If you are off to Spain on holiday you may have to wait until you get there in order to have a drink. Fed up with having to deal with drunken passengers Spanish authorities are calling for a ban on the sale of alcohol at airports and on flights. Leaders in the tourism industry say that “courage and ambition” are …
The popular Mediterranean holiday hotspot has like other tourist destinations in Spain been struggling with the consequences of mass tourism that has led to packed city centres and soaring rents. The local governing team made up of an alliance of various political parties made the decision to ban people from renting out their properties using online hospitality broker AirB&B …
Cristiano Ronaldo has been given a two-match ban following his sending-off for kicking out at Córdoba defender Edimar on Saturday.
An amateur footballer in Switzerland has been banned for 50 years for kicking a ball in the referee’s face and spraying him with water. Ricardo Ferreira had already served a 45-game ban for assaulting opposition players.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has been given an eight-match ban for his behaviour in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup.
The EU may have rejected the proposal made by the Spanish government for a Europe-wide ban on refillable olive oil dispensers in catering establishments, but Spain itself has gone ahead with the implementation of such a ban.
Malaga will not be competing in next season’s Europa League after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld Uefa’s one-year European ban. The Blue and Whites, who finished sixth in La Liga, were originally given a two-year European suspension in December because of unpaid bills.
The good news for Malaga CF was short-lived after it turns out that the widely reported ‘reprieve’ for the club regarding European competition was an error due to the mis-translation of the UEFA report.
Malaga have been banned from European competition for at least one season because of unpaid bills. The suspension will not affect Málaga’s current Champions League campaign but covers any time in the next four seasons should they again qualify for Europe.
Spain has banned short-selling of shares to try to limit price moves after markets fell quite sharply amid continuing fears the country may need a full-scale bailout.