https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Thousands of Atletico Madrid fans defied the authorities by taking to the streets of the Spanish capital to celebrate on Saturday night after victory over Real Valladolid secured their team an 11th league title. https://www.thelocal.es/20210523/thousands-of-atletico-fans-flock-to-madrids-neptune-fountain-to-cheer-league-title Sun, 23 May 2021 17:19:01 +0200 thousands-of-atletico-fans-flock-to-madrids-neptune-fountain-to-cheer-league-title Fernando Torres tasted victory against Real Madrid as an Atlético Madrid player for the first time as the La Liga champions downed their city rivals 2-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey last 16 tie on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150108/atltico-bead-madrid-as-torres-returns-spain-football Thu, 08 Jan 2015 10:56:00 +0100 atltico-bead-madrid-as-torres-returns-spain-football Atlético Madrid missed the chance to move top of La Liga after being held 1-1 at home to Sevilla on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140120/atletico-fail-to-build-on-barca-slip-up Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:28:00 +0100 atletico-fail-to-build-on-barca-slip-up Real Madrid reached the last 16 of the Copa del Rey — the equivalent of the English FA Cup — with a 2-0 win over Olimpic Xativa on Wednesday. City rivals Atlético de Madrid followed suit with a 2-1 victory over Sant Andreu. https://www.thelocal.es/20131219/real-and-atltico Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:30:00 +0100 real-and-atltico Spanish sports media have announced that Monaco have paid €45 million for Atlético de Madrid striker Radamel Falcao and will soon be signing Barcelona and Spain keeper Victor Valdés. https://www.thelocal.es/20130529/monaco-sign-atleticos-falcao-for-45-million Wed, 29 May 2013 16:26:00 +0200 monaco-sign-atleticos-falcao-for-45-million Atletico have not won a Madrid derby since 1999, but have rarely had a better opportunity as Real are expected to rest plenty of first-team regulars with Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second-leg against Borussia Dortmund in mind. https://www.thelocal.es/20130426/atletico-looking-for-long-awaited-madrid-derby-win Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:49:07 +0200 atletico-looking-for-long-awaited-madrid-derby-win Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone said he believes Valencia have the third best squad in Spain after his side could only manage a 1-1 draw with Los Che on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130401/atletico-miss-chance-to-move-into-second Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:37:00 +0200 atletico-miss-chance-to-move-into-second Football may have been a ray of hope for crisis-ridden Spain over the past five years, but Spanish teams are only now starting to pay back the €752.3 million they owe the taxpayer. https://www.thelocal.es/20130319/foul-play Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:16:00 +0100 foul-play