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  Football in Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Modern football was introduced to Spain in the late 1800s by a combination of mostly British immigrant workers and visiting sailors and Spanish students returning from Britain.
The oldest football club in Spain is Huevla Recreation Club, formed on December 23rd 1889 by Dr.
The Spain national football team, commonly referred to as la selección made their international debut at the 1920 Olympic Games in Belgium and came away with the silver medal.
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 Spain national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Spain national football team, commonly referred to as la selección is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol.
Spain has greatly underachived in the World Cup, with their best finish being fourth place in 1950), although often being touted as pre-tournament favorites.
Spain made their international debut at the 1920 Olympic Games in Belgium and came away with the silver medal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spain_national_football_team   (413 words)

  
 Spain Football Team News and Results from Football.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Spain coach Luis Aragones is confident Real Madrid striker Raul and Barcelona midfielder Xavi will be fit to take their places in his World Cup squad.
Spain are almost certain to be without Joseba Etxeberria for their Group A showdown with Portugal.
Spain winger Joaquin is hoping to earn a starting spot for the crucial Euro 2004 Group A showdown with hosts Portugal.
www.football.co.uk /spain/index.shtml   (226 words)

  
 Euro 1964 International football championship - Winners Spain
Spain had withdrawn from the 1960 competition on the orders of general Franco.
Co-incidentally, USSR their opponents in the 1964 final, were the team they were due to meet 4 years earlier but for the political interference.
One feature of Spain's progress was that they beat both Irish team on the way to the semi-final with Hungary.
guy-sports.com /euro2004/euro2004_1964.htm   (181 words)

  
 Spain Soccer | Football News :: Soccerphile
The 2004 England v Spain friendly international lead to some unpleasant scenes at the Bernabeu and some soul-searching back in England.
Follow Spain's progress in European qualifying Group 7 as the national team attempts to head for World Cup 2006.
Spain at Euro 2004: full Spanish national team profile, matches and results.
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/spain-football   (433 words)

  
 Irankicks Football Talk - Spain won the World Futsal Championship
It was tight, but in the end Spain retained their title at the FIFA Futsal World Championship Chinese Taipei 2004.
In fact for most of the first half Spain had control of the game, their imperious teamwork pressing the Italians back towards their own goal.
But it was Spain who scored again, doubling their lead with a goal of subtlety.
www.irankicks.com /ikboard/printthread.php?t=25712   (721 words)

  
 Social, Cultural, and Political Effect of Football in Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Spain has produced many a legendary footballers which include Alfredo Di Stefano, Kubala, Luis Suarez and goalkeeper Zamora, and in recent times Santillana, Michel and Butragueño.
People reluctantly recognise the need for a summer break from football, but it is only when September's lengthening shadows welcome the game back that the country seems to wake up from its collective siesta ……….
Spain's the place to be for the football aficionado.
www.termpapergenie.com /EffectofFootballinSpain.html   (1567 words)

  
 about irish gaelic football, gaa, history of gaelic football, gaelic football in spain
Football became popular as early as the 16th century, when teams might have consisted of all the able-bodied men of a town or parish.
In 1884, with Ireland under the rule of the British Crown, a group of Irish nationalists met in County Galway to establish an organization for Irish athletes, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
It is still the governing body of hurling and Gaelic football (as well as of ladies football and carmogie, a hurling-like sport for women).
www.gaa-costadelsol.com /en/about.asp   (832 words)

  
 Renseignements internationaux - Football in Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: )
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. The number of football players registered in competitions in Catalonia, and the number of people who play this sport in their free time, serve as an indicator of the potential demand for football articles existing in Catalonia, since this is, at least, the number of people needing material to play this sport.
In 2001, football licences in Spain represented 23.5% of total licences issued by sports federations, renewing the game’s leadership in terms of members.
Spain is in fourth place with 55 clubs, behind the above two countries and Greece, which has 66 professional clubs.
strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/fr/gr123524f.html   (674 words)

  
 Euro 2004 Football - Spain
Indeed Spain won in 1964 when they were hosts.
What history also shows is that 'near-hosts' also do well, for example, when Denmark won in Sweden, and again in 2000 when France won in Belgium.
Spain have struggled recently and only qualified via the play-offs.
guy-sports.com /euro2004/euro_2004_spain.htm   (110 words)

