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Soccer Mourinho to leave Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will leave at the end of the season after three years at the Spanish club, paving the way for his expected return to Chelsea. The 50-year-old Portuguese coach has two remaining matches of a season that will end on June 1 without Madrid winning a trophy. President Florentino Perez announced at a news conference on Monday that a mutual agreement was struck to ...
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Atletico Madrid ready to sell Falcao
Atletico Madrid will not stand in the way of striker Radamel Falcao if he wants to leave the club.The Colombian striker has scored 31 goals in 37 appearances this season and has had a host of top European clubs watching him.Atletico have had a successful season under Diego Simeone, winning the Copa del Rey and finishing third in La Liga, but they are prepared to let their prize asset leave if ...
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UPDATE 1-Spains El Corte Ingles in 5 bln euro debt restructuring
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 ...
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3 killed in blast at Spanish army base
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 ...
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Falcao Has Total Support of the Atlético de Madrid
Singapore, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Colombian forward Radamel Falcao, of the Atletico de Madrid, will have the club's full support, whatever his decision at the end of the season, said Miguel Angel Gil, Atletico CEO. "Before the season began, we talked with Falcao and promised him that if he kept the same performance and helped us to get into the Champions League, the Atletico would help ...
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Barcelonas Alves would consider joining PSG or Monaco
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 ...
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Madrid police catch 59 people siphoning water off the mains without paying
GUARDIA Civil officers in Madrid have detected 67 illegal connections to the mains water network allowing those who set them up to have on-tap water without ...
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Eurovision vote-rigging and plagiarism accusations rife but Spain would still have been near the bottom
POSSIBLE cheating at the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night would not put Spain in the top 10, but if proven to be true would lift El ...
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EU securitisation event plans return to Barcelona
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 ...
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Real Madrid ended the regular season with the best offense highest PIR and most blocks
The Regular League began at a sprint and ended in the best way. Real Madrid, who managed secure first place in the standings with three games of the season to spare, finished as they began: leading on offense, PIR, dunks, blocks, total and offensive rebounds, three-pointer success rate and fouls received. In addition, the Whites hold individual records for PIR, assists and free throws; and ...
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Spain Rated as Top Destination for Travel With Kids
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, ...
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Syrian opposition meets in Madrid over conflict
Former leader of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) Moaz al-Khatib (R) listens during a conference of Syrian opposition groups in Madrid May 20, 2013. REUTERS/Susana ...
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Wilbur Ross Says he Will Weigh Buying Spanish Bank Loan Assets
Wilbur Ross said he will consider investing in Spanish banks amid signs the country is following Ireland in starting "to come to grips" with its financial crisis. WL Ross & Co.'s purchase of a 9.3 percent stake ...
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Update-Moodys Spanish RMBS market performance continued deteriorating in March 2013
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 ...
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Expat teen dragged by Valencia bus after catching his arm in the door
Jerry Cunningham, 14, was running for the bus in the city and attempted to board it just a split second before the doors closed, trapping his ...
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RPT-Fitch Spanish credit cooperatives remain resilient but recession bites
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, ...
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Basque Socialist leader may stand for party leader
Patxi Lpez , has said at the Europa Forum this morning that he has not closed the door to stand at the primary elections to select a new party leader. The General Secretary of the Basque Socialists when asked before always said that his priority was the Basque Country. If he takes the step it won't be until the end of the year. He explained that the Socialist Party is essential for ...
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Neymar and Barcelona remain quiet over transfer
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 ...
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The British Parliament is to address the working conditions in Ryanair.
The British Parliament is to address the working conditions in Ryanair. Lucinda Berger, MP for Liverpool, has taken a complaint from a TCP in Ryanair, Sophie Growcoot, about her labour conditions in the Irish airline. Among other things she has worked for days with no pay. According to the Independent Sophie Growcoot's account of her time as a contractor for Ryanair, although ...
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Spanish Smoking Relapse Prevention
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 ...
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Scolari Neymar will be a Barcelona idol
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 ...
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Spanish workers in Gibraltar protest against pension conditions
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 ...
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Italian and Spanish Alpha League Table 2008 published
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 ...
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SWIP makes in-roads into Spain
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 ...
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Ecuador Primera A Wrap Nahuelpan class buoys Barcelona
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 ...
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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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