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| Jan.9 |
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Messi best world footballer 3rd time in a row Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi is crowned world footballer of the year for a third successive time after claiming FIFA's Ballon d'Or award
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| Jan.16 |
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Federer, Nadal smoothing over rift |
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| Jan.25 |
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Barcelona cling on to beat Real |
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| Jan.26 |
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Nadal beats Federer in semi
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| Feb.6 |
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Contador loses drug case |
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| Feb.14 |
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Moody's downgrades European countries |
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| Feb.19 |
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Messi scores 4 goals as Barca routs Valencia |
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| Mar.1 |
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Mob forces Sarkozy to hide in bar |
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| Mar.7 |
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Messi hits record five for Barca
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| Mar.15 |
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Athletic sweep Man Utd aside |
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| Mar.17 |
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Federer rolls past Nadal |
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| Mar.20 |
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Messi breaks Barcelona's scoring record |
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| Mar.25 |
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Alonso wins in Malaysia |
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| Mar.29 |
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Workers commence a general strike Workers in Spain commence a general strike over government austerity measures
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| Apr.3 |
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Messi stars as Barca beat Milan |
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| Apr.4 |
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Chelsea, Madrid reach Champions League semis |
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| Apr.5 |
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Eyes on Spain as euro debt fears resurface |
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Valencia lead trio of Spanish clubs into semis |
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| Apr.14 |
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King Juan Carlos in surgery after fall |
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| Apr.18 |
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Chelsea stun Barcelona
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| Apr.22 |
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Nadal sweeps aside Djokovic |
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| Apr.24 |
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Ten-man Chelsea stun Barca Chelsea produced an astonishing comeback to beat defending champions Barcelona 3-2 in a scarcely believable Champions League semifinal
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| Apr.25 |
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Bayern beat Madrid in semis
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| Apr.26 |
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Bilbao book Europa final berth |
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| Apr.27 |
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Spanish unemployment hits record Spanish unemployment has hit a new record high, 24.4%, official figures have shown
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Drained Guardiola quits Barca |
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| Apr.29 |
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Nadal past Ferrer to seize 7th Barcelona title |
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| May.2 |
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Real clinch La Liga title
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| May.9 |
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Atletico Madrid win Europa League |
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| May.12 |
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Spain activists mark protest year 
Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in Spanish cities to mark the first anniversary of the 'Indignants' protest movement
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| May.13 |
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Serena blitzes Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 to win Madrid |
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Maldonado takes maiden Grand Prix win |
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Federer wins Madrid Open |
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| May.16 |
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Spain set to pay more on bonds Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros of three- and four-year sovereign ...
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| May.17 |
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Moody's downgrades Spanish banks Ratings agency has cut the credit ratings of 16 banks, a further blow to a country that is struggling to deal with the bad debts of its banking sector
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| May.21 |
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Nadal beats Djokovic in Rome |
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| May.25 |
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Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros | Spain's fourth-largest bank, Bankia, asks for a bailout worth 19bns euros ($24bn), and admits that it made a massive loss last year. Trading in shares in Bankia has been suspended in Madrid. ... | |
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Barca mark Guardiola's farewell |
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| Jun.6 |
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Spain rejects bailout speculation |
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Nadal maintains Paris march
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Spain bond sale to test markets Spain will try to raise money on credit markets on Thursday days after it said it was all but blocked from them
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| Jun.8 |
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Spain bailout talks 'imminent' Eurozone finance ministers are to hold a conference call to discuss a bailout for Spanish banks
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| Jun.9 |
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Spanish bank bailout request welcomed | Spain's decision to request a loan of up to 100bn euros from eurozone funds to help shore up its struggling banks has won broad support | |
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| Jun.10 |
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Spain PM: 'Credibility of euro' is saved A credit line of up to €100 billion ($125 billion) for Spain's troubled banks has rescued the credibility of the euro, Mariano Rajoy said
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Nadal quest halted by rain |
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Spain, Italy Draw
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Spain deal boosts euro and stocks The euro and stock markets have gained in Asia after a deal to shore up Spain's troubled banks eased concerns about a European currency break...
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Fabregas rescues Spain
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| Jun.11 |
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Nadal clinches record French Open Rafael Nadal won a record 7th French Open title after ruthlessly snuffing out Novak Djokovic's comeback to win 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a rain-affected...
