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 Groundbreaking Spanish surgeon Cesar Noval will set aside the scalpel on Saturday and pick up an assistant referee's flag to run the line as Eibar host Real Madrid in La Liga https://www.thelocal.es/20181121/pioneering-sex-change-surgeon-surgeon-to-referee-in-real-madrid-game Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:51:59 +0100 pioneering-sex-change-surgeon-surgeon-to-referee-in-real-madrid-game Spain failed to secure automatic qualification for the 2019 rugby World Cup on Sunday, losing to Belgium 18-10 with their players rounding on the Romanian referee who had to be escorted off the pitch. https://www.thelocal.es/20180319/spain-cry-foul-over-romanian-referee-after-world-cup-qualifier-loss Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:45:59 +0100 spain-cry-foul-over-romanian-referee-after-world-cup-qualifier-loss A Spanish referee is embroiled in a sexism row after trying to get a date with a female player during the match. https://www.thelocal.es/20160119/spanish-referee-asks-out-footballer-mid-match Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:16:03 +0100 spanish-referee-asks-out-footballer-mid-match A Spanish ref has lodged a formal complaint claiming he was told to favour Real Madrid over rivals Barcelona FC in the upcoming Clasico. https://www.thelocal.es/20151022/football-referee-launches-legal-action-against-anti-bara-plot Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:29:34 +0200 football-referee-launches-legal-action-against-anti-bara-plot