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Shakira reaches deal with Spanish prosecutors on first day of tax fraud trial
Colombian singer Shakira and her lawyer Pau Molins arrive at court for her trial facing allegations of tax fraud, in Barcelona, Spain November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Albert Gea?
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Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku scores four goals to set record; Serbia qualifies for Euro 2024
Belgium's Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Euro 2024 group F qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Azerbaijan at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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Canada coach Kingsley Jones makes five changes for Brazil rugby test in Spain
Canada's Senior Men's 15 team coach Kingsley Jones looks on during the team's warm up prior to the first match of the Rugby World Cup 2023 Qualification Pathway against the US Eagles, at the Swilers Rugby Club in St. John's, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Luis Rubiales ruled unfit to hold job in Spanish soccer for three years over kiss scandal
FILE - Former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. FIFA has banned ousted former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years. He was judged for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he forcibly kissed a player on the lips at the trophy ceremony. FIFA did not publish details of the verdict reached by its disciplinary committee judges. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
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Spain’s Pedro Sanchez re-elected prime minister despite controversy over amnesty for separatists
Spain's newly re-appointed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is congratulated at the Spanish parliament, Madrid, Spain, November 16, 2023. Javier Soriano/Pool via REUTERS
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In Spain, an amnesty deal for separatists risks reopening old wounds
Konrad Yakabuski
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Canada falls 3-0 to Uzbekistan at FIFA men’s U-17 World Cup in Indonesia
Canada's under-17 men's team will play South American champion Brazil in a pair of friendlies as part of its preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia later this year, A Soccer Canada logo is displayed on the sideline at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
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Canada outclassed by stylish Spain in 2-0 loss at FIFA U-17 World Cup
Canada's under-17 men's team will play South American champion Brazil in a pair of friendlies as part of its preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia later this year, A Soccer Canada logo is displayed on the sideline at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
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Young Canadians in search of first-ever win at FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia
Centre back Lazar Stefanovic is shown in action for Toronto FC 2 on Sept. 15, 2023, in MLS Next Pro play against New York City FC 2 in Jamaica, N.Y. The 17-year-old is currently in Indonesia with Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto FC-Lucas Kschischang **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Stakusic, Fernandez victorious as Canada opens Billie Jean King Cup Finals with win over Spain
Canada's Marina Stakusic celebrates beating Spain's Rebeka Masarova during the group stage group C singles tennis match between Spain and Canada on the day 2 of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2023 in La Cartuja stadium in Seville on November 8, 2023. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP) (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Captain Lucas Rumball to return to Toronto Arrows for a sixth Major League Rugby season
Toronto Arrows captain Lucas Rumball, centre, is shown in this undated handout image. The Toronto Arrows have re-signed captain Lucas Rumball, the Major League Rugby franchise's first-ever signing. The 28-year-old flanker from Toronto returns for a sixth season. Rumball has made 54 career appearances (including 51 starts) since the club's inaugural 2019 campaign, second only to the recently retired Mike Sheppard's 59 appearances. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Neil MacDougall *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Canadian men make two changes to roster for four-team tournament in Spain
Team Canada's Cooper Coats shares a laugh with Barbados' Dario Stoute after making a try during men's rugby action at the Rugby Sevens Paris 2024 Olympic qualification event at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Saturday, August 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Spain's Catholic Church apologizes for sexual abuse
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Spain’s report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands
Ombudsman Angel Gabilondo, right, delivers a report on the country's first independent probe into the abuse of minors within the Catholic Church to President of the Congress Francina Armengol, left, at the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. A survey released Friday indicates some 440,000 people may have been victims of sexual abuse by Catholic church clergy or lay people connected to the church in recent decades in Spain. The survey was part of a damning report by the Ombudsman's office following an 18-month independent investigation of 487 cases. The report was handed to Parliament. (Jesus Hellin/Europa Press via AP)
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Canada rugby coach names five uncapped players for men’s tournament in Spain
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Canada to play in new four-team men’s rugby tournament in Spain in November
Canada's Lucas Rumball (7) scores a try during the second half of men's 15s international rugby action against Spain in Ottawa, on Sunday, July 10, 2022. :Canada will join host Spain, Brazil and the U.S. in the La Vila International Rugby Cup next month.The new four-team men's tournament will run Nov. 11 to 18 at the El Pantano stadium in the coastal town of Villajoyosa, 365 kilometres southeast of Madrid.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Spain beats Norway to seal place in European Championship finals
Norway's Oscar Bobb, center, and Spain's Fran García in action during the Euro 2024 group A qualifying soccer match between Norway and Spain at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, Sunday Oct. 15, 2023. (Fredrik Varfjell/NTB Scanpix via AP)
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Spain wins 25th straight qualifier at home to keep Scotland from clinching spot in Euro 2024
Spain's midfielder #09 Gavi vies with Scotland's midfielder #04 Scott McTominay during the EURO 2024 first round group A qualifying football match between Spain and Scotland at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville on October 12, 2023. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)
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The pain and glory of Pedro Almodóvar
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Nightclub fire kills at least 13 in Murcia in Spain
Firefighters carry out a covered body on a stretcher after a fire in a nightclub in Murcia, Spain in the early hours of Sunday Oct. 1, 2023. At least 13 people were killed in a fire in a Spanish nightclub on Sunday morning, authorities said, with fears the toll could still rise as rescue workers sift through the debris.The fire broke out in the two-storey "Teatre" nightclub, also called "Fonda Milagros", in the city of Murcia in southeastern Spain in early hours of the morning. (AP Photo/Alfonso Duran)
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Spain’s conservatives fail to form government, clearing way for Socialists
