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Father of Neymar admits talks with Barcelona and Real Madrid
Rio de Janeiro, May 17 (PL) Neymar da Silva, father and Brazilian player''s agent, admitted discussions with representatives of the Spanish clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid striker recruiting, today unveiled the sports daily Lance. I talked to them (referring to the two big Spanish clubs), but nothing is confirmed. Neymar is focused on the Paulista championship final scheduled for ...
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Spain busts cocaine rings nets 13 Dominicans
Barcelona.- Thirteen Dominicans, five Spaniards and four Colombians have been arrested for trafficking cocaine in Barcelona, where 4.5 kilos of the drug were also seized, authorities said. Most of the cocaine was hidden inside containers full of cosmetics, according to the source quoted by local ...
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Spanish regulator accuses oil majors of colluding on pump prices
MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - Spanish energy regulator CNE on Friday accused three oil companies of colluding to hike fuel prices at the pump to protect their profits during a period of steep falls in demand in the midst of a deep recession. The alleged price fixing at Spanish petrol stations is independent from a European investigation this week into alleged price rigging by major oil ...
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Barcelona Players Get Very Drunk During La Liga Title Celebration Bus Parade
Gerard Pique and Cesc Fabregas look completely hammered as Carles Puyol plays the part of the 'Happy Drunk'. Check in to FC Barcelona vs Real ...
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Spains king sheds luxury yacht in belt-tightening measure as country suffers austerity cuts
MADRID - Spain's King Juan Carlos is getting rid of the luxury yacht he and his family used during holidays in an apparent belt-tightening measure as the country braves an economic crisis. A palace spokesman says Friday the 75-year-old monarch is asking National Heritage authorities to shed the 41-meter (135-ft) "Fortuna," handing it over to the government to decide its fate. The ...
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Spain reports monthly trade surplus
Spain has reported its first monthly trade surplus for more than 40 years. Normally seen as a positive development, the surplus actually points to a huge slump in imports, rather than any bounce back in economic activity. The surplus of 634.9m euros ($814.1m; 535.4m) in March reflects a 15% plunge in imports, compared with the same month last year. Unemployment in Spain now runs at 26.7%. ...
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Barcelona v Real Valladolid
After wrapping up the La Liga title last weekend, Barcelona will look to take the next step towards equalling the points record when they welcome Real Valladolid to the Nou Camp on Sunday. The Catalan giants have been in phenomenal form in La Liga this term, having led the standings from the very first week while at one stage they had managed to open up a 16-point lead at the top. Tito ...
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Francis Meets with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey of Spain
Current Economic Situation, Importance of Marriage and Family Among Topic DiscussedBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, April 16, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Yesterday, Pope Francis met with Mariano Rajoy Brey, prime minister of Spain at the Vatican Apostolic Palace.The Spanish Prime Minister met later on with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, who was accompanied by Archbishop ...
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Spain Still Riding Low-Cost Bond Wave
By Emese Bartha Spain will continue its foray into government bonds next Thursday following a blockbuster 10-year debt launch this week, as investors cast aside worries about the country's still murky economic fundamentals in favor of relatively high returns. Euro-zone bond sales for the coming week also include Slovakia on Monday and Germany on Wednesday, bringing total issuance to ...
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La Liga Preview Barcelona v Valladolid
Valladolid have in fact scored five goals in total against Barcelona's great rivals Real Madrid this term, but were unfortunate to find themselves on the wrong end of 4-3 and 3-2 ...
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Barcelona celebrate at La Liga title dinner
Barcelona celebrated their fourth La Liga title win in five years in style last night, as the players and their partners attended the end-of-season ...
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FC Barcelona Medical Services gain FIFA approval
FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence," said Professor Dvorak just moments before handing over the FIFA certificate to Dr Miquel Albanell. Having been on the medical staff since 1972, Albanell was invited to receive the award on the club's behalf by its ...
