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Football is the most popular sport in Spain, with 61% of the population interested in it. [1] Spain has some of the most influential teams in Europe (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, and others) as well as many players (mostly unprofessional) and teams registered in all categories (1,063,090 players in 21,148 clubs). [2]
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas , a municipality near Madrid .
Spain, UEFA Euro 2008 winners Spain's players celebrate winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Spain, UEFA Euro 2012 winners Between 2008 and 2012, the team played a style of football dubbed 'tiki-taka', a systems approach to football founded upon the ideal of team unity and a comprehensive understanding in the geometry of space on a football field.
The deep-rooted problems in Spanish soccer, which triggered outrage in the Iberian nation and around the world after Rubiales’ kiss, is carefully dissected in the “It’s All Over ...
Ahead of the Spanish national soccer team’s first match since winning the Women’s World Cup last month, star players Alexia Putellas and Irene Paredes spoke out on “systemic discrimination ...
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, [a] commonly known as the Primera División [b] or La Liga [c] [2] and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports [d] [3] since 2023 because of sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional football division of the Spanish football league system.
In the latest twist to the Spanish soccer crisis, the country's World Cup-winning players started reporting to training camp on Tuesday despite not wanting to be called up for the national team ...
Spain has produced a number of tennis champions, excelling in tournaments held on clay courts in particular, such as the French Open, the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. Spain has won the Davis Cup six times (2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019) and the Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) five times (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998).