The last-minute decision by the Health Ministry will see the army administer Pfizer doses to the squad and their support staff after players Diego Llorente and Sergio Busquets tested positive for coronavirus
Ahead of the French Open, the Spanish tennis champion talks to EL PAÍS about his plans for retirement and his efforts to balance ambition with wellbeing
Supporters of the club, located in the Valencia region, had an agonizing wait for the Europa League final win after the match finished 1-1 and went to penalties
The former climber was mesmerized by four guys working out in the street. It wasn’t long before he was competing against the best and becoming the world champion of the sport
Premier League supporters, backed by the political class and royalty, have won the opening battle for the soul of soccer after a proposed breakaway league of the richest clubs fell apart
All six of the English teams that had signed up to the controversial breakaway competition have also announced that they will no longer be participating
Florentino Pérez, who will be the new chairman of the breakaway project, said last night that it is aimed at giving the sport an economic boost after the financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic
Twelve major soccer clubs, including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético, have announced the creation of a new competition, putting UEFA and the Champions League in a tight spot
The French researcher talks to EL PAÍS why he believes the Swiss climber’s ascents of Shishapangma and Annapurna are not all they seem
The player, known as ‘The Black Panther’ in Spain, was rumored to have died in a fight or from an overdose. EL PAÍS meets the trailblazer in a home in Texas, after his unexpected reappearance
Mexico, Chile and Brazil are leading the way in driving the sport in the region but sexism and inequality remain the primary matters to address
Officers also searched the soccer club’s offices, and have detained another three figures alleged to be involved in a scheme to smear players and rivals on social media known as ‘Barçagate’
There is something perverse in a life that saw all of his dreams come true and in which he suffered the generosity of his destiny like no one else. It was the fatal path from his condition as a mere mortal to legend that divided him in two
Whether it's going up 2,000 steps while juggling or running backwards with flippers on his feet, Christian López has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records
The Spanish tennis champion says he played one of his best finals at Roland Garros, and describes the past months as physically complicated
Known for his climbing feats, the elite athlete has started a foundation to protect mountain environments and pledged to restrict his own travel to reduce his carbon footprint
Diego Méntrida was just a second behind British competitor James Teagle, who became disorientated during the final meters of the race in Santander, northern Spain
Considered one of the all-time greats, he had been off the pitch since May 2019 after suffering a heart attack
Health authorities say they are evaluating the risk of allowing open matches once all regions have passed into Phase 3 of the coronavirus deescalation plan
During a televised address, Pedro Sánchez also announced that Spain’s top-flight soccer league, La Liga, will restart games next month
The Spanish tennis champion reflects on the effects of the coronavirus, what politicians could have done differently, and what lessons we can learn
The broadcaster and former player, who revolutionized sports commentary in Spain in the 1990s, passed away on Monday in his home in Marbella
The demonstrations organized by so-called Tsunami Democràtic during the soccer game on Wednesday saw some police charges and yellow plastic balls thrown onto the pitch
Around 3,500 security personnel will be at the Camp Nou for tonight’s game in Catalonia, after the anonymous platform Democratic Tsunami called pro-independence protests there
Eighteen-year-old Alexandra García was subjected to 90 minutes of sexist insults as she oversaw a junior game in San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Loved and hated in almost equal measure, the Barça soccer star was a mainstay of Spain’s greatest ever national team, but when it comes to business, tennis is his game. In the run-up to his makeover of the Davis Cup, he talks to EL PAÍS about his venture and how Shakira is a source of inspiration