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 Cristiano Ronaldo said that his decision to open a hair transplant clinic in Madrid was his way of thanking "the people who love me" after spending the best part of a decade at Real Madrid https://www.thelocal.es/20190506/ronaldo-thanks-his-spanish-fans Mon, 06 May 2019 12:29:25 +0200 ronaldo-thanks-his-spanish-fans The pressure of filling Cristiano Ronaldo's boots at Real Madrid is too much for a single person, new coach Julen Lopetegui said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180825/madrid-coach-no-one-player-can-replace-ronaldo Sat, 25 Aug 2018 17:52:52 +0200 madrid-coach-no-one-player-can-replace-ronaldo Retired Brazilian striker Ronaldo left a clinic in Ibiza on Tuesday following a four-night stay for treatment for a flu infection. https://www.thelocal.es/20180814/former-real-madrid-striker-ronaldo-leaves-ibiza-clinic-after-pneumonia-treatment Tue, 14 Aug 2018 17:08:08 +0200 former-real-madrid-striker-ronaldo-leaves-ibiza-clinic-after-pneumonia-treatment Retired Brazilian striker Ronaldo said Sunday he is in hospital with a "bad flu" on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza but reassured fans that he will be out in a day. https://www.thelocal.es/20180813/ronaldo-hospitalized-with-flu-in-ibiza Mon, 13 Aug 2018 11:15:29 +0200 ronaldo-hospitalized-with-flu-in-ibiza After ordering football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to pay 18.8 million euros ($21.6 million) to settle a tax fraud claim, Spanish authorities have reduced the sum by two million euros, the El Mundo daily reported Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180810/spain-taxman-knocks-2milliom-off-ronaldo-tax-settlement Fri, 10 Aug 2018 18:14:36 +0200 spain-taxman-knocks-2milliom-off-ronaldo-tax-settlement Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to pay the Spanish taxman €18.8 million ($20 million) to settle a tax fraud claim, a legal source said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180615/ronaldo-agrees-188mln-tax-settlement Fri, 15 Jun 2018 18:54:59 +0200 ronaldo-agrees-188mln-tax-settlement Cristiano Ronaldo rescued Real Madrid from a shock Champions League exit as his injury-time penalty allowed the holders to edge out Juventus in the most dramatic of quarter-finals on Wednesday, taking them through despite a 3-1 defeat. https://www.thelocal.es/20180412/ronaldo-rescues-real-madrid-after-sensational-juventus-comeback Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:07:44 +0200 ronaldo-rescues-real-madrid-after-sensational-juventus-comeback Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid came from behind to stun Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in the first leg of their heavyweight Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180215/ronaldo-scores-twice-as-real-madrid-take-control-against-psg Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:02:56 +0100 ronaldo-scores-twice-as-real-madrid-take-control-against-psg Cristiano Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, has been summoned before a Spanish court as part of a probe into alleged tax evasion by the world player of the year, judicial sources confirmed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170906/mendes-summoned-over-ronaldo-tax-evasion-case Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:13:16 +0200 mendes-summoned-over-ronaldo-tax-evasion-case Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo said Tuesday his "brilliance" annoys people, a day after he was quizzed by a Spanish judge investigating whether he evaded paying millions of euros in taxes https://www.thelocal.es/20170802/ronaldo-says-his-brilliance-bothers-people Wed, 02 Aug 2017 11:30:01 +0200 ronaldo-says-his-brilliance-bothers-people Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo denied hiding millions of euros in income at a court hearing near the Spanish capital on Monday where he was charged with tax evasion. https://www.thelocal.es/20170731/cristiano-ronaldo-due-in-court-over-tax-evasion-claims Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:38:54 +0200 cristiano-ronaldo-due-in-court-over-tax-evasion-claims Cristiano Ronaldo under suspicion, Radamel Falcao investigated, Lionel Messi sentenced... Spain's courts have been busy tackling the alleged and real multi-million-euro tax evasion of football's greatest stars. https://www.thelocal.es/20170618/spain-based-footballers-advisers-under-scrutiny-over-tax-evasion Sun, 18 Jun 2017 17:06:56 +0200 spain-based-footballers-advisers-under-scrutiny-over-tax-evasion Cristiano Ronaldo reacted to accusations that he evaded paying taxes of €14.7 million ($16.4 million) by saying that remaining silent was the "best answer". https://www.thelocal.es/20170615/ronaldo-remains-silent-amid-tax-evasion-accusations Thu, 15 Jun 2017 16:55:20 +0200 ronaldo-remains-silent-amid-tax-evasion-accusations Real Madrid backed star forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday after Spanish prosecutors accused the star player of evading €14.7 million euros in tax through offshore companies. https://www.thelocal.es/20170614/real-madrid-have-full-confidence-in-ronaldo-over-tax Wed, 14 Jun 2017 15:47:20 +0200 real-madrid-have-full-confidence-in-ronaldo-over-tax Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Tuesday accused of a €14.7 million tax evasion through offshore companies, the public prosecutor's office in Madrid announced. https://www.thelocal.es/20170613/ronaldo-accused-of-147-million-tax-evasion Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:32:30 +0200 ronaldo-accused-of-147-million-tax-evasion Cristiano Ronaldo was once again hailed as Real Madrid's hero as fans crammed into the club's Santiago Bernabeu stadium and streets across the Spanish capital to wildly celebrate a record 12th European Cup win on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170604/football-ronaldo-heroics-spark-madrid-street-party Sun, 04 Jun 2017 12:50:09 +0200 football-ronaldo-heroics-spark-madrid-street-party Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo claimed he had to overcome media "campaigns" against him to win FIFA's inaugural "The Best" prize for the world's best player in 2016. https://www.thelocal.es/20170110/ronaldo-lambasts-media-campaign-against-him Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:13:03 +0100 ronaldo-lambasts-media-campaign-against-him Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists he will continue to periodically leave out four-time world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo to keep the Portuguese fresh for the business end of the season. https://www.thelocal.es/20170106/real-madrid-to-keep-ronaldo-fresh-by-leaving-him-in-stalls Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:50:55 +0100 real-madrid-to-keep-ronaldo-fresh-by-leaving-him-in-stalls Spain's tax office has ordered daily newspaper El Mundo to hand over documents related to its probe into alleged massive football fraud involving top players, the paper said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20161214/spanish-tax-office-demands-football-leaks-documents Wed, 14 Dec 2016 10:40:35 +0100 spanish-tax-office-demands-football-leaks-documents Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or award for the fourth time. https://www.thelocal.es/20161213/cristiano-ronaldo-wins-ballon-dor-for-the-fourth-time Tue, 13 Dec 2016 10:56:03 +0100 cristiano-ronaldo-wins-ballon-dor-for-the-fourth-time