntara's first-half hat-trick propelled Spain to their fourth UEFA European Under-21 Championship title and second in a ...
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Alcantara hat trick leads Spain to Euro Under-21 crown
Spain's Thiago Alcantara celebrates after he scored a goal against Italy during their European Under-21 Championship final soccer match at Teddy Kollek Stadium in Jerusalem June 18, 2013. (BAZ ...
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UPDATE 1-Spains Bami latest property firm to file for insolvency
Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:25pm EDT MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - Spanish property developer Bami has filed to begin insolvency proceedings, a company spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of real estate groups and other firms in the recession-hit country to struggle to refinance their debts. Dozens of property firms have collapsed in Spain, where house prices have fallen 40 percent from their ...
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Liga - Barcelonas Puyol to have further knee surgery
Barcelona defender Carles Puyol is to have surgery on his right knee to remove a cyst which will keep him sidelined for three to four weeks, the Spanish champions said in a statement on ...
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The Spanish question how many goals vs Tahiti
RIO DE JANEIRO -- There's one big question hanging over Spain's team at the Confederations Cup: how many goals will the World Cup champions score in their upcoming match against tiny Tahiti, the representative for Oceania.African champions Nigeria defeated the South Pacific islanders 6-1 in their opening game, and missed at least half a dozen easy chances.Spain is expected to make a ...
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Spanish floods force evacuations cut power after heavy rain and melting snow swell rivers
MADRID - Days of torrential rain and melting snow have caused flooding in the Pyrenees region of northeastern Spain, forcing the evacuation of around 500 people and knocking out power. Officials in the Catalonia region said Tuesday that three mountain rivers have burst their banks and flooded streets, homes and farmland in the area. The flooding left some 4,000 people without power and forced ...
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Hockey NZ know Spanish danger
A couple of warmup games en route to the World League hockey semifinal tournament have suddenly assumed more significance for the New Zealand men ahead of their next game in Rotterdam. The Black Sticks played world No7 Spain twice on their way to the event, losing 3-1 and 4-1 but picking up valuable experience against a nation they haven't faced much of late. Just as well, as the ...
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Barcelona midfielder Cesc insists no contact with Man Utd Arsenal
will have first option on their former captain. However, in an interview with Movistar, Fabregas insists he is yet to receive any offers. "People talk a lot but the truth is that no-one has spoken with me," said the 24-year-old. "I want to triumph ...
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Spains credit squeeze thwarts cos export plans
Big spenders are expectedly pampered, with credit card issuers and merchant outlets showering them with discounts. Now, ICICI and Axis Bank have expanded their offerings to cover savers as ...
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Spains debt costs bad loans rise as minister signals turnaround
By Paul Day and Andrs GonzlezMADRID/SANTANDER (Reuters) - Spain's short-term debt costs rose on Tuesday and data showed higher bad loan rates in the banking sector, casting doubt on the government's assertion that the worst of the economic crisis had passed.Lenders' non-performing loans rose for the second month running in April, to 10.9 percent of the credit they have granted, ...
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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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