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Luis Rubiales avoids jail over ‘non-consensual kiss’ after judge throws out appeal

Luis Rubiales avoids jail over ‘non-consensual kiss’ after judge throws out appeal

LUIS Rubiales, the disgraced former chief of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), will avoid jail over the ‘non-consensual kiss’ he planted on footballer Jenni Hermoso after Spain’s National Court upheld the original conviction and threw out an appeal launched by Hermoso’s legal team. Rubiales, 47 years old, overshadowed Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory over England in 2023 when he grabbed …

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Olympic Lyon relegated into Ligue 2

Olympic Lyon relegated to Ligue 2

In a dramatic turn to French football, Olympique Lyon one of the nation’s most historic clubs has been sent to the ‘poubelle’ and relegated to Ligue 2 not because of their performance (or lack of) on the pitch, but due to financial irregularities. Despite finishing sixth in Ligue 1 in the 2024–2025 season and even securing a spot in the …

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LIFE IN SPAIN – Are sweet shops dying businesses? Zoe Dahse investigates what happened to a sugary traditional

LIFE IN SPAIN: Are sweet shops a dying business? Zoe Dahse investigates the fate of a sugary tradition

ONE of my earliest memories of Spain isn’t of a landmark or a family meal – it’s of a sweet shop.My dad and I were visiting Bilbao when I was only three years old. I was astonished to see the store stacked from wall-to -wall with colorful treats. The shopkeeper gave me a bag of plastic and I walked down …

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