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 An injury to Real Madrid's Welsh star Gareth Bale means coach Carlo Ancelotti can play a four-man midfield in a bid to dispute Barcelona’s dominance of possession in Saturday’s star-studded clash between Spain's two richest teams. https://www.thelocal.es/20141024/bale-absence-could-boost-real-madrids-clsico-hopes Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:13:00 +0200 bale-absence-could-boost-real-madrids-clsico-hopes Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti believes Gareth Bale is in prime condition to make his mark on El Clásico when his side host Barcelona on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140322/bale-ready-to-take-clasico-by-storm-ancelotti Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:21:00 +0100 bale-ready-to-take-clasico-by-storm-ancelotti Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale had a perfect return to action after three games out through injury, with a goal and an assist as Los Blancos moved to the top of La Liga on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140209/bale-in-perfect-return-after-three-games-injury-break Sun, 09 Feb 2014 15:36:00 +0100 bale-in-perfect-return-after-three-games-injury-break Real Madrid moved back to within five points of La Liga co-leaders Barcelona and Atlético Madrid with a hard-fought 3-0 win at home to Celta Vigo on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140107/ronaldo-double-keeps-real-madrid-in-title-hunt Tue, 07 Jan 2014 11:05:00 +0100 ronaldo-double-keeps-real-madrid-in-title-hunt Gareth Bale took his tally to eight goals in his last seven games with a hat-trick as Real Madrid shrugged off the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to beat Valladolid 4-0. https://www.thelocal.es/20131201/bale-hits-hat-trick-in-madrid-romp Sun, 01 Dec 2013 09:18:00 +0100 bale-hits-hat-trick-in-madrid-romp Brazilian-born Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa looks set to be included in Vicente del Bosque's Spain squad for the champions decisive World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Georgia next month. https://www.thelocal.es/20130930/brazils-diego-costa-set-for-spain-call-up Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:03:37 +0200 brazils-diego-costa-set-for-spain-call-up Gareth Bale's long-awaited home debut for Real Madrid ended in defeat at the hands of local rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu. https://www.thelocal.es/20130929/bale-home-debut-ends-in-atletico-defeat Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:58:00 +0200 bale-home-debut-ends-in-atletico-defeat Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has defended his policy of signing the best players in the world for huge transfer fees by claiming they make the club money in the long run. https://www.thelocal.es/20130924/galacticos-like-bale-were-cheap-real-president Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:48:50 +0200 galacticos-like-bale-were-cheap-real-president Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed world record signing Gareth Bale's attitude after the Welshman scored on his debut in the Spanish giants' 2-2 draw with Villarreal. https://www.thelocal.es/20130915/bale-nets-debut-goal-as-real-held Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:26:00 +0200 bale-nets-debut-goal-as-real-held Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Gareth Bale will make his long awaited debut for the club against Villarreal on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.es/20130914/ancelotti-confirms-bale-debut-against-villarreal Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:31:00 +0200 ancelotti-confirms-bale-debut-against-villarreal Gareth Bale hailed his move to Real Madrid as a "dream come true" as he was officially unveiled in front of 20,000 fans at the Santiago Bernabeu on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130902/madrid-move-a-dream-come-true-100m-bale Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:38:01 +0200 madrid-move-a-dream-come-true-100m-bale Madrid briefly put shirts bearing the name of Wales winger Gareth Bale, who is rumoured to be in transfer negotiations with the club, up for sale in their online store on Thursday, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.es/20130823/real-madrid-put-bale-shirts-up-for-sale Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:21:00 +0200 real-madrid-put-bale-shirts-up-for-sale The colossal gap between Barça and Real Madrid and the rest of La Liga continues to widen as cash-strapped clubs across Spain are forced to sell their best players and TV deals favour only the big two. https://www.thelocal.es/20130812/spains-big-spenders-make-la-liga-two-horse-race Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:47:00 +0200 spains-big-spenders-make-la-liga-two-horse-race