Sevilla can continue to dream about becoming only the second team to retain the UEFA Cup despite a narrow 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the quarterfinal first leg in Seville on Thursday. However, the Spaniards were dealt a very early blow when Robbie Keane got one of the quickest goals seen in European competition this season.
Hundreds of Sevilla supporters danced, sounded car-horns and set off firecrackers into the early hours of Saturday morning to celebrate their team’s European Super Cup victory over the continent’s champion FC Barcelona, news reports said.
Thousands of jubilant Sevilla supporters celebrated into the early hours of Thursday morning after their team won their first European trophy by trouncing Middlesbrough 4-0 in the Uefa Cup final. Fans fired rockets and danced in a noisy celebration held at downtown monumental tower, La Giralda, news agency Efe reported.
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/ 29 September 2005
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met his Moroccan counterpart Driss Jettou for talks on illegal immigration on Thursday following another night of deadly unrest at a border-crossing between the two countries. The summit was to address joint efforts to contain illegal immigration, as well as the situation in the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara.
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/ 14 September 2005
First-half goals from Florent Sinama-Pongolle and Luis Garcia on Tuesday earned defending champion Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Real Betis in a Champions League Group G match. Striker Sinama-Pongolle scored in the second minute after he controlled a long ball from acting captain Jamie Carragher and delivered a deft chip over Betis goalkeeper Toni Doblas.
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/ 13 September 2005
Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez believes his team have finally put behind them the distractions of winning the Champions League last season and will be on song against Real Betis on Tuesday. Benitez, and the rest of his Spanish contingent among the Reds squad, returned to their native Spain on Monday.
Most visitors to Spain know Flamenco performances from show at hotels, which are often staged once a week. But people who want to see the real thing should go to one of the festivals of dance, which are held in many places in Spain in summer.