  
 Big Football Forum :: Spain vs. Greece : Report   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Spain have the last chance of the game with a 25-yard freekick from the right hand side of the field.
Spain have been dealt a tiny bit of misfortune as they played some lovely stuff but you get punished at this level for not taking your chances.
Spain should have wrapped this game up long ago with a 2nd or maybe even a 3rd, but were eventually robbed by a very well organised Greek side with a great spirit, led by a German tactician who has shown great knowledge thus far in this competition.
www.big-football-forum.co.uk /forum/viewtopic.php?p=143248   (1045 words)

  
 Football Forums News: Spain outclass NI U21's   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Spain's Under 21 team gave their Northern Ireland counterparts a footballing lesson in claiming a 4-1 win in Tuesday's Euro qualifier at Mourneview Park.
They were punished for a succession of defensive mistakes against Spain at the Lurgan venue.
Torres, who tormented the Northern Ireland defence throughout the game, struck Spain's second goal in the 26th minute with a 25-yard shot which squirmed under Morris' body.
www.footballforums.net /news/printer_3639.php   (283 words)

  
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 Football: Spain-San Marino. Year 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This match is very important for Spain ’s aspirations, not only because they must win but also because they must mark various goals to compensate for their goal average against the other teams in their group.
The match, which COJMA requested from the Royal Spanish Football Federation, will serve as a test for Almería 2005 for the Mediterranean Games and will also be a great promotion of the sporting event.
It is also worth mentioning that on the day prior to the match between the national teams, the Under 21 teams of Spain and San Marino will meet in El Ejido Stadium in a classification round match for the 2006 UEFA Under 21 Championship in Germany.
www.almeria2005.es /CGI-BIN/Event.asp?idTraduccion=2195   (390 words)

  
 Football: Breaking Spain barrier to Premierleague - [Sunday Herald]
Bahia Ð which is also active in cycling and basketball Ð now has 19 clients in Scottish football, and believes more will follow when the transfer window re-opens at the turn of the year.
It is making people in Spain more aware of what is going on in Scotland.Ó It is a far cry from when the company changed its name from Atlantico Producciones in 1997, first becoming involved in Scotland with the deal that took Gabriel Amato to Rangers.
By the start of season 2002-2003, the first generation of players have become so embedded in Scottish football that Calderon now provides the promise of a wave of deals in the future.
www.sundayherald.com /27527   (927 words)

  
 Spain, Football   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Football began in Spain in the 1890s - it was started by migrant British workers - and in 1913, the Spanish Football Federation was formed to bring together the various regional organizations.
The national side played its fitst match in 1920 and enjoyed some early success, reaching the quarter-finals of both the 1928 Olympics and the 1934 World Cup.
The Spanish Civil War and World War II halted Spain's international matches for almost ten years, but the domestic league thrived as, for political reasons, the rivalry grew between the two big clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
www.sportz4u.com /isport/football/COUNTRIE/spain.htm   (251 words)

  
 Football National Spain Team   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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Spain's national soccer team coach Jose Antonio Camacho, left, and his counterpart from Greece, German coach, Otto...
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 eBay.co.uk - spain home, Football Shirts, Travel, Football items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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Spain home red 06/08 football kit ages 4-13 yrs.
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 The Hindu : Sport / Football : China, Spain in second round
UTRECHT (THE Netherlands): China and Spain claimed the first two spots in the second round of the World Youth Championship with wins on Tuesday.
The Chinese team overcame a one-goal deficit to beat Ukraine 3-2 in Group B and Spain crushed Chile 7-0 in Group C. Also, the United States and Germany moved closer after a 0-0 draw in Group D, while Argentina rebounded from its opening loss by beating Egypt 2-0.
Spain got four goals from Fernando Llorente and two from substitute Silva.
www.hindu.com /2005/06/16/stories/2005061609612100.htm   (534 words)

