One of Spanish football’s greatest success stories in recent times has been the promotion of Sevilla FC into European royalty. Their victory on penalties over Roma in the final of the Europa League in May 2023 was the 7th time they have won the competition since 2006. In that period …
In 1907 Sevilla Balompié was formed by students from the Escuela Politéchnica. A breakaway group from the older Sevilla FC formed a new club which they called Betis Football Club. This club merged with Sevilla Balompié in 1914 and was given royal patronage by King Don Alfonso XIII – becoming …
Dates of Mutua Madrid Open: 22nd April to 5th May 2024 The Madrid Tennis Open is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament which takes place on clay at La Caja Mágica Stadium in Madrid. This modern venue is home to three courts with retractable roofs. The main court has …
If you had been asked, before you saw the name at the top of the page, who had been voted by the Spanish public as the outstanding native sporting personality of the twentieth century, I wonder how many people would have answered correctly. Most people with an interest in sport …
Seve Ballesteros – the car park champion. That was in 1979 yet it is still vividly imprinted in the memories of so many people. The flamboyant young Spaniard, who had already proved himself to be the most spectacular golfer in Europe, had won the British Open Championship at Royal Lytham …
The Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix will take place on 4th June 2023 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. This race circuit lies in Montmeló, some 20km north-east of Barcelona, can accommodate as many as 140,000 spectators. It has been home to the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991 and the track …
Date: 3rd September 2023 The Catalunya MotoGP takes place at Montmeló some 20km north of Barcelona at the Circuit de Catalunya. The first international event to be held there was the 1991 Spanish Formula One Grand Prix which remains the home of this event. In 1992 the European Motorcycle Grand …
Date: 26th November 2023 The Circuit de Valencia is located 20km west of the city of Valencia in the village of Cheste. The racetrack is named after the local champion Ricardo Tormo and hosts the crucial end of season Valencia MotoGP race. In 1999, it became the third Spanish venue …
Date: 30th April 2023 The city of Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain has become synonymous with motor cycle racing since it held the first Jerez MotoGP in 1987. Every year thousands of motor cyclists from all over Europe swarm to Jerez to attend this annual event which can …
