Tag: Spain
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2010 World Cup victory saved me from depression – Iniesta
Andres Iniesta says scoring the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final helped him recover from depression and move on from the hardest time in his life. Iniesta had suffered terribly following the death of his close friend Dani Jarque in 2009. The former Espanyol midfielder died at the age of just 26 following…
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Barca players to have COVID-19 test before training
Barcelona players will be tested for Covid-19 at the club’s training ground on Wednesday before resuming individual work “in the coming days”. La Liga teams have been given permission to return to training this week following the easing of some restrictions by the government. Barca say the league “gave the go-ahead” for testing after inspecting…
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U.S. overtakes Spain in coronavirus death toll, now second highest in the world
The United States coronavirus death toll is now the second highest in the world, after Italy. The U.S. overtook Spain early today, with new deaths recorded, taking the country’s tally to 14,797. Spain has 14,792 deaths. Italy, the world’s leader has 17,669 deaths. U.S. death toll is expected to go higher later today when figures…
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La Liga announces date to restart
La Liga could resume as early as 28 May in the best-case scenario as the league discusses its options, says its president Javier Tebas. No Spanish side has played a competitive game since 11 March, when Atletico Madrid knocked holders Liverpool out of the Champions League. Tebas says training will not return until emergency measures…
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Coronavirus: Spain reports new record of 864 deaths in one day
Spain reports a new record of 864 deaths in one day while total infections broke the 100,000 mark, making it the third country to surpass that milestone behind the United States and Italy. Spanish health authorities said Wednesday that the total number of deaths reached 9,053 since the beginning of the outbreak. Total infections hit…
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Spanish coronavirus cases overtake China
Spain on Monday overtook China’s total number of coronavirus cases. However, business leaders and regional authorities criticised the government’s decision to further restrict the movement of people and keep non-essential workers at home until mid-April. An overnight death toll of 812 people brought total fatalities in Spain to 7,340 while the number of infections rose…
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Former Madrid President, Lorenzo Sanz dies of Coronavirus
Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz has died at the age of 76, just days after being hospitalised with coronavirus-like symptoms. Fernando Sanz, Lorenzo’s son, said on Wednesday that he had been admitted to hospital after a period of ill health, but has now confirmed that he sadly passed away on Saturday. “My father has…
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Nadal puts Spain into ATP Cup quarters
Rafael Nadal came back twice from a break down against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka to put Spain into the ATP Cup quarter-finals in Australia. The world number one won 7-6 (7-4) 6-4) to give Spain an unassailable 2-0 lead in the tie after Robert Bautista Agut had earlier beaten Go Soeda 6-2 6-4. Nadal then paired…