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Phenomenal Spain leave press purring
From lavish praise for "phenomenal" Spain to Italy's honest assessment, UEFA.com has the press reaction from both nations to the UEFA European U21 Championship ...
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IMF Spains Hard Won Solvency Needs Protection
"Proactive vigilance" is needed to safeguard the "hard won" solvency of Spain's banking system, and Europe needs to do more to ease Spain's financial woes, the International Monetary Fund has warned. In the fund's concluding statement from its most recent visit to Spain, the IMF said decisive action had been taken to clean up the country's banks, but it ...
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IMF sees Spain banks non performing loans increasing further
MADRID, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:16am EDT MADRID, June 19 (Reuters) - Non performing loans at Spanish banks are set to increase further in the coming months as a difficult economic outlook weighs on the capacity of households and companies to repay debts, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. "NPLs typically are lagging indicators. I wouldn't be surprised if ...
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IMF calls for urgent steps on Spain unemployment
MADRID -; The International Monetary Fund says recession-wracked Spain is making progress but is urging policymakers both within the country and in Europe to take "urgent action" to slash the country's crippling 27 percent unemployment ...
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Pique advises Thiago to stay at Barcelona
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has urged Thiago Alcantara to stay at the club despite reported interest from Manchester United. The 22-year-old made just 15 starts for Barcelona in last season's La Liga campaign, with the midfielder battling the likes of Xavi and Andres Iniesta for a first-team place. The Italian-born player has always been highly rated and he proved his credentials with a ...
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Football transfer rumours Barcelona to sign Juan Mata
are planning a 30m swoop. They're already "making overtures" to Mata's father.Once Mata is safely ensconced inside Camp Nou, Barcelona will move quickly to ...
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Spain trip helps SLU get ready for soccer season
The rain could not stop the opening of the 95th season of the Muny, which debuted 'Spamalot.' and included a surprise appearance by Eric ...
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In majority-Latino Cornelius its Indian Bollywood not Spanish-language films drawing crowds
June 17--In Cornelius, the city of 12,000 with a majority Latino population, people come from all over the Portland metro area to watch Indian films. On the surface, the trend is surprising. According to the 2010 census, only 2.2 percent of Cornelius' population is Asian, and it is unclear how much of that is Indian. But at Cornelius Cinemas, Bollywood is among the highest rated categories ...
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Barcelonas Cesc Chelsea must keep Mata. He brought them glory
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas says Chelsea would be mad to let Juan Mata leave.Mata has been linked with a move away since the arrival of Jose Mourinho as manager."For me, Mata in the last two years has been among the top three players in the Premier League. And if they have won things (at Chelsea) they were won in part because he was there," said Cesc.For all the latest football ...
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Tehau dreams of Barcelona after landmark goal
/enpproperty--> Despite a 6-1 defeat to Nigeria, Tahiti celebrates lone score Jonathan Tehau struggled to articulate his joy after becoming the first player to score for Tahiti at a high-profile international tournament in his side's 6-1 loss to Nigeria at the Confederations Cup. Ranked 138th in the world, Tahiti are making their first appearance in a competition of this level and ...
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Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown
Spain won the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship over Italy with a score of 4-2 on Tuesday evening at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half which ended 3-1 in Spain's favor.After the restart, Spain proceeded their attack and scored through Isco's penalty kick in the 66th minute. In the 80th minute, Fabio Borini pulled one back ...
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Spain tops Italy for Euro Under-21 championship
Alex Grimm/Getty Images JERUSALEM -- Thiago Alcantara scored a first-half hat trick as Spain turned on the style to beat Italy 4-2 on Tuesday and win the European Under-21 championship for a second consecutive time. Italy started as the brighter side at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium but the Spanish players, captained by Thiago, soon gained control and took the lead after just six ...
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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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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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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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