The Spanish prime minister has called for Israel to be banned from the Eurovision Song Contest over its military action in Gaza. Pedro Sánchez Note Russia has been banned from the contest since 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine, and said there should not be “double standards”. Israel came second in the contest’s grand final … Read more
Johnny Rodriguez, the pioneering singer-songwriter widely regarded as the first Mexican American country star, has died. He was 73. His death on May 9 was confirmed in a social media post from his daughter Aubry Rodriguez. It did not list a cause of death. “Dad was not only a legendary musician whose artistry touched millions … Read more
Madrid have already won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Intercontinental Cup so far this season, though they were hammered by Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia in January. Last season, they won all of the Champions League, LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup under Ancelotti. Source link
Champions League defeat labelled as an ‘historic debacle’ after ‘nightmare on the pitch’ Source link
MADRID — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti told a Spanish court on Wednesday he had believed his tax affairs were legal as he testified in a trial in which he is accused of failing to pay 1 million euros ($1.08 million) in tax on image rights revenue. “For me, everything was in order,” Ancelotti said. … Read more
In its ruling overturning the verdict, the Catalan high court said the alleged victim’s testimony lacked reliability when referring to facts that could be objectively verified through video recordings, “explicitly indicating that what she recounted does not correspond to reality”. Source link
When I meet Sophie Castillo on a scorching, 93-degree afternoon in Austin, Texas, she takes a seat by the pool at the Fairmont hotel in a long leather blazer — and tells me she’s keeping it on. “We went seven consecutive days without sunshine last month,” says the London-born singer-songwriter, who performed at the city’s … Read more
Spain’s High Court said on Thursday it had found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent, and set a fine of over 10,000 euros ($10,434.00), but acquitted him of coercion. Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Rubiales in a case that sparked a … Read more
Spanish scientists have produced a report on the growth of Clostridium botulinum and the risk of botulism following an outbreak that affected 12 people in 2023. In June and July 2023, an increase in botulism was detected in Spain linked to consumption of prepared food packaged under vacuum or in a modified atmosphere. This association … Read more
Telecinco (Mediaset Spain) Clips of Jose Carlos Montoya’s spiralling meltdown at watching his girlfriend Anita cheat have gone viral wordwide Reality TV gold has a new three-word definition: “Montoya, por favor!” If you’ve been anywhere near social media over the past fortnight, you’ll know the raw drama setting the internet ablaze this award season hasn’t … Read more
