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Sánchez ‘embarrassed’ as Rajoy refuses to apologise for France football team remark

News Desk15th July 202620th July 2026

15th July 202620th July 2026906

Spain’s former prime minister Mariano Rajoy has refused to apologise for his controversial claim that France’s national football team had ‘no French players’, instead responding...

Sánchez brands Rajoy’s French football team comments ‘xenophobic’ as diplomatic row erupts

News Desk12th July 202615th July 2026

12th July 202615th July 20261331

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has condemned remarks by former right-wing prime minister Mariano Rajoy, who claimed that France’s national football team had ‘no French...

Police probe Islamophobic chants as Spain–Egypt friendly sparks outrage

News Desk1st April 20267th April 2026

1st April 20267th April 20262057

Spanish police have opened an investigation after Islamophobic and xenophobic chanting marred Spain’s goalless friendly against Egypt in Barcelona, in an incident that has drawn...

Real Madrid given suspended stadium sanction and €15k fine over fan’s Nazi salute

News Desk9th March 202615th March 2026

9th March 202615th March 20261249

Real Madrid have received a suspended partial stadium closure and a €15,000 fine from UEFA after a supporter was seen performing a Nazi salute prior...

Espanyol fan who racially insulted Iñaki Williams receives 1-year prison sentence

News Desk3rd September 20258th September 2025

3rd September 20258th September 20253898

A Barcelona court has handed a one-year prison sentence to an Espanyol supporter who racially abused Athletic Bilbao striker Iñaki Williams. The incident took place...

Outrage after town in Murcia region bans Muslim festivals in public venues

News Desk9th August 202511th August 2025

9th August 202511th August 20256543

A town in southeastern Spain has barred Muslim festivities from taking place in public venues, describing the move as a defence ‘against foreign customs’. It...

Strong police presence, as fewer than 100 turn up for latest anti-migrant protest in Torre Pacheco

News Desk16th July 202521st July 2025

16th July 202521st July 20251991

Far-right groups in Spain only managed to draw in fewer than 100 participants to an anti-immigration protest held on Tuesday night in Torre Pacheco, the...

Spain’s home minister blames ‘rhetoric’ of far-right Vox for anti-migrant unrest in Torre Pacheco

News Desk14th July 202521st July 2025

14th July 202521st July 20252944

Tensions remain high in Torre Pacheco, a town in the southeastern region of Murcia, following several nights of anti-migrant riots that have so far led...

Four people convicted of hate crimes for hanging effigy of Vinícius Júnior from a bridge

News Desk17th June 202523rd June 2025

17th June 202523rd June 20253600

A Spanish court has sentenced four individuals who were responsible for hanging an effigy resembling Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior from a highway bridge two...

Five Valladolid fans given suspended jail sentences for Vinícius Júnior ‘hate crime’

News Desk22nd May 202526th May 2025

22nd May 202526th May 20254315

Five supporters of Real Valladolid who directed racist abuse at Real Madrid’s forward Vinícius Júnior have received suspended prison sentences in what La Liga has...

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