https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored a dramatic late winner as Spain triumphed in Sunday's Euro 2024 final, beating England 2-1 to confirm their re-emergence as a force on the international stage. https://www.thelocal.com/20240715/campeones-spain-beat-england-to-win-euro-2024-final Mon, 15 Jul 2024 02:42:16 +0200 campeones-spain-beat-england-to-win-euro-2024-final Both Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams are the children of first-generation migrants in Spain; their skin colour and standout performances at Euro 2024 say plenty about the country’s changing demographics and reliance on migration to keep afloat. https://www.thelocal.com/20240701/opinion-young-black-stars-excellence-mirrors-spains-national-need-for-migrants Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:34:48 +0200 opinion-young-black-stars-excellence-mirrors-spains-national-need-for-migrants Ollie Watkins struck a stunning injury-time winner as England beat the Netherlands 2-1 on Wednesday to set up a Euro 2024 final showdown with Spain in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.com/20240710/spain-to-play-england-in-euro-2024-final-after-last-gasp-goal-by-watkins Thu, 11 Jul 2024 01:19:50 +0200 spain-to-play-england-in-euro-2024-final-after-last-gasp-goal-by-watkins A final wave of tickets for the European Football Championship 2024 will be released Thursday. In previous phases, demand for tickets massively exceeded supply. Now fans have a final chance, if they're quick. https://www.thelocal.com/20240502/last-chance-how-football-fans-in-germany-can-get-euro-2024-tickets-today Thu, 02 May 2024 11:38:22 +0200 last-chance-how-football-fans-in-germany-can-get-euro-2024-tickets-today Ex-England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, known in Sweden as 'Svennis', has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he revealed in an interview. https://www.thelocal.com/20240111/swedish-football-coach-sven-goran-eriksson-reveals-he-has-at-best-a-year-to-live Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:31:38 +0100 swedish-football-coach-sven-goran-eriksson-reveals-he-has-at-best-a-year-to-live Disgraced former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales behaved inappropriately towards England players after the Women's World Cup final, according to Football Association chairwoman Debbie Hewitt. https://www.thelocal.com/20231207/disgraced-former-spanish-football-chief-forcefully-kissed-england-star Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:26:51 +0100 disgraced-former-spanish-football-chief-forcefully-kissed-england-star Spain, Portugal and Morocco will be joint hosts for the 2030 World Cup but games will also be played in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay as the footballing showpiece celebrates its centenary, FIFA announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.com/20231004/spain-to-host-2030-world-cup-with-portugal-and-morocco Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:44:04 +0200 spain-to-host-2030-world-cup-with-portugal-and-morocco Spain's goalscoring hero Olga Carmona hailed her "unstoppable" side as they beat England 1-0 to win the Women's World Cup for the first time on Sunday in Sydney. https://www.thelocal.com/20230820/in-images-spain-celebrate-first-womens-world-cup-trophy Sun, 20 Aug 2023 17:17:08 +0200 in-images-spain-celebrate-first-womens-world-cup-trophy Spain won the Women's World Cup for the first time in their history with skipper Olga Carmona sweeping in the only goal for a deserved 1-0 victory over England in Sunday's final. https://www.thelocal.com/20230820/spain-beat-england-1-0-to-win-womens-world-cup-final Sun, 20 Aug 2023 16:16:10 +0200 spain-beat-england-1-0-to-win-womens-world-cup-final Coach Jorge Vilda was derided by some of his players as a control freak who was not up to the job, but Spain now stands on the brink of making history at the Women's World Cup. https://www.thelocal.com/20230818/from-mutiny-to-womens-world-cup-final-how-spain-defied-the-odds Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:52:12 +0200 from-mutiny-to-womens-world-cup-final-how-spain-defied-the-odds Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo did the damage late on in Sydney as England shattered Australian dreams with a clinical 3-1 win to set up a Women's World Cup final against Spain. https://www.thelocal.com/20230816/spain-to-face-england-in-womens-world-cup-final Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:16:43 +0200 spain-to-face-england-in-womens-world-cup-final Two Swedish players have tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the football team's Euro 2020 opener against Spain next week. https://www.thelocal.com/20210609/swedish-football-team-brings-in-new-covid-rules-after-two-players-test-positive Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:44:19 +0200 swedish-football-team-brings-in-new-covid-rules-after-two-players-test-positive Sweden will have to do without the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Euro 2020, but young talents like Alexander Isak and Dejan Kulusevski are bidding to make sure the veteran's absence isn't too keenly felt.  https://www.thelocal.com/20210607/what-are-swedens-chances-at-euro-2020 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 17:19:49 +0200 what-are-swedens-chances-at-euro-2020 The Swiss parliament on Wednesday voted to extend the mandate of attorney general Michael Lauber, despite suspicion of misconduct in his handling of the massive corruption investigation targeting FIFA. https://www.thelocal.com/20190925/swiss-parliament-narrowly-reappoints-top-prosecutor-despite-fifa-probe Wed, 25 Sep 2019 12:11:30 +0200 swiss-parliament-narrowly-reappoints-top-prosecutor-despite-fifa-probe At its best, sport can promote international harmony, but that was not the case at the Stade de France where the hosts played the Andorran anthem for the Albanian team. https://www.thelocal.com/20190908/france-wrong-anthem-debacle-mars-france-albania-clash Sun, 08 Sep 2019 17:59:49 +0200 france-wrong-anthem-debacle-mars-france-albania-clash