  
 Football Fever in Spain
The same blood of the football brethren runs deep in the veins of David Hemmings.
And yet - by the miracle that is football - in three successive seasons Málaga Football Club got promoted - till finally taking their place in La Liga - the most lauded premier league in Europe.
And having shared a drink with one of Málaga´s finest and most enthusiastic football fans, I resolved to check out this miracle team in blue and white, who have burst into and taken such a firm hold on the world's most demanding football league.
www.interealtygazette.com /football_fever_in_spain.htm   (1069 words)

  
 The Stadium Guide - Football tickets in Spain
Though visiting a football match in Spain can be quite an experience, mostly because the stadia are large and quite impressive and the fans can be really fanatic.
Therefore most stadia lack any good facilities and are not covered, though that last issue is not often a big problem in Spain.
The stadia in Spain are usually quite large, so not many games are sold out.
www.stadiumguide.com /ticketsspa.htm   (370 words)

  
 Big Football Forum :: Spain v Serbia & Montenegro
Spain could even struggle to get a play-off place now........
Because of that player from Serbia Duljaj made a big foul on one Spain coward who doesn't want to throw a ball away and get red card.
Spain way of playing (low kicks,dirty starts, grabing...) is even worst than Italian way of playing in this last few years !
www.big-football-forum.co.uk /forum/viewtopic.php?t=26820   (983 words)

  
 Soccer camps Marbella, kids football camps Spain.
In Europe soccer (Football) has become more inclusive and has increased in popularity in the last twenty years or so involving both girls and boys in the sport.
As with many trends set stateside, Europe has followed and there is now an increase in Soccer Camps for kids both residential and non-residential with many centres now in Marbella and Andalucia.
With more and more people travelling to Spain throughout the year and for longer durations, there is even more demand to provide something for the kids.
www.andalucia.com /sports/football/summercamps.htm   (377 words)

  
 Royal Spanish Football Federation (Spain)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The flag of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish Real Federación Española de Fútbol, RFEF) is white with a diagonal stripe in the colours of the Spanish flag and with the federation's emblem in the centre.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation was constituted on 29th September 1913 and is a member of both FIFA and UEFA.
I was wandering if this emblem could have been designed by Joan Miró, who designed, if I remember correctly, the emblem of the Spanish World Cup 1982.
flagspot.net /flags/es@rfef.html   (275 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Spain handed kind World Cup draw
Spain will have to overcome Slovakia over two legs to secure their place at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
The Spaniards went into the pot for the European zone play-offs having finished second in their group and will play the first match at home on 12 November.
Spain, Switzerland and the Czech Republic to go to Germany
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4338610.stm   (191 words)

  
 Guide to watching football in Spain [Archive] - BigSoccer
Their football tends to be closer to the English style than the rest of Spain and the wet climate certainly contributes to that, with pitches lending themselves more to long-ball tactics and physical midfield battles than do the arid, dusty fields of the South.
Stuck on the barren Castillian plain, land-locked miles from the sea (miles from anywhere in fact), Madrid is Spain’s capital because, well it’s in the middle — it is capital on a monarch’s whim, imposed on the whole of the peninsula by Philip II arbitrary decision in 1561.
This is the rice-growing region of Spain, and thus the home of paella, traditionally eaten with chicken, rabbit and snails (not fish, as the tourist traps, elsewhere in Spain would have you believe.) The pine-surrounded mountains of Alto Turia, in the north-west of the region, are also worth a visit.
www.bigsoccer.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-136750.html   (12992 words)

  
 Spanish Football   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Spanish is the most widely spoken of all the Romance languages, in terms of number of speakers and number of countries which claim Spanish as the official language.
It orginated in the Cordillera Cantabrica, on the northern Spain.
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www.your-spanish-site.co.uk /spanishfootball   (1540 words)

  
 Mirror.co.uk - Sport - Football - ROBERT: SPAIN TO END PAIN   (Site not responding. Last check: )
LAURENT Robert is eyeing a move to Spain because of his fall-out with Newcastle boss Graeme Souness.
The coach does not have much confidence in me and is not easy to work with.
It could be in England or in Spain.
www.mirror.co.uk /sport/football/tm_objectid=15554854&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=football--robert--spain-to-end-pain-name_page.html   (121 words)

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