A person runs as the fire spreads in the mountains of Navaluenga, Avila, Spain

Firefighters struggle to contain Madrid wildfires, as more than 160,000 evacuated in France and Spain

A wildfire near Madrid is “beyond the capacity” of firefighters to contain, Spanish officials have warned, after three fires west of the capital merged into a single blaze. Spain’s government has declared a national emergency with 63,000 people told to evacuate or stay indoors, with the number told to flee totalling at least 25,000. Madrid’s…

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Trap meets transcendence as Pope Leo, Bad Bunny meet in Madrid

After three days of tense “will they, won’t they?” speculation looming large over Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Spain, the pontiff met privately with Puerto Rican reggaeton sensation Bad Bunny during his final hours in Madrid. Leo, who leads the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, met Tuesday (June 9) with the international star born Benito Antonio Martínez…

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Florentino Perez takes aim at Real Madrid presidential rival over Erling Haaland claims – “Embarrassment of a hoax”

In less than 24 hours’ time, the polls will open for the first Real Madrid presidential election in 20 years. Florentino Perez and Enrique Riquelme will go head-to-head for the top job at the Bernabeu, and ahead of the voting opening, the former spoke on Saturday at his closing campaign ceremony. Perez has been very…

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Vinicius Junior in conversation with Jose Mourinho

What now for Vinicius Jr after Mourinho signs Real Madrid deal?

Mourinho was seen speaking with Vinicius after he walked off the pitch following the interaction with Prestianni. But it was Mourinho’s post-match comments that were the most shocking. While publicly backing his player Prestianni, Mourinho suggested Vinicius had incited tensions through his celebration in front of the home support. “You score a goal from another…

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Gianluca Prestianni covers his mouth with his shirt

Benfica's Prestianni banned for homophobic conduct in Real Madrid tie

European football’s governing body Uefa has made a request to its world counterpart Fifa to extend the ban worldwide. Vinicius had put Real 1-0 up in the second half against Benfica, before being booked for an excessive celebration. Following an interaction with Prestianni, 25-year-old Brazilian Vinicius ran over to referee Francois Letexier while gesturing towards…

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