Tag Archives: Spanish

At the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Gerry Armstrong wrote his name into the history books by scoring the winning goal in Northern Ireland’s iconic victory against the hosts.  While his finish in the 47th minute broke Spanish hearts, it did much more back in his home nation. The goal …

A Spanish athlete has emerged from an underground cave after 500 days of isolation. Beatriz Flamini, 50, of Madrid, entered the cave in southern Spain on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, according to Reuters. She finally exited the cave which was about 70 meters (230 feet) underground around 9 a.m. local …

Spanish actress, Ana Obregón has revealed the baby she welcomed via surrogacy is actually her granddaughter. The 68-year-old actress told ¡Hola! magazine on Wednesday, April 5 that the baby girl’s dad is her late son, Aless Lequio García, 27, who died from cancer in 2020.   “This girl isn’t my …

Pablo Picasso sits on a bench in Málaga’s Plaza de la Merced. Staring ahead, notebook in hand, elderly and made of bronze, he is as much a part of the city as the sea. It’s a wistful work. Picasso spent almost all his adult life – and died – in …

Arsenal look set to sign a Spanish full-back this month who at 19, has already been compared to Oleksandr Zinchenko. The Gunners have just tied up a deal for Leandro Trossard of Brighton & Hove Albion, for £27 million, addressing their need for a versatile attacker. By spending a lot …

FC Barcelona beat Real Madrid in the Super Cup Final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, January 15 to claim the first trophy of Xavi’s era as manager and Barcelona’s 14th Spanish super cup win.   Inspired by electric teenager Gavi, who scored one and set up goals for Robert Lewandowski …

Luis Enrique, the two-time Spanish national team manager, seems to have borrowed a leaf from the book of Rochas Okorocha, the two-time governor of Imo state, in his handling of the Spanish national team and squad selection practices. Spain knocked out by Morocco Spain were knocked out by Morocco on …

Not since Pele in 1958 had someone as young as Gavi scored a goal at the World Cup. The 18-year-old midfielder led the way on Thursday morning as Spain pulled off the biggest World Cup victory in its history, routing Costa Rica 7-0. “I could never have imagined it,” said …

Santiago Sanchez Cogedor’s mother says the Spanish foreign ministry confirmed her son was being held in Iran and was in good health. A Spanish football fan who set out to walk to Qatar to watch the World Cup has been arrested in Iran, his mother says after he dropped out …

PSG superstar,  Neymar said on Tuesday October 18, he always signed documents his manager father told him to, as he took the stand at his trial in Spain over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona in 2013.   ‘My father has always been in charge’ of contract negotiations, Neymar said when questioned by …