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 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 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 Sevilla produced a stunning fightback from a three-goal half-time deficit to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw with Liverpool on Tuesday thanks to Guido Pizarro's stoppage-time equaliser. https://www.thelocal.es/20171122/sevilla-come-back-from-three-goals-down-to-ruin-liverpools-party Wed, 22 Nov 2017 09:39:20 +0100 sevilla-come-back-from-three-goals-down-to-ruin-liverpools-party Jurgen Klopp insisted Philippe Coutinho's mind is only on Liverpool ahead of the Brazilian's first appearance on Spanish soil since a prolonged transfer pursuit by Barcelona failed to prise the playmaker away from Anfield. https://www.thelocal.es/20171121/coutinho-not-thinking-about-barca-audition-klopp-insists Tue, 21 Nov 2017 09:45:58 +0100 coutinho-not-thinking-about-barca-audition-klopp-insists FC Barcelona are planning a fresh assault on Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho in the January transfer window, the Catalan club's CEO Oscar Grau promised. https://www.thelocal.es/20171012/fc-barcelona-have-the-money-to-sign-coutinho-in-january Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:43:00 +0200 fc-barcelona-have-the-money-to-sign-coutinho-in-january A flight from Liverpool to Alicante was forced to land in France on Thursday after two drunken British nationals began fighting on board. https://www.thelocal.es/20160428/drunk-liverpool-fans-booted-off-ryanair-flight-to-alicante Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:41:27 +0200 drunk-liverpool-fans-booted-off-ryanair-flight-to-alicante