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Spain beat England to become champions of women’s World Cup

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2023 0

Spain has emerged as the champions of the Women’s World Cup, defeating England in the final held in Sydney. Despite England’s hopes of winning their first Women’s World Cup title, Spain demonstrated superior play and creativity, leading to their well-deserved victory. The

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TOKYO 2020 – Spain Draw Egypt as Ivory Coast beat Saudi Arabia

Ihesiulo Grace 22 July 2021 0

During the opening match of the Tokyo Olympics, Spain and Egypt played to a scoreless tie. Spain chose a strong lineup that included Pedri and Unai Simon, both of whom had played in the European Championships. Meanwhile, Egypt was missing their talisman Mohamed Salah after he was denied entry. In a tense first half, both […]

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Ansu Fati breaks world 95-year record, scores goal against Ukraine

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

Ansu Fati became Spain’s youngest ever goalscorer as he scored their third goal against Ukraine on Sunday evening. A Sergio Ramos foul meant that his earlier header in Stuttgart earlier in the week didn’t stand, but the Barcelona forward made sure that he didn’t have much longer to wait as La Roja hosted Ukraine at […]

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Breaking: Aitz Aduriz announces retirement from professional football

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2020 0

Spain international and Atletico Bilbao striker Aitz Aduriz has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 39. Aduriz, whose youthful career was spent at Antiguoko, in a statement said he couldn’t help his teammates as he would have wanted due to a hip injury and it was time to call it quits. […]

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Spaniards deliver huge final applause for medical staff

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2020 0

In view of falling coronavirus infection numbers in Spain, hundreds of thousands of people once again thanked medical staff and other professional groups with a final nationwide session of applause on Sunday evening. In some parts of Madrid, people clapped and played music for 25 minutes, almost five times as long as on previous occasions. […]

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Spain’s first quarter unemployment rises to more than 14 per cent

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2020 0

Spain’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in a year on Tuesday, as the reverberations from the Covid-19 pandemic begin to reveal themselves in the data of one of the world’s hardest hit countries. The unemployment rate rose to 14.4 per cent in the first quarter of the year, the National Statistics Institute reported, […]

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COVID-19: Spain not expecting football to return before summer- Health Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2020 0

Since March 12, Spain has been without football two days before the nation went into a strict lockdown, in order to battle a coronavirus outbreak which has claimed more than 22,000 lives in the country. The Spanish league has already said that play will not resume before late May and the government’s health officials, led […]

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COVID-19: People are dying like flies in Spain- Yaw Yeboah reveals

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2020 0

Ghana’s Spanish-based Yaw Yeboah has closely experienced the Covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc in the European nation. Yeboah, who plays his football for Celta Vigo’s reserves, says just speaking about the tragedy is difficult enough. READ ALSO: Cristiano Ronaldo breaks coronavirus rules plays football in Madeira  “It is very serious, you see every day on the […]

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Spain seeks new national economic pact

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2020 0

Spain coronavirus death toll slowed on Thursday as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the worst would soon be over. Sanchez was speaking to a near-empty parliament as over 300 lawmakers participated remotely. He also urged all sides in the politically-fractured nation to join an economic revival pact as they did after dictator Francisco Franco’s death […]

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Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll falls

Ihesiulo Grace 4 April 2020 0

The daily pace of new coronavirus infections and deaths in Spain slowed again on Saturday as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was expected to announce a new extension to lockdown measures that have confined most Spaniards to their homes for three weeks. The total death toll rose to 11,744 – the world’s second highest – on […]

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Spaniards panic-buy wine, beer, chocolate

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2020 0

Toilet paper is no longer the problem. Spanish supermarket shelves are stocked. Instead, Spaniards are panic-buying beer and wine, olives, potato chips and chocolate. They are consuming more than usual of these key staples amid the nationwide coronavirus lock down in place since March 15, according to market data. Spaniards bought 80 per cent more […]

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Global virus cases near a million as Spain, Britain see record deaths

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2020 0

Confirmed coronavirus cases approached one million around the world on Thursday as Europe reeled from the pandemic and the United States reported record numbers of people out of work. The virus claimed thousands more lives in its relentless march across the globe, with Spain and Britain seeing the highest number of daily deaths yet, despite […]

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Coronavirus: 700 more deaths in Spain

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

Spanish media reported that 23 residents in a Madrid retirement home had died from COVID-19 or symptoms related to the new virus, news reports said. The residence hung up when called by The Associated Press, but its management released a statement saying it had been pleading for more staff and supplies, including virus tests, after […]

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Spain moves to extend state of emergency as virus deaths soar

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2020 0

Spain’s prime minister said Sunday he would ask parliament to extend a state of emergency until April 11 to try to curb the spread of coronavirus after the country recorded 394 new deaths from the disease. A nationwide 15-day state of emergency was first announced on March 14 and it bars people in the nation […]

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Spain Minister tests positive for Coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2020 0

Spain’s equality minister, Irene Montero, has tested positive for coronavirus and has been quarantined with her partner, deputy prime minister, and Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias, a government statement said on Thursday. “The minister is in a good condition and second deputy prime minister Pablo Iglesias is also in quarantine due to the situation,” the statement […]

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India cancels visas for travellers from Germany, France, Spain

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

India has cancelled all visas granted to nationals from Germany, France and Spain issued on and before Thursday and asked Indian citizens to avoid travelling to these countries affected by the new coronavirus cases in Europe. The new advisory comes as the number of cases showing positive for the virus inched up to 50 in […]

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Breaking: Nigerians attack Amaechi in Spain

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

Some Nigerians living in Spain has on Friday, attacked the Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, who was on a national assignment. Amaechi, who disclosed this on his twitter handle said he was attacked by a few misguided Nigerians while on national assignment at a climate change event in Madrid, Spain. I’ve never collected one kobo as […]

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Zinedine Zidane: I don’t want Gareth Bale to leave Real Madrid in January

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2019 0

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane wants Gareth Bale to remain at the Bernabeu for the rest of the season – despite reports of a January move away. The Spanish giants have been linked with an audacious bid for Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling with Bale plus £70m the proposed package reportedly to be offered to the […]

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Former Spain leader’s remains to be exhumed on Thursday

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2019 0

The remains of Francisco Franco, Spain’s former right-wing dictator, will be exhumed on Oct. 24. The government in Madrid said on Monday, after a legal and political battle that raised divisive questions over his legacy. The plan is to move Franco’s body from a massive mausoleum in the so-called “Valley of the Fallen”, north-west of […]

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De Gea injured in Spain and Sweden match

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2019 0

De Gea was clearing the ball upfield just before the hour mark when he appeared to pull his groin, immediately dropping to the ground in pain. DAVID DE GEA has hobbled out of Spain’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Sweden after picking up a knock. READ ALSO Aguero involved in car crash on way to Manchester […]