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He is one of the best strikers in the world - Villas-Boas praises Tottenham target David Villa
The Tottenham manager has spoken of his admiration for the Barcelona forward after Goal revealed Spurs have launched a 10 million move for the World Cup ...
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SPAIN BARCELONA No contract for Abidal
Eric Abidal will not be part of Barcelona next season. The French footballer received an offer from the Spanish club not as player but as ambassadorof the team. Abidal but would like ...
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David Beckham explains his retirement to best mate Gary Neville
What better way to go out than have a chat with your best mate. Which is exactly what David Beckham did on Thursday afternoon with an exclusive for Sky Sports News w Goldenballs’ reasoning behind retirement. Jokingly, Beckham blamed Lionel ...
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ENGLAND ARSENAL One more rival towards Victor Valdes
Supposed to leave Barcelona FC on a full basis after 18 seasons, Spanish international goalkeeper Victor Valdes (31), tracked by Arsenal and drawn towards Liverpool, Flamengo and ...
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All 60 Lionel Messi goals for Barcelona in 20122013 on 1 video
With the news that Lionel Messi will miss the rest of Barcelona’s season it feels like a pertinent time to measure how well the Argentine has done in 2013/2014. As ever, Messi was spectacular. A tally of 60 goals in one campaign is ...
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England Arsenal Ready To Track Villa
Not only Tottenham are interested in the striker of Barcelona, David Villa (31), who will move to Premier League in the summer. According to As, also Arsenal are ready to track ...
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Spain’s Attacks on Fighting Back
At a demonstration near the Spanish parliament on April 18, a housing rights activist joked that the crowd should divide up with terrorists on one side and Nazis on the other. Everyone laughed, but there is a dark side to his sarcasm. Since March, local and national politicians have used every name in the book to delegitimize the Platform for Mortgage Victims, a grass-roots movement that has ...
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Spain posts first trade surplus since 1971
Spain announced Friday its first monthly trade surplus since 1971 as imports slumped because of a collapse in demand in the midst of a recession and record unemployment. The eurozone's fourth biggest economy posted a surplus of 634.9 million euros ($817 million) in March, the Economy Ministry said, although the total for the first three months of 2013 still showed a combined trade deficit ...
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Spains King Juan Carlos gives up luxury yacht Fortuna
Spain's King Juan Carlos is giving up a 21-million-euro (£18 million) yacht named Fortuna, officials say, as his subjects weather a biting recession and record ...
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Spain bad loan ratio 10.5 pct in March vs 10.4 pct in Feb
MADRID | Fri May 17, 2013 4:13am EDT MADRID May 17 (Reuters) - Spanish banks' bad loans as a percentage of total credit rose to 10.5 percent in March from 10.4 percent in February, Bank of Spain data showed on Friday. The increase came after a drop in February as lenders transferred toxic assets to Spain's so-called bad bank. Loans that fell in to arrears rose 1.2 billion euros ...
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Barcelona wraps up Spanish title
MADRID - Barcelona collected its 22nd Spanish League trophy on Saturday when Real Madrid played to a 1-1 draw at Espanyol. Barcelona wrapped up a title that had been a foregone conclusion for months. Real Madrid’s draw gave Barca a seven-point lead in the standings. It’s the fourth domestic title in five seasons, and it comes at a time when some cracks are starting to show. ...
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Spains Biggest Bank Says Economys Bottomed Out
Euro zone's fourth largest economy, Spain, sank deeper into recession in the first three months of the year, but the executive director of the currency bloc's largest bank, sees green shoots appearing in the economy from the next quarter. "[In the] second quarter of 2013, we will see the bottoming of GDP [gross domestic product] growth - and later in this year - third or fourth ...
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Spain to Bottom Out This Quarter Santander
Euro zone's fourth largest economy, Spain, sank deeper into recession in the first three months of the year, but the executive director of the currency bloc's largest bank, sees green shoots appearing in the economy from the next quarter. "[In the] second quarter of 2013, we will see the bottoming of GDP [gross domestic product] growth - and later in this year - third or fourth ...
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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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