Stories By Fernando Alcalá-Zamora Ruiz
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Analysis
/ 6 months agoIn Spain, the joy of victory meets the agony of circumstance
Soccer is such a strange, maddening sport. Fans, journalists, players, we all debate for hours, and yet nobody can truly predict...
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International
/ 6 months agoSpain’s hostile environment is only getting worse as Jorge Vilda doubles down
The headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, a complex of nearly 30 acres located on the outskirts of Madrid, used...
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International
/ 6 months agoWhat’s happening in Spain? Inside players’ demands, the federation’s threats, and the media’s role
Shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday in Spain, a pile of emails flooded the Spanish Royal Football Federation’s inbox. One by...
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Analysis
/ 7 months agoAfter referee strike, federation strife, Spain’s professional Liga F finally kicks off
It has not been a summer for Spanish women’s soccer. With the prospect of a new, long-awaited professional league — now...
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Analysis
/ 9 months ago‘We’ve suffered a lot’: Inside Spain’s turbulent path to the EURO quarterfinals
In the end it seemed fitting, Marta Cardona scoring the goal that got Spain past the EURO 2022 group stage. That...
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International
/ 9 months agoDistressed by Alexia Putellas’s torn ACL, Spain may find a suitable cause to regroup and fight for
Everybody seemed to know before they actually knew. The facial expressions said it all, the procession of staff members and doctor...
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International
/ 1 year agoAlexia Putellas: ‘El fútbol es un estilo de vida’
This is the Spanish translation of our exclusive interview with Alexia Putellas. Subscribers: To read this story in English, click here....
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International
/ 1 year ago‘Soccer is a way of life’: Alexia Putellas on winning the Ballon d’Or and what’s next
Esta es la versión en inglés de nuestra entrevista exclusiva con Alexia Putellas. Suscriptores: Para leer esta historia en español, hagan...
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International
/ 1 year agoBarcelona’s other team embraces its place in the shadow of Europe’s champions
Even in a soccer crazy country like Spain, in the world-famous city that is Barcelona, its coastal boulevards cradling one of...
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Analysis
/ 2 years agoOne year in, Real Madrid is right on track
It has been one year now in the life of a most extraordinary new soccer team. A team called on to...
