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Messi crowned world's best for record fourth time Argentina star is becoming the first player to win FIFA's prestigious Ballon d'Or title on four separate occasions | |
| Jan.13 |
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Messi leads Barca to record |
| Jan.16 |
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Guardiola to join Bayern |
| Jan.23 |
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Real Madrid the richest club |
| Jan.27 |
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Messi trumps Ronaldo with four-goal salvo |
| Jan.30 |
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Real hits back to hold Barcelona |
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| Feb.2 |
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Spain PM denies corruption claim
| Feb.5 |
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Hooded gunmen rape 6 tourists in Mexico
Map of Acapulco Mexico A pack of masked and hooded gunmen broke into a beach bungalow and raped six women spanish tourists after tying up a group of men | |
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Nadal makes winning return after 7 months out |
| Feb.7 |
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Messi signs new Barca deal |
| Feb.9 |
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Moroccan terror suspect held in Spain
| Feb.10 |
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Five dead on Canaries cruise ship
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Nadal loses to Zeballos in Chile final |
| Feb.13 |
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Real held by United in epic |
| Feb.16 |
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Magic Messi passes 300 |
| Feb.17 |
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Nadal takes first title since returning from injury |
| Feb.18 |
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Nestle finds horsemeat in beef meals Nestle, the world's biggest food company, has removed beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain after tests revealed traces of horse DNA | |
| Feb.20 |
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Milan stun favorites Barcelona |
| Feb.26 |
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Ronaldo double sinks Barca |
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| Mar.2 |
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Ramos header sinks Barcelona |
| Mar.5 |
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Ronaldo sinks 10-man Man Utd |
| Mar.12 |
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Barcelona breezes past Milan, 4-0 |
| Mar.25 |
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Barcelona boosted by Vilanova return |
| Mar.26 |
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Spain gain vital win in France |
| Mar.30 |
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History for Messi as Barca draw |
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| Apr.2 |
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Zlatan helps PSG hold Barca |
| Apr.3 |
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Spain princess gets court summons
| Apr.10 |
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Messi to the rescue for Barca |
| Apr.14 |
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Alonso grabs China win on 'perfect Sunday' |
| Apr.17 |
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Madrid passes Man Utd as world's most valuable |
| Apr.21 |
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Djokovic ends Nadal's reign |
| Apr.23 |
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Suspected terrorists arrested in Spain
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Brilliant Bayern batters Barca Mueller scored two goals as Munich dominated to take a commanding 4-0 lead after the first leg of their highly anticipated Champions League ...
| Apr.24 |
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Lewandowski, Dortmund crush Real dream
Borussia Dortmund is crushing Real Madrid 4-1 in the first leg of its Champions League semifinal Wednesday. Robert Lewandowski scored four g...
| Apr.25 |
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Spain unemployment hits record high
| Apr.28 |
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Nadal wins 8th Barca title |
| Apr.30 |
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Dortmund advance to Champions League London looks set to host an all-German Champions League final after Borussia weathered the storm from Real Madrid to get past 4-3 on aggrega...
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| May.1 |
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Bayern humiliate Barcelona
Map of Nou Camp Spain Munich joined fellow Dortmund in the final of the European Champions League by completing a crushing 7-0 aggregate win in the Nou Camp
| May.11 |
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Barca handed title by Real Barcelona clinched a 22nd Spanish league title on Saturday when second-placed Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 at Espanyol
| May.12 |
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Serena beats Sharapova in the Madrid Open final |
| May.17 |
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Atletico Madrid wins Copa del Rey final |
| May.19 |
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Nadal hammers Federer in Rome final |
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Barca celebrate La Liga title at rain-soaked Nou Camp
Barcelona beat Valladolid 2-1 Sunday night before lifting the La Liga trophy for the 22nd time in front of their fans at a sodden Nou Camp
| May.20 |
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Mourinho to leave Real Madrid |
| May.27 |
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French Open: Nadal rallies to win opening match |
| May.31 |
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Federer, Nadal, Serena advance at French Open |
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| Jun.1 |
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Anti-austerity protesters march across Europe
| Jun.3 |
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Mourinho returns to Chelsea |
| Jun.7 |
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Nadal edges Djokovic in epic The defending champion moved within a match of making it a record extending 8th French Open titles by defeating the world #1 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7...
