UEFA, European football’s governing body, have handed out one match bans to Alvaro Morata and Rodri after the pair led chants of ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ during Spain’s Euro 2024 trophy parade. The suspension will apply for their next match in international competition, which is against Serbia on September 5. The Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) made a formal complaint to UEFA …

CARLES Puigdemont, the former Catalan president, has revealed his intention to return to Spain this week after seven years of self-imposed exile in Belgium. In a video posted on X, Puigdemont confirmed he will make the journey to Catalunya to participate in the investiture debate of Salvador Illa, a Socialist ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who is set to …

A METEOR shower known as the Tears of San Lorenzo will soon be at its most visible in the skies above Spain.  Also known as the Perseids, the phenomenon will be at its peak between August 11 and 13, although it will remain visible until August 24. During the peak period, up to 110 meteors per hour can be seen …

SPAIN won their second gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday when Maria Perez and Alvaro Martin were victorious in the first-ever 42kms mixed marathon race walking relay. They had a 51-second buffer over the Ecuadorians Glenda Morejon and Daniel Pintado, with the Australian pairing of Jemima Montag and Rhydian Cowley coming third. It was the second medal of …

SPAIN will clash with France in a mouth-watering men’s football gold medal match at the Olympics on Friday after defeating Morocco 2-1 in the semi-final. La Roja went behind at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille after Soufiane Rahimi scored a first-half penalty, before Barcelona youngster Fermin Lopez equalised just after the hour mark. Spain’s passage to Friday’s showpiece final was …

Have you seen Alex? Contact tips@theolivepress.es FEARS are growing for a missing father-of-two who has not been seen or heard from since taking a flight to Spain almost a month ago. Alex Hunter left his home in Yorkshire at 7.45am on July 10, to take a morning train to Slough, near London. His wife Victoria Howarth, 33, believed he was …

TOMMY Robinson was forced to abandon Spain this week after making a break for the Costa Blanca. The far-right instigator left the UK on July 28 after being arrested under counter terrorism powers at the Channel Tunnel terminal at Folkestone. His immediate whereabouts were unknown, but it was suspected that he might turn up at one of his favoured haunts …

THE cause of death for tragic British teenager Jay Slater has been confirmed by a UK coroner.  It comes after the body of the 19-year-old was returned from Tenerife in Spain, where he went missing on June 17. According to the post-mortem examination, the apprentice bricklayer, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, died from traumatic head injuries consistent with a fall from a …

LOCALS in southern Spain are demanding a vaccine to fight the deadly West Nile virus following an uptick in cases and two recent deaths.  Residents in La Puebla del Rio, Sevilla, took to the streets on Monday to demand a plan of action from the Junta de Andalucia, including new protocols in hospitals. It comes after an 86-year-old local died …

SALVADOR Illa, a former health minister and key ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, appears set to be named as the new President of Catalunya this week after members of the left-wing, pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC) voted to endorse their party’s pact with Illa’s Socialists.  Having gained the support of the ERC and the far-left Comuns Sumar alliance, Illa will …