Mourinho felt heat of Barcelonas superiority as Real boss Gerard Pique

General Sources - Monday 17th June, 2013

Mourinho damaged Spanish football owing to controversies during his term, Daily Star reports. According to the report, Pique said that the reason for Mourinho's behaviour could be attributed to the fact that Barcelona performed better and was winning trophies which was difficult for Mourinho to deal with, as he felt 'inferior' to Barcelona. Mourinho fell out with his own players ...

Spains power industry overhaul to hit companies banks

West Australian - Monday 17th June, 2013

Reuters © A worker makes adjustments before the inauguration ceremony of a parabolic trough solar thermal power plant in Alvarado, eastern Spain, July 27, 2009. REUTERS/Nacho ...

Manchester City target Spain U21 player Isco

The National - Monday 17th June, 2013

Manchester City have made offers to buy him and said he will decide his future after Tuesday's European championships final against Italy. The 21-year-old midfielder, valued at EUR20 million (Dh98m) on website transfermarkt.com, helped Malaga reach the last eight of the Uefa Champions League last season and has caught the eye with several scintillating performances at the Euro U21 ...

Spain blocks investigations of Franco-era crimes

Amnesty International - Monday 17th June, 2013

The fact that Spain is neither investigating nor cooperating with proceedings relating to crimes committed during the Civil War by both parties to the conflict or under Franco is a slap in the face of all the relatives of those who were abused and disappeared at the ...

RPT-Fitch Launches SME Market Review Series - UK and Spain

Reuters - Monday 17th June, 2013

Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:27am EDT June 17 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has published the first two reports in a series under the banner 'SME Market Review', which provide an overview of the SME market in key European jurisdictions that are active in the SME securitisation sector. Credit availability for SMEs is fundamental for ...

RPT-Fitch Spanish Floor Clause Ruling May Reduce Excess Spread

Reuters - Monday 17th June, 2013

Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:12am EDT (Repeat for additional subscribers) June 17 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) A recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling could cause lenders to stop applying floor clauses that set minimum interest rates in mortgage contracts, and so reduce excess spread in Spanish RMBS transactions, Fitch Ratings says. The presence of interest rate ...

Poor Economy Encourages Scientists To Leave Spain

NPR - Monday 17th June, 2013

More than 40,000 scientists in Spain have signed a petition calling on their government to freeze budget cuts blamed for an exodus of the country's best and brightest researchers. As the Spanish government struggles to avoid a bailout, it has cut the number of university jobs and research ...

Touring With Maserati The Cash Rocket Tour Begins In Barcelona

General Sources - Monday 17th June, 2013

BARCELONA – June 17, 2013: Maserati is proud to be participating in the second edition of the Cash & Rocket Tour, which started today in Barcelona. The Tour consists of 70 successful, philanthropic women getting behind the wheels of high powered, luxury and vintage automobiles, wrapped in red, with the aim of collecting funds for three non-profit organisations in Africa: Shine On ...

Spain start well against Uruguay

UEFA - Monday 17th June, 2013

Spain's bid to add the FIFA Confederations Cup to their FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship titles got off to a good start with victory against ...

Spain win Confederations Cup opener

RTE - Monday 17th June, 2013

Spain opened their Confederations Cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 win over Uruguay which the world and European champions dominated for long periods in Recife. Pedro's deflected shot and a fine finish from Roberto Soldado put Spain 2-0 ahead before a late free-kick from Luis Suarez gave Vicente del Bosque's men some nervous moments towards the end. Jordi Alba's cross from the ...

Football transfer rumours Laurent Koscielny to Barcelona

The Guardian - Monday 17th June, 2013

GCHQ who set up fake internet cafes to gather information . The Mill has a couple of pretend swanky eateries with superfast broadband strategically placed around the land's training grounds in order to pick up odd nuggets of news from any agents, of the football rather than secret variety, who happen to pop in for a macchiato and a muffin. Although, when we say "swanky eateries with ...

