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Their regions were once known for terror and division. Now Basques and Catalans have come to dominate the Spanish squad, while influencing the game all around the world.
News Spain » Politics: Root for Spain for Their Play and Their Politics
A World Cup victory will not just feel like a soccer triumph but a national triumph. For that reason, fans should support Pedro Sánchez’s Spain over Javier Milei’s Argentina. The flags of Spain and ...
News Spain » Politics: What Makes a Citizen Look Like a Citizen? Football, Spain, and the Politics of Ancestry
Before Spain’s World Cup semi-final against France during World Cup, Spain’s Mariano Rajoy offered an ordinary piece of football commentary.
News Spain » Politics: Pope Leo’s visit lays bare Spain’s tangled politics of faith and migration
As Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain comes to an end, the party that might have been expected to welcome a papal visit most enthusiastically is instead the most uncomfortable. Vox, the far-right party led ...
News Spain » Politics: Spain PM’s wife faces corruption trial, barred from leaving country
Investigative judge Juan Carlos Peinado on Saturday ordered Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial on corruption and influence-peddling charges. Gómez has ...
News Spain » Politics: What to know about Pope Leo's trip to Spain, from political scandal to Barcelona's architectural gem
VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain will bring him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice and, recently, a political ...
News Spain » Politics: Pedro Sánchez: how a string of corruption allegations could make Spain’s Socialist party a threat to its own coalition
In recent months, corruption allegations have increasingly surrounded figures close to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, from his wife and brother to former senior officials of his party and even ...