| Jun.9 |
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Nadal beats Ferrer to win eighth French Open title Rafael Nadal, 27, came through 6-3 6-2 6-3 to reaffirm his dominance on clay, and further elevate himself among the greats of the sport | |
| Jun.12 |
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Messi in tax probe |
| Jun.16 |
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Spain began Confederations Cup with a 2-1 victory over Uruguay |
| Jun.20 |
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Spain sets record with 10-0 Confed Cup blowout |
| Jun.23 |
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Alba double as Spain stay top |
| Jun.24 |
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Nadal upset in Wimbledon opener |
| Jun.25 |
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Ancelotti to Real, Blanc at PSG |
| Jun.27 |
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Spain edge past stubborn Italy |
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| Jul.15 |
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Spanish PM rejects resignation calls
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Real Madrid tops Forbes' most valuable teams list |
| Jul.19 |
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Vilanova steps down at Barca |
| Jul.23 |
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Martino the new man at Barca |
| Jul.24 |
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At least 77 die as Spanish train derails in Galicia
Map of Galicia Spain A train has derailed in north-western Spain, killing at least 60 people and injuring many more. It is the worst rail accident in Spain in four decades
All 13 carriages of the train, which was travelling from Madrid to Ferrol, came off the tracks near Santiago de Compostela
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| Jul.25 |
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Spain train crash: Driver faces investigation
One of the drivers of a train which derailed in north-western Spain killing at least 80 passengers has been put under formal investigation
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King Juan Carlos visits injured train survivors
| Jul.26 |
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Train crash driver formally held
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Train crash driver maintains silence
| Jul.27 |
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Spain train driver held 'for manslaughter'
The driver of a train that derailed in Spain killing 78 people has been accused of 'reckless manslaughter', the interior minister has said
| Jul.28 |
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Train crash: Reckless homicide charge for driver
Francisco Jose Garzon Amo has been provisionally charged with multiple cases of reckless homicide
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Spain funeral Mass for crash victims
A large funeral Mass is due to take place in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, where a train crash last Wednesday claimed 79 lives
| Jul.30 |
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Driver on phone when Spanish train derailed
Map of Galicia Spain The driver of a train that derailed in northwestern Spain last week, killing 79 people, was on the phone with railway staff when the train crashed
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| Aug.4 |
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Missy Franklin: Record sixth gold for swimming's |
| Aug.5 |
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Cameron 'concerned' by Gibraltar row
| Aug.8 |
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Spain rail crash: 'No malfunction'
| Aug.10 |
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'Human trafficking ring' broken up Dozens of suspected people-traffickers have been arrested in Spain and France, suspected of smuggling Chinese migrants into Europe and US
| Aug.11 |
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Nadal defeats Djokovic, makes Rogers Cup final |
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Nadal crushes Raonic in Montreal |
| Aug.17 |
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Spanish boats in Gibraltar protest
| Aug.18 |
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Seven up for Barca in opener |
| Aug.29 |
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Champions League draw: Barca-Milan |
| Aug.30 |
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Ruthless Nadal demolishes Brazilian |
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| Sep.1 |
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Real sign Bale for world record 100m euros Real Madrid have broken the world transfer record to sign Tottenham forward Gareth Bale
| Sep.2 |
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Turbulence hurts passengers on Spain-Brazil flight
| Sep.5 |
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Spain rail-crash driver in new tape
Map of Galicia Spain A recording has emerged in media of a phone call made by Francisco Jose Garzon moments after his train derailed, killing 79 people
| Sep.7 |
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Nadal's U.S. Open semis dominated over Gasquet No. 2 Rafael Nadal's 6-2, 7-6, 6-2 made victory over No. 8-seed Richard Gasquet in the second U.S. Open semifinal
| Sep.9 |
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Ruthless Nadal wins US Open title Rafael Nadal beat world number one Novak Djokovic in a pulsating four-set final to claim his second US Open title
| Sep.11 |
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Catalans planning 250-mile human chain
| Sep.15 |
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41-year-old wins Tour of Spain |
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Ronaldo signs huge Real Madrid contract extension |
| Sep.17 |
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Ronaldo hat-trick but Lopez heroic for Madrid |
| Sep.18 |
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Messi brilliant for Barcelona; Chelsea and Dortmund fall flat |
| Sep.19 |
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Baby killed by airport baggage carousel
Map of Alicante Spain A five-month-old boy has died at a Spanish airport after becoming trapped in a luggage conveyor carousel
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| Oct.1 |
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Arsenal, Atleti keep rolling in Champions League |
| Oct.4 |
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Man crushed to death by grapes in Spain
| Oct.5 |
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Nadal takes back No. 1 ranking from Djokovic |
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Spain quakes increasing near gas storage plant
| Oct.11 |
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Racing driver De Villota found dead
| Oct.26 |
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Football: Neymar on target in El Clasico
| Oct.27 |
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Train derails in northeast Spain, 3 people hurt
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| Nov.10 |
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Marquez wins MotoGP title
| Nov.19 |
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Ronaldo hat-trick fires Portugal to World Cup
| Nov.26 |
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10-man Ajax beat Barcelona
| Nov.27 |
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Man U on to CL knockouts; Real Madrid as well
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| Dec.12 |
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Spain to block Catalonia referendum
| Dec.15 |
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Bullet train service linking Spain-France opens