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 shocking testimony of previously unheard of Mauritian forward Cheikh Saad rocked Spanish football this week with fears that match-fixing is running wild in the country's lower divisions. https://www.thelocal.es/20170410/spains-match-fixing-scandal-is-the-tip-of-the-iceberg Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:40:40 +0200 spains-match-fixing-scandal-is-the-tip-of-the-iceberg The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) launched a formal investigation on Wednesday over suspicions of match-fixing in third division side Eldense's 12-0 defeat to Barcelona B on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170405/spanish-football-federation-launches-match-fixing-investigation Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:51:20 +0200 spanish-football-federation-launches-match-fixing-investigation The coach of third division Spanish side Eldense was arrested by police investigating suspicions of match-fixing after his side's 12-0 defeat to Barcelona's B team on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170404/football-coach-detained-in-spain-in-match-fixing-probe Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:59:30 +0200 football-coach-detained-in-spain-in-match-fixing-probe Spanish prosecutors filed match-fixing allegations against 41 people including Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera on Monday, accusing them of rigging a decisive 2011 league match. https://www.thelocal.es/20141216/41-2 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:03:00 +0100 41-2 The European Commission will on Wednesday launch a formal investigation into seven Spanish football clubs, including Barcelona and Real Madrid, after complaints they accepted illegal state aid, Spain's foreign minister said. https://www.thelocal.es/20131217/eu-to-probe-bara-and-real-over-illegal-aid Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:39:31 +0100 eu-to-probe-bara-and-real-over-illegal-aid