Thousands of Rayo Vallecano fans this weekend took to the streets against their club owner, Martin Presa. Established Spanish media sources such as Sports website ‘as’ have reported that between 3000-4000 fans marched from Asamblea de Madrid to their historic home of Estadio de Vallecas on Saturday. Having previously held public forums outside the […]
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Yesterday Casa Árabe´s 20 year stay at Escuelas Aguirre, a beautiful 19th century Neo-Mudéjar building that sits across from Retiro, came to an end. With the City Council of Madrid giving Casa Árabe notice to leave the premises and the PP Mayor Almeida going as far to say that they are now illegally occupying the
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Just 4,280 people attended the first Rayo Vallecano game of the new La Liga season against Alavés. Roughly a third of last season´s average attendance in proof that despite the game being moved into Madrid at Leganes, the boycott that fans previously stated they would keep at a open rally outside Rayo´s true stadium, has
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On Saturday 29th August, the Save Europe Act (led by Toni Estévez in Spain) continued their Europe Shield Tour in Madrid as part of their stated campaign to raise awareness of their (now rejected by the EU Commission) European Initiative to gain a million signatures in support of remigration. There has already been significant
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Until last Sunday, I thought I was the only one. The only what? Well the only Super League fan in Madrid. That was until a very inebriated man on the metro in Madrid (the oven of Line 1) mentioned that “Wakefield are massive, everywhere we go.” After discovering he had come back from a successful
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What does an increase in your season ticket from 230€ (in 23/24) to 380€ get you this season at Rayo Vallecano? Legionnaires’ disease. Well that is according to the Madrid Regional council. It was this and a host of other health risks that led to the council a week ago giving notice for Rayo to
Spain will once again host another leg of the HSBC SNVS World Championship after Valladolid was selected to host on the 21-23rd May 2027. In another vote of confidence for Spanish Rugby and its ability to host events, Valladolid is returning alongside every other 2025/26 host suggesting that World Rugby has finally found a stable
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If you walk past the old Café Central building in Plaza del Ángel, you are likely to see a sad empty building. In the future, you may see a hotel or another international chain. Since April, after the landlords naturally believed there was more money to extract by turfing them out , the Jazz club
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Spain lost narrowly to USA Rugby 29-22 in Round 3 of the Nations Cup at the First Horizon Stadium in North Carolina. Spain took on the USA in an anticipated match-up in the Nations Cup in North Carolina. Both teams were coming off a win and the first ten minutes were neck and neck, with Tani
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It´s safe to say Liceo Frances President Javier Goitia is in a pretty good mood when we spoke to him earlier this year. And so he should be. Liceu were back in the top flight for the first time in nearly two decades and when we sat down with him they had just conquered Cisneros
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