The Local Spain 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 Spanish great Xavi to play on until at least end of year Legendary former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez has upset his own plans to retire and announced he will extend his career until at least the end of this year, he said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180506/spanish-great-xavi-to-play-on-until-at-least-end-of-year Sun, 06 May 2018 15:37:34 +0200 spanish-great-xavi-to-play-on-until-at-least-end-of-year Qatar 'buys' noisy Spanish handball fans For a special boost at the world handball championship starting Thursday, hosts Qatar have flown in the noisiest fans they can find to cheer them -- all the way from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150116/qatar-handball-team-buys-noisy-spanish-fans Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:27:00 +0100 qatar-handball-team-buys-noisy-spanish-fans