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Markets welcome Spain bank deal Markets worldwide have risen in response to the 100bn-euro bailout of Spain's banks that was agreed over the weekend
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| Jun.14 |
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Spain crisis costs enter 'danger zone' | Spain's borrowing costs have risen to 7%, another euro-era record, with lenders demanding a higher interest rate | |
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Torres inspires Spain to Ireland rout
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| Jun.18 |
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Late Navas goal sends Spain through 
The defending champions advanced to the quarterfinals, getting an 88th-minute goal from a substitute in a 1-0 win over Croatia
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| Jun.23 |
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Spain reach semi-finals Spain waltzed past a feeble France side 2-0 in Donetsk to set up a Euro 2012 semi-final meeting with Portugal
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| Jun.24 |
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Alonso doubles up for Spain |
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| Jun.25 |
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Spain banks downgraded by Moody's The ratings agency Moody's has cut the credit rating on 28 of Spain's banks, one week after the country asked for money to support them
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| Jun.28 |
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Nadal beaten by unknown Rosol |
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| Jul.1 |
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Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final Map of Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine Spain become the first country to win three successive major international tournaments. Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata score in Olympic Stadium
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| Jul.4 |
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Female F1 driver De Villota loses eye after test crash |
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| Jul.9 |
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Spain to get 30bn euros for banks
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More hospitalized in running of the bulls
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| Jul.11 |
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Spain unveils sweeping budget cuts| Spain's government has announced sweeping new austerity measures, amid clashes between protesters and police | |
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| Jul.15 |
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Lorenzo cruising to Italian MotoGP win |
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| Jul.19 |
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Unrest at Spain austerity protest
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| Jul.22 |
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Alonso extends title lead with victory from pole |
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WWF ousts Spanish king as honorary president
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| Jul.26 |
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Olympics: Spain suffer shock defeat to Japan |
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| Jul.28 |
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Spain evacuates Algeria aid staff
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| Aug.2 |
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Three al Qaeda suspects held in Spain
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| Aug.10 |
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Spain beats Russia to advance to gold medal game |
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| Aug.23 |
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Barca edge Real in first leg |
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| Aug.27 |
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$50M Modric to join Madrid |
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| Aug.29 |
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Madrid win Supercup over Barcelona |
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| Aug.31 |
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Spanish firefighters battle blaze
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Atletico thrash Chelsea in Super Cup
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| Sep.6 |
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Djokovic, Ferrer advance to U.S. Open semifinals |
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| Sep.9 |
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Djokovic wins semifinal over Ferrer
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| Sep.10 |
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Spain opposes bailout conditions
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| Sep.11 |
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Spain start 2014 World Cup quest with narrow win |
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| Sep.15 |
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Cuts protests in Spain and Portugal
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| Sep.16 |
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Spain defeat U.S. to reach Davis Cup final |
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| Sep.18 |
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Madrid downs Man City in CL thriller |
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| Sep.25 |
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Rubber bullets at Madrid rally
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| Sep.26 |
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Spain to impose further austerity
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| Sep.28 |
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Deadly floods hit southern Spain At least seven people have died after heavy rains triggered flash floods. 2 children drowned in a car in the town of Puerto Lumbreras
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| Oct.3 |
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Ronaldo hat-trick in Real win |
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| Oct.7 |
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Messi and Ronaldo share spoils in 222nd El Clasico |
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| Oct.16 |
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France ties Spain |
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| Oct.20 |
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PM Mariano Rajoy faces key vote in Galicia
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| Oct.24 |
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City, Madrid, Arsenal all lose in CL |
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| Oct.27 |
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Thousands join new budget cuts protest
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| Nov.1 |
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Spain Halloween crush kills three
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| Nov.4 |
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Kimi Raikkonen wins classic ahead of Fernando Alonso |
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| Nov.7 |
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Barca's unbeaten run ends |
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| Nov.11 |
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Messi passes Pele milestone
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| Nov.18 |
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Jimenez, 48, oldest to win European Tour event |
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| Nov.20 |
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Magic Messi moves in on record |
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| Nov.21 |
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Benitez takes over at Chelsea |
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| Nov.24 |
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Basque separatists Eta 'ready to disband'
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| Nov.25 |
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Poll win for Catalan nationalists Map of Catalonia Spain Voters in the region of Catalonia have given their backing to nationalist parties but have punished the regional president who called an early election
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| Dec.9 |
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Messi beats Muller record |
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| Dec.12 |
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Magic Messi extends record |
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| Dec.16 |
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Messi hits 90 as Barca cruise |
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| Dec.18 |
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Messi agrees new Barca deal |
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| Dec.21 |
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Malaga handed UEFA ban |
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| Dec.22 |
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Messi extends scoring record |
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| Dec.28 |
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Nadal will not play Australian Open |
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| Dec.29 |
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Djokovic sinks Almargo to retain Abu Dhabi title |
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