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 The governing body of world football (FIFA) confirmed on Friday that it has written to the Spanish federation (RFEF) warning they could be suspended from the 2018 World Cup because of political interference. https://www.thelocal.es/20171216/fifa-threatens-to-boot-spain-out-of-world-cup Sat, 16 Dec 2017 11:02:39 +0100 fifa-threatens-to-boot-spain-out-of-world-cup Real Madrid director of institutional relations Emilio Butragueno has insisted the European champions will collaborate with Fifa over any investigation into their recruiting of players under the age of 18. https://www.thelocal.es/20150126/real-madrid-collaborating-with-fifa-transfer-inquest Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:43:00 +0100 real-madrid-collaborating-with-fifa-transfer-inquest Just a month before the Fifa World Cup kicks off in Brazil, European football's governing body Uefa has slammed racist attacks in Spain and called for action after fans subjected foreign players to monkey taunts and banana-throwing. https://www.thelocal.es/20140506/uefa-slams-spain-over-racist-football-fans Tue, 06 May 2014 11:42:00 +0200 uefa-slams-spain-over-racist-football-fans Fifa on Wednesday banned Spanish giants Barcelona from buying or selling players for the next two transfer windows for "serious" breaches of rules on under-age players. https://www.thelocal.es/20140402/fifa-orders-shock-transfer-ban-on-barcelona-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:21:41 +0200 fifa-orders-shock-transfer-ban-on-barcelona-2 Spain have ended 2013 in top spot in the official rankings for the sixth year in a row, the sport's governing body Fifa said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131220/spain-tops-fifa-rankings-for-sixth-straight-year Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:21:00 +0100 spain-tops-fifa-rankings-for-sixth-straight-year FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said he was "sickened" to see some Real Betis supporters racially abuse their own player, Brazilian defender Paulao, in the Seville derby against Sevilla on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131126/fifa-boss-blasts-spains-racist-football-fans Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:44:32 +0100 fifa-boss-blasts-spains-racist-football-fans Spain's decision to play an international friendly football match against former colony Equatorial Guinea has raised the ire of human rights groups who say the African nation has one of the worst human rights records on the continent. https://www.thelocal.es/20131111/spain-slammed-over-equatorial-guinea-friendly Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:29:00 +0100 spain-slammed-over-equatorial-guinea-friendly Spain looked forward to a chance for World Cup revenge on Monday after Brazil hammered the world champions 3–0 in a humiliating Confederations Cup final at the Maracana Stadium. https://www.thelocal.es/20130702/defiant-spain-licks-wounds-after-brazil-defeat Tue, 02 Jul 2013 11:02:00 +0200 defiant-spain-licks-wounds-after-brazil-defeat Brazil destroyed world and European champions Spain 3-0 to win a third straight Confederations Cup title with a dazzling display of football which left the Maracana Stadium in raptures here on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130701/brilliant-brazil-stuns-spain-with-30-win Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:32:00 +0200 brilliant-brazil-stuns-spain-with-30-win Spain's football federation have dismissed a Brazilian media report that Spanish football players indulged in a game of strip poker with five women during their current Confederations Cup campaign in the South American country. https://www.thelocal.es/20130625/spains-footballers-slam-hoax-strip-poker-claims Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:09:00 +0200 spains-footballers-slam-hoax-strip-poker-claims Spain set up a Confederations Cup semi-final reunion with Euro 2012 final victims Italy after beating Nigeria 3-0 on a steamy afternoon in Fortaleza on Sunday to secure top spot in Group B. https://www.thelocal.es/20130624/spain-down-nigeria-to-set-up-italy-showdown Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:34:57 +0200 spain-down-nigeria-to-set-up-italy-showdown Spain broke the record for the biggest margin of victory in the final phase of a FIFA tournament by crushing minnows 10-0 Tahiti at the Confederations Cup in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130621/spain-break-fifa-record-with-10-0-win Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:58:00 +0200 spain-break-fifa-record-with-10-0-win