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ESPN Soccernet.com - 2 hours 53 minutes ago
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has told Yaya Toure he will not be allowed to leave the club despite his lack of playing time.
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Nasdaq - 2 hours 38 minutes ago
ESTORIL, Portugal -(Dow Jones)- Spain supports an initiative by Mexico to create a "green fund" to which developed countries would contribute to finance cuts in carbon dioxide emissions in developing nations, a spokesman for the Spanish prime minister´s office said Tuesday.
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Sports Illustrated - Thu Nov 26, 9:04 pm ET
MADRID (AP) -- Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are back from injury and will face each other in the "clasico'' derby between Barcelona and Real Madrid, the Spanish league's most eagerly anticipated match of the early season.
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The Forex Market - Mon Nov 30, 3:53 am ET
MADRID (Dow Jones)--Spain's large current account deficit narrowed rapidly in the first nine months of the year as imports fell in the midst of a deep recession, data from the country's central bank showed Monday.
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Mon Nov 30, 1:11 pm ET
Rafael Marquez has signed a contract extension with Barcelona, which ties him to the club until 2012. The Mexico defender joined Barcelona from Monaco in 2003. Details of the extension were not made public by Barcelona. Marquez, who has been plagued recently by injuries, said he will likely finish his career with the Catalan club.
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Bloomberg - Sun Nov 29, 7:43 pm ET
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Real Madrid went home short-changed from Barcelona after a 1-0 defeat in the latest edition of Spanish soccer’s “El Clasico,” coach Manuel Pellegrini said.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 30, 6:50 am ET
Three Spanish volunteer aid workers were kidnapped by gunmen while delivering supplies to impoverished villages in Mauritania, and Spain's interior minister said Monday he suspected al-Qaida-linked Islamists.
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EARTHtimes.org - 23 minutes ago
Lanzarote, Spain - The Spanish government has asked United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to resolve the situation of Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar, a senior foreign ministry official said Tuesday. Agustin Santos spoke at the airport...
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Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports - Mon Nov 30, 7:11 am ET
There appears to be little doubt that the award goes to Barcelona this season. However, is Messi's triumph a foregone conclusion? Can Xavi or Andres Iniesta rival the Argentinian for the top honour? Here's what the football world has had to say on the matter.
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Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports - Mon Nov 30, 6:11 am ET
The Cote d'Ivoire star is dismayed at the lack of opportunities he is being given at Barcelona...
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Boone News Republican - 1 hour 31 minutes ago
The Madrid Action Committee annual “Christmas Extravaganza” will be held Monday, Dec. 7. The celebration will kick off in downtown Madrid with a lighted parade beginning at 6 p.m.
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EARTHtimes.org - Sun Nov 29, 5:46 pm ET
Madrid - Barcelona went back atop the Spanish Liga Sunday by beating historic rivals Real Madrid in a tense but high-quality Clasico. Supersub Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the crucial goal for Barca, who had Sergio Busquets sent off 27 minutes from tim...
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Mon Nov 30, 8:12 pm ET
Winners of the Golden Ball, awarded to the European Footballer of the Year by France Football magazine: 1956-- Stanley Matthews, Blackpool 1957-- Alfredo Di Stefano, Real Madrid 1958-- Raymond Kopa, Real Madrid 1959-- Alfredo Di Stefano, Real Madrid 1960-- Luis Suarez, FC Barcelona 1961-- Omar Sivori, Juventus 1962-- Josef Masopust, Dukla Prague 1963-- Lev Yashin, Dynamo Moscow 1964-- Denis Law ...
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Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Nov 27, 4:11 pm ET
Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso begins the countdown to Sunday's El Clasico at the Camp Nou. In Part One of an exclusive interview with Goal.com, the midfield maestro shares his thoughts ahead of the big clash...
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Sun-Sentinel - Mon Nov 30, 2:34 pm ET
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has ordered the widow of Augusto Pinochet, his former lawyer and two bankers to post a $77 million (euro51 million) bond while he probes allegations they laundered money for the late Chilean dictator while he was in power, according to a court document released Monday.