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 A Liverpool fan who lost his phone in the back of a cab after spending the weekend in Madrid for the Champions League Final didn’t hold out much hope for its return. https://www.thelocal.es/20190614/liverpool-fan-to-madrid-taxi-driver-youve-restored-my-faith-in-humanity Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:56:22 +0200 liverpool-fan-to-madrid-taxi-driver-youve-restored-my-faith-in-humanity It was the biggest police operation Madrid had ever staged for a sporting event and Madrid was poised for an invasion of hooligans. But were the fans really that badly behaved? https://www.thelocal.es/20190603/in-numbers-just-how-much-trouble-was-there-on-the-streets-of-madrid Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:27:39 +0200 in-numbers-just-how-much-trouble-was-there-on-the-streets-of-madrid The family of the 23-year-old have made a public appeal in a desperate attempt to find a Liverpool fan who had not been seen since the game ended on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.es/20190603/missing-in-madrid-liverpool-fan Mon, 03 Jun 2019 11:38:24 +0200 missing-in-madrid-liverpool-fan Some 70,000 football fans flooded into Madrid for the Champions League final at the weekend. Paul D. Thacker spent 48 hours on the Madrid streets following the fans and capturing some of their highs and lows. https://www.thelocal.es/20190603/in-pics-champions-league Mon, 03 Jun 2019 13:01:35 +0200 in-pics-champions-league Mohamed Salah scored one of the fastest ever goals in a Champions League final and Divock Origi struck late as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Madrid on Saturday and won the trophy for the sixth time. https://www.thelocal.es/20190601/liverpool-take-glory-in-madrid-after-seeing-off-tottenham-in-champions-league-final Sun, 02 Jun 2019 01:49:06 +0200 liverpool-take-glory-in-madrid-after-seeing-off-tottenham-in-champions-league-final An awful lot of cerveza, sangria and vino is being consumed this weekend. But what will help get fans get back on their feet in the morning? https://www.thelocal.es/20190531/champions-league-final-what-to-eat-in-madrid-when-you-have-a-hangover Fri, 31 May 2019 19:51:05 +0200 champions-league-final-what-to-eat-in-madrid-when-you-have-a-hangover Madrid's controversially named Plaza Margaret Thatcher has been given a new moniker by Reds fans. https://www.thelocal.es/20190531/madrids-plaza-margaret-thatcher-renamed-by-liverpool-fans Fri, 31 May 2019 18:33:03 +0200 madrids-plaza-margaret-thatcher-renamed-by-liverpool-fans Neither UEFA or Madrid City Hall have plans to broadcast the match live on big screens for the tens of thousands of fans without tickets. https://www.thelocal.es/20190531/champions-league-final-there-will-be-no-big-screen-broadcast-of-live-game Fri, 31 May 2019 18:23:47 +0200 champions-league-final-there-will-be-no-big-screen-broadcast-of-live-game It’s impossible not to notice that something unusual is happening in Madrid this weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20190531/in-pics-fans-descend-on-madrid-for-massive-football-party Fri, 31 May 2019 14:49:49 +0200 in-pics-fans-descend-on-madrid-for-massive-football-party Among the rewards for the Champions League winners on Saturday will be silverware, status and history but the greatest prize awaiting Liverpool or Tottenham might be an end to the agonising wait. https://www.thelocal.es/20190531/tottenham-and-liverpool-chase-biggest-win-of-all-to-drop-loser-tag-for-good Fri, 31 May 2019 11:39:52 +0200 tottenham-and-liverpool-chase-biggest-win-of-all-to-drop-loser-tag-for-good The British Embassy in Madrid has shared some essential information for Liverpool and Spurs football fans making their way to the Spanish capital for the final of the Champions League on June 1st. https://www.thelocal.es/20190530/champions-league-final-everything-liverpool-and-spurs-fans-going-to-madrid-need-to-know Thu, 30 May 2019 11:55:56 +0200 champions-league-final-everything-liverpool-and-spurs-fans-going-to-madrid-need-to-know Spain will deploy 4,700 security personnel for Saturday's all-English Champions League final in Madrid which has been deemed "high risk", officials said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190529/liverpool-tottenham-spurs-champions-league-final-madrid-on-red-alert-for-reds-and-spuds-hooligans Wed, 29 May 2019 11:12:04 +0200 liverpool-tottenham-spurs-champions-league-final-madrid-on-red-alert-for-reds-and-spuds-hooligans Die-hard Liverpool fans had a 24 hour head start on Spurs fans to make travel plans to reach Madrid for the Champions League final as flight prices soared and hotels filled to capacity in just a matter of hours. https://www.thelocal.es/20190509/madrid-full-to-bursting-as-liverpool-and-tottenham-fans-try-for-champions-league-final Thu, 09 May 2019 15:34:10 +0200 madrid-full-to-bursting-as-liverpool-and-tottenham-fans-try-for-champions-league-final Defeated at Anfield in after an epic performance by Liverpool, Barcelona FC now face further humiliation as the internet does its worst to ridicule the hammering. https://www.thelocal.es/20190508/in-memes-this-is-how-the-internet-reacted-to-baras-epic-humiliation Wed, 08 May 2019 12:04:30 +0200 in-memes-this-is-how-the-internet-reacted-to-baras-epic-humiliation Cristiano Ronaldo rescued Real Madrid from a shock Champions League exit as his injury-time penalty allowed the holders to edge out Juventus in the most dramatic of quarter-finals on Wednesday, taking them through despite a 3-1 defeat. https://www.thelocal.es/20180412/ronaldo-rescues-real-madrid-after-sensational-juventus-comeback Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:07:44 +0200 ronaldo-rescues-real-madrid-after-sensational-juventus-comeback Sevilla ended their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich wondering what might have been, just as they had against Barcelona three days earlier. https://www.thelocal.es/20180404/sevilla-curse-their-luck-after-letting-bayern-lead-slip Wed, 04 Apr 2018 11:40:09 +0200 sevilla-curse-their-luck-after-letting-bayern-lead-slip Cristiano Ronaldo was once again hailed as Real Madrid's hero as fans crammed into the club's Santiago Bernabeu stadium and streets across the Spanish capital to wildly celebrate a record 12th European Cup win on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170604/football-ronaldo-heroics-spark-madrid-street-party Sun, 04 Jun 2017 12:50:09 +0200 football-ronaldo-heroics-spark-madrid-street-party Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone lauded his side's determination to keep making their mark on the Champions League after they reached the quarter-finals for a fourth consecutive season. https://www.thelocal.es/20170316/clean-sheet-masters-atletico-madrid-reach-champions-league-quarter-finals Thu, 16 Mar 2017 09:23:15 +0100 clean-sheet-masters-atletico-madrid-reach-champions-league-quarter-finals Spanish football authorities have condemned the attack on a Real Madrid supporters club, which left 12 fans dead during Saturday night's Champions League final. https://www.thelocal.es/20160530/isis-kill-12-real-madrid-fans-in-iraq-during-champions-league-final Mon, 30 May 2016 16:15:05 +0200 isis-kill-12-real-madrid-fans-in-iraq-during-champions-league-final Real Madrid striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, said penalties are just a game of chance after scoring the winning spot-kick to give Real Madrid an 11th Champions League crown on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160529/real-madrid-win-lottery-to-land-champions-league-title Sun, 29 May 2016 13:41:08 +0200 real-madrid-win-lottery-to-land-champions-league-title