Barcelona midfield masterclass proves Spain dont need Xabi Alonso

General Sources - Monday 17th June, 2013

By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football WriterSpain are already the best. In Recife on Sunday night, however, the best became better still in a sumptuous showing of fluid football.It was an elite exhibition of midfield mastery which undid Uruguay and left everyone wondering if anyone will be able to live with the world and European champions at next year's summer showpiece in Brazil, let alone ...

Update-Moodys Investors Service assigns provisional ratings to Spanish RMBS notes to be issued by FTA SANTANDER HIPOTECARIO 9

Reuters - Monday 17th June, 2013

Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:38am EDT Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos, SANTANDER HIPOTECARIO 9 For the full text of this story please click the following ...

Del Bosque happy but admits Spain lacked the last pass against Ireland

Irish Examiner - Monday 17th June, 2013

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque was satisfied with his side's performance in their 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in New York, but thought they could have been more clinical in front of goal.The European and world champions saw off Giovanni Trapattoni's side thanks to second half goals by Roberto Soldado and Juan Mata in what was their final friendly before they head to the ...

De Bosque criticizes Spain for not scoring more vs. Uruguay

General Sources - Monday 17th June, 2013

Victor R. Caivano/AP RECIFE, Brazil, June 16 -- Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque criticised his players for not scoring more goals during a sublime first half against Uruguay and said that profligacy caused some heart flutters at the end of their 2-1 Confederations Cup victory on Sunday. "We dominated at all times with the exception of when we struggled and let in a goal," ...

Spain take the spoils but plenty of positives for new-look Ireland

Irish Examiner - Monday 17th June, 2013

Spain 2 Republic of Ireland 0John Riordan, Yankee Stadium, New YorkSean St Ledger thought, for a little longer than he likes admitting, that he had scored an equaliser against Spain at Yankee Stadium last night.But the linesman rightly spotted Simon Cox had drifted offside and instead the World and European champions went onto to see the game out with an excellent Juan Mata goal two minutes from ...

REFILE-Spanish stocks - Factors to watch on Monday

Reuters - Monday 17th June, 2013

Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:31am EDT MADRID, June 17 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy: TELEFONICA Spain's government blocked a tender offer from U.S. telecoms company AT&T for Telefonica last week, El Mundo reports, citing sources with knowledge ...

Hit and run driver kills Spanish Lake toddler

News Channel 5 - Monday 17th June, 2013

Spanish Lake (KSDK)- St. Louis County police are investigating a hit and run crash in Spanish Lake that left a toddler dead and a teenage girl injured. The two were struck around 8:00 p.m. Sunday on Redmond Road near Criterion Ave. Witnesses reported seeing a white SUV, with tinted windows and chrome running board speeding down Redmond Road before hitting the two. The driver did not stop. The ...

Pique Mourinho felt inferior to Barcelona

Soccernet - Monday 17th June, 2013

Blog: Barca in Brazil And the 26-year-old Spanish international has blamed Mourinho's personal complex for affecting the inner workings of the national squad.Mourinho returned to the Premier League after his time in the Spanish capital ground to a halt following limited success and player upheavals this season.The Portuguese manager's position was further weakened as the club's ...

Spaniards march against govt austerity

SBS - Monday 17th June, 2013

Thousands of people have protested in Madrid against austerity policies and record high unemployment, urging Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of recession.To the din of whistles and drums, the demonstrators snaked through the central streets of the Spanish capital under a blazing sun, waving red and white union flags and carrying placards ...

Soldado unsure of Spain spot despite goal

Congoo - Sunday 16th June, 2013

RECIFE, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Striker Roberto Soldado admits he is unsure if he will start in Spain's next match against Tahiti, despite scoring in La Roja's 2-1 defeat of Uruguay on Sunday. The Valencia frontman was a surprise inclusion at Arena Pernambuco by coach Vicente del Bosque, who preferred ...

Pedro Soldado score Spain dominates Uruguay

General Sources - Sunday 16th June, 2013

Robert Cianflone/Getty Images RECIFE, Brazil (AP) -- Spain dominated its Confederations Cup opener against Uruguay, winning 2-1 on first-half goals by Pedro and Roberto Soldado. Spain had a little luck with the first goal, which may have been heading wide when it took a huge deflection off Uruguay defender Diego Lugano to beat goalkeeper Fernando Muslera. The second was perfect ...