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 Cricket fans, the first Ashes Test begins this Friday, launching another chapter in one of sport’s most iconic rivalries. Here’s how you can keep up with the ball from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20251121/where-can-i-watch-the-ashes-in-spain Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:57:19 +0100 where-can-i-watch-the-ashes-in-spain Spanish sports minister Pilar Alegría said on Thursday that Israeli teams should be banned from sports in the same way that Russian sides broadly were in 2022 after the country's invasion of Ukraine, highlighting a "double standard". https://www.thelocal.es/20250911/spanish-minister-calls-for-israeli-teams-to-be-banned-from-sports Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:50:59 +0200 spanish-minister-calls-for-israeli-teams-to-be-banned-from-sports Real Mallorca condemned Sunday a racist gesture made by a supporter as Real Madrid's Aurelien Tchouameni celebrated scoring the only goal of Saturday's La Liga match. https://www.thelocal.es/20240414/real-madrids-tchouameni-victim-of-racist-gesture-after-goal-at-mallorca Sun, 14 Apr 2024 19:12:12 +0200 real-madrids-tchouameni-victim-of-racist-gesture-after-goal-at-mallorca Spain's newest sports star and UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria had just one achievement missing from his growing resumé: Spanish citizenship. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez vowed to make "his dream" come true. https://www.thelocal.es/20240227/ufc-champion-topuria-to-ask-pm-for-spanish-citizenship Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:55:45 +0100 ufc-champion-topuria-to-ask-pm-for-spanish-citizenship Spain's La Liga reacted angrily Thursday to Europe's top court ruling UEFA and FIFA had broken EU law in stifling the Super League, declaring it is "a selfish and elitist model." https://www.thelocal.es/20231221/la-liga-calls-super-league-selfish-elitist-model Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:14:40 +0100 la-liga-calls-super-league-selfish-elitist-model Footballers from Spain's women's top flight, Liga F, have called off a strike which postponed the first week of fixtures after an agreement over wages was reached, unions and the league said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230914/spain-womens-league-players-call-off-strike-after-pay-deal Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:51:36 +0200 spain-womens-league-players-call-off-strike-after-pay-deal A study has revealed that Spanish people spend an average of 10.1 hours each week watching or reading about sports, more than any other European nation. https://www.thelocal.es/20140917/sports-crazy-spaniards-are-europes-top-viewers Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:45:00 +0200 sports-crazy-spaniards-are-europes-top-viewers