Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has signed for English Premier League club Chelsea from Barcelona, he confirmed on Thursday. Fabregas, who is preparing for the World Cup with the Spain squad in Brazil, is believed to have signed a five-year contract…
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3 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Spain’s Queen Sofia today highlighted the continued need for girls’ education, addressing…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that his side are interested in signing former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona. Asked if Chelsea had an interest in the Spain international, Mourinho told reporters in London: “We have some…
Spain’s all-time leading goalscorer David Villa said he will retire from international duty after the World Cup in Brazil, in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. The 32-year-old striker, who signed for New York City FC this week after helping Atletico…
David Villa, who helped Spain capture the 2010 World Cup and Atletico Madrid win this year’s La Liga crown, has signed a three-year deal with Major League Soccer’s New York expansion team. New York City FC announced the signing Monday, giving the new…
Defending champion and world number one Serena Williams was knocked out of the French Open by Spain’s Garbine Muguruza on Wednesday as the American star stumbled to her second worst Grand Slam defeat. The top seed lost 6-2, 6-2 in the second round to…
Having won the last three major international tournaments, it is worth wondering if reigning champions Spain might finally come a cropper at this World Cup. Their remarkable run of success simply has to come to an end eventually, and there are concerns…
Nigerian Ikechukwu Uche and Ghanaian Richmond Boakye were among the scorers on the final weekend of the Spanish La Liga season. Uche raised his season goal tally to 14 by striking midway through the second half for Villareal in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad…
Spanish oil group Repsol has raised $2.0 billion with the sale of Argentinian government bonds received as payment for the nationalisation of its offshoot YPF, the company said. The sale, worth the equivalent of 1.47 billion euros, means that Repsol…
Spanish police said Wednesday they have arrested a Colombian man after he was found to be carrying a ham and cheese sandwich stuffed with over 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of cocaine. The 29-year-old was detained at a bus station in the Mediterranean beach…