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 Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale could be out for up to four month after undergoing surgery on an injured right ankle, according to press reports in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20161202/gareth-bale-out-for-up-to-four-months-following-ankle-surgery Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:07:12 +0100 gareth-bale-out-for-up-to-four-months-following-ankle-surgery Gareth Bale declared the lure of "the biggest club in the world" behind his decision to sign a new bumper six-year deal with Real Madrid which makes him one of football's highest paid players. https://www.thelocal.es/20161031/gareth-bale-signs-new-bumper-deal-with-real-madrid Mon, 31 Oct 2016 17:08:46 +0100 gareth-bale-signs-new-bumper-deal-with-real-madrid Three members of the European Parliament have written to the European Commission asking them to investigate Gareth Bale's world record transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid in 2013 on accusations of illegal state aid. https://www.thelocal.es/20160218/real-madrid-gareth-bales-record-breaking-transfer-deal-facing-probe Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:47:33 +0100 real-madrid-gareth-bales-record-breaking-transfer-deal-facing-probe La Liga leaders Real Madrid face one of their toughest tests since embarking on a 22-game winning streak back in September when they start 2015 with a trip to Valencia on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150103/real-madrid-streak-threatened-by-buoyant-valencia Sat, 03 Jan 2015 08:47:00 +0100 real-madrid-streak-threatened-by-buoyant-valencia Real Madrid look set to be without Gareth Bale for their Champions League trip to Liverpool on Wednesday after a scan revealed the Welshman has an abdominal injury. https://www.thelocal.es/20141020/real-star-gareth-bale-set-to-miss-real-madrid-liverpool-clash Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:14:00 +0200 real-star-gareth-bale-set-to-miss-real-madrid-liverpool-clash Spain on Thursday hailed Gareth Bale's wonder goal that downed arch rivals Barcelona to win the Copa del Rey final, with national sports daily Marca dubbing him 'Gareth Bolt'. https://www.thelocal.es/20140417/spain-hails-gareth-bales-wonder-goal Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:00:00 +0200 spain-hails-gareth-bales-wonder-goal Gareth Bale scored a marvellous free-kick as 10-man Real Madrid eased into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 4-1 win over Galatasaray on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131128/ronaldo-less-real-crush-hapless-galatasary Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:10:02 +0100 ronaldo-less-real-crush-hapless-galatasary Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale is looking to build on by far his best week since arriving in the Spanish capital when Carlo Ancelotti's side host Real Sociedad this weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20131108/real-madrid-back-budding-bale-in-weekend-clash Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:02:00 +0100 real-madrid-back-budding-bale-in-weekend-clash Gareth Bale scored twice and Cristiano Ronaldo notched up a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Sevilla 7-3 on Wednesday in their league clash. https://www.thelocal.es/20131031/bale-ronaldo-star-as-real-hammer-sevilla Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0100 bale-ronaldo-star-as-real-hammer-sevilla Gareth Bale had an El Clasico debut to forget as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Camp Nou thanks to goals from Neymar and Alexis Sanchez. https://www.thelocal.es/20131027/bale-flops-as-neymar-shines-in-barca-win Sun, 27 Oct 2013 12:25:49 +0100 bale-flops-as-neymar-shines-in-barca-win Gareth Bale got his first taste of being on a winning side at the Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid moved to within two points of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid with a 2-0 win over Malaga on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131021/real-madrid-ease-past-malaga-as-bale-returns Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:25:00 +0200 real-madrid-ease-past-malaga-as-bale-returns Real Madrid's president revealed on Tuesday that Gareth Bale was €9 million ($12.2 million) cheaper than initially reported. https://www.thelocal.es/20131015/injured-bale-cost-real-madrid-91-million Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:26:39 +0200 injured-bale-cost-real-madrid-91-million Gareth Bale trained with Real Madrid on Wednesday for the first time since his move from Tottenham Hotspur to the Spanish capital. https://www.thelocal.es/20130912/gareth-bale-meets-heroe-cristiano-in-real-training Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:30:00 +0200 gareth-bale-meets-heroe-cristiano-in-real-training Days after splashing over €90 million ($118.5 million) for the services of Gareth Bale, Real Madrid have announced a rise in profits and a 27.4 percent reduction in their net debt in their accounts for the 2012/13 season. https://www.thelocal.es/20130907/real-madrid-slash-net-debt-as-profits-soar Sat, 07 Sep 2013 11:33:48 +0200 real-madrid-slash-net-debt-as-profits-soar Gareth Bale will be unveiled as a Real Madrid player on Monday after his prolonged transfer from Tottenham Hotspur was finally completed for an unconfirmed world record fee late on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130902/gareth-bale-set-for-real-unveiling-in-record-deal Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:20:00 +0200 gareth-bale-set-for-real-unveiling-in-record-deal