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Marcelino leaving as Villarreal coach after reaching Champions League

12+ hour, 58+ min ago  (143+ words) Stamford Advocate Marcelino's second spell as coach at Villarreal began in 2023 and has now seen the team deliver one of its best-ever seasons, placing third in La Liga with four games remaining, on track for its best result in 18 years....

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stamfordadvocate. com > news > world > article > activists-detention-deepens-spain-israel-22238079. php

Activists" detention deepens Spain-Israel tensions as aid group says men have begun hunger strike

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (355+ words) Saif Abukeshek, a dual Spanish-Swedish citizen of Palestinian origin, was detained for questioning in Israel on Saturday along with Thiago "vila of Brazil. A legal aid group said both men had launched a hunger strike. Dozens of other activists were…...

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stamfordadvocate. com > entertainment > article > slovenia-tv-says-it-won-t-air-eurovision-song-22221977. php

Slovenia TV says it won't air Eurovision song contest after pulling out

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (168+ words) Stamford Advocate This year's main competition with 35 competing countries is scheduled to be held May 12-16 in Vienna Slovenia along with a handful of other countries " Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain " are boycotting because Israel was allowed to take part…...

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stamfordadvocate. com > business > article > trump-s-gold-card-visa-starting-at-1-22223018. php

Trump's 'gold card' visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, White House says

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (482+ words) President Donald Trump's "gold card" visa, where a foreigner can shell out at least $1 million to legally live and work in the U. S. , has been approved for one person, said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Thursday " appearing to fall a bit short…...

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stamfordadvocate. com > sports > article > barcelona-edges-celta-to-restore-9-point-lead-22220987. php

Barcelona edges Celta to restore 9-point lead over Real Madrid but Yamal and Cancelo injured

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (459+ words) Yamal was hurt while converting a penalty that secured Barcelona's eighth straight league victory. Spain forward Yamal, 18, and Portugal defender Cancelo, 27, had to be replaced with apparent muscle ailments that raise concerns ahead of the World Cup in June. There…...

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stamfordadvocate. com > sports > article > lamine-yamal-injured-while-converting-a-penalty-22220773. php

World Cup worry as Lamine Yamal injured while converting penalty in Barcelona's win over Celta Vigo

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (236+ words) Yamal scored in the 40th minute and immediately looked to the bench to signal he was hurt. He dropped to the ground as his teammates arrived to celebrate, then appeared to grab the back of his left leg. Yamal left the…...

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stamfordadvocate. com > sports > article > spain-s-newest-tennis-sensation-dedicates-1st-win-22221164. php

Spain's newest tennis sensation dedicates 1st win at Madrid Open to Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (255+ words) The 19-year-old J'dar, a Madrid native and a Real Madrid fan, then wrote "Hey Jude" on the lens of one of the TV cameras. "I talked to him after the match, asked him if he had liked it," J'dar said....

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stamfordadvocate. com > sports > article > olympic-and-world-badminton-champion-carolina-22145389. php

Olympic and world badminton champion Carolina Mar'n of Spain retires

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (273+ words) Mar'n, 32, said in a social media post that "my journey in professional badminton has come to an end." Mar'n is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in…...

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stamfordadvocate. com > sports > article > alcaraz-and-sabalenka-win-laureus-sportsman-and-22216549. php

Alcaraz and Sabalenka win Laureus sportsman and sportswoman of the year

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (151+ words) Alcaraz won the French and U. S. Opens last year plus the Australian Open in January. Sabalenka, the top-ranked woman, won her second consecutive U. S. Open last year. PSG broke through with its first Champions League title in 2025. Rory Mc Ilroy, who successfully…...

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stamfordadvocate. com > news > world > article > spain-finalizes-amnesty-measure-for-up-to-22205435. php

Spain finalizes amnesty measure for potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (530+ words) The approach sharply differs from much of Europe's prevailing attitudes on immigration in which governments are trying to reduce the number of arrivals and step up deportations, and contrasts with the Trump administration's harsh immigration policies. Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez…...