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez applauds at the Spanish parliament's lower house in Madrid, Spain on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. The leader of Spain's conservatives on Friday failed for the second time in three days to get parliamentary support for his bid to become prime minister following his party's victory in a national election. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Spanish court includes ex-women’s soccer coach Jorge Vilda in probe over Luis Rubiales kiss
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Final - Spain v England - Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia - August 20, 2023 Spain coach Jorge Vilda reacts REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo
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Spain’s women players to end boycott after federation commits to change
Spain's new women's national team coach Montse Tome holds a jersey during her official presentation at the Spanish soccer federation headquarters in Las Rozas, just outside of Madrid, Spain, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Tome replaced Jorge Vilda less than three weeks after Spain won the Women's World Cup title and amid the controversy involving suspended federation president Luis Rubiales who has now resigned. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Some Spain players arrive at camp after Hermoso accuses federation of threatening World Cup winners
Soccer Football - Spain women's soccer team leave their hotel - Hotel Madrid Alameda Aeropuerto, Madrid, Spain - September 19, 2023 Spain's team bus arrives at the hotel REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
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Spain calls up 15 Women’s World Cup-winning players to squad; leaves out Hermoso to ‘protect her’
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: Luis Rubiales, President of the Royal Spanish Federation joins in the celebrations as Queen Letzia of Spain lifts the trophy, as the team celebrate at the awards ceremony after winning the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney / Gadigal, Australia. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
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Spanish court throws out defamation lawsuit filed by Luis Rubiales against coach Javier Clemente
Former president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales leaves the Audiencia Nacional court in Madrid on September 15, 2023. Five days after resigning as Spain's football chief, Luis Rubiales was due in court today on sexual assault charges over forcibly kissing women's World Cup player Jenni Hermoso. The 46-year-old has been summoned to Madrid's Audiencia Nacional court at midday (1000 GMT) where he will appear before Judge Francisco de Jorge who is heading up the investigation. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)
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Spanish players maintain boycott of women’s national team amid fight against sexism in soccer
(FILES) Spain's players stand in a huddle ahead of the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup final football match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney on August 20, 2023. Spain's Women's World Cup-winning squad will continue to reject national team call-ups unless there are more changes at the Spanish football federation following the scandal over Luis Rubiales' unsolicited kiss, a source close to the federation said on September 15, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Luis Rubiales given restraining order as he faces questions in Spanish court over kiss scandal
Former president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales leaves the Audiencia Nacional court in Madrid on September 15, 2023. Five days after resigning as Spain's football chief, Luis Rubiales was due in court today on sexual assault charges over forcibly kissing women's World Cup player Jenni Hermoso. The 46-year-old has been summoned to Madrid's Audiencia Nacional court at midday (1000 GMT) where he will appear before Judge Francisco de Jorge who is heading up the investigation. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)
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Spain’s women’s soccer league players call off strike after reaching a deal for higher minimum wage
FILE - Then President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, top right, stands with Spain's Women's World Cup soccer team after their World Cup victory at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 22, 2023. One day before Spain’s new women’s coach announces her first squad, the players who won the Women’s World Cup have yet to say if they are ready to come back to the team after rebelling against their disgraced former federation president. Spain’s women have had little chance to celebrate their greatest soccer achievement because Luis Rubiales caused an uproar when he kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the awards ceremony last month in Sydney. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Responders dig for bodies in Moroccan mountain villages devastated by last week’s earthquake
Fatima Belkas stands next to a donkey surrounded by her devastated town days after the deadly earthquake, in Adouz, Morocco September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Emilie Madi
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Italy beats Ukraine in key Euro 2024 qualifier. Spain wins big and Romania fans’ chants stop game
(FILES) In this handout image released by the Spanish Royal Football Federation (RFEF) on August 25, 2023, RFEF President Luis Rubiales delivers a speech during an extraordinary general assembly of the federation on August 25, 2023 in Las Rozas de Madrid. Luis Rubiales on September 10, 2023 said he will resign as Spanish football federation chief after kiss scandal. (Photo by Eidan RUBIO / RFEF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / RFEF / EIDAN RUBIO " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by EIDAN RUBIO/RFEF/AFP via Getty Images)
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Spanish soccer ready to move forward with federation president Luis Rubiales finally out
FILE - The president of the Spanish soccer federation Luis Rubiales speaks during an emergency general assembly meeting in Las Rozas, Spain, Friday Aug. 25, 2023. The kiss by Luis Rubiales has unleashed a storm of fury over gender equality that almost marred the unprecedented victory but now looks set to go down as a milestone in both Spanish soccer history but also in women's rights. (Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol/Europa Press via AP)
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Spain’s soccer chief Luis Rubiales resigns after outcry of unsolicited kiss at women’s World Cup
FILE - President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, foreground, stands stands next to Spain Head Coach Jorge Vilda after being received by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Spanish state prosecutors have accused Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final, the country's prosecutors' office said Friday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)
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Yamal becomes youngest player to score for Spain in rout of Georgia
(FILES) Barcelona's Spanish forward #27 Lamine Yamal celebrates after Barcelona's Polish forward #09 Robert Lewandowski (not seen) scored during the Spanish Liga football match between Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona at La Ceramica stadium in Vila-real on August 27, 2023. Lamine Yamal became Spain's youngest ever player and goalscorer as La Roja thrashed Georgia 7-1 on Friday to get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign back on track. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Spanish prosecutors accuse soccer federation president Luis Rubiales of sexual assault, coercion
Soccer Football - Spanish Soccer Federation Meeting - Ciudad Del Futbol Las Rozas, Las Rozas, Spain - August 25, 2023 President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales announces he will be staying as president during the meeting RFEF/Handout via REUTERS