Spain

Qatar-owned Malaga has denied speculation that Sheikh Abdullah al Thani has withdrawn his backing of the club by stating that the current financial uncertainty surrounding the Primera Division outfit is due to its attempts to comply with financial fair play regulations.

Madrid 2020 bid leaders have maintained they are committed to the vision of bringing the Olympic Games to the city, despite the deepening Spanish financial crisis.

FC Barcelona’s economic vice-president Javier Faus maintained the club must take a prudent approach in the face of Spain’s economic crisis, despite signing off on record profits of Eur48.8 million for the 2011-12 season.

The Spanish economic crisis has claimed another victim with the news that the Madrid Open golf tournament has been withdrawn from the European Tour’s calendar due to a lack of funding.

FC Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has announced that planned renovations at the Nou Camp stadium have been put on hold despite the Spanish Liga club revealing a “historic” operating surplus of Eur40 million for the 2011-12 season.

Score Media today announced the launch of French, German and Portuguese editions of its dedicated BlackBerry football app, ScoreMobile FC.

The official UEFA EURO 2012 app has hit the number one spot in four European territories with over 4.5 million downloads.

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has ruled that the innovative, but controversial, blue clay surface will not be permitted at next year’s Madrid Open.

Telecommunications group Viva Kuwait has agreed a deal to become an official partner of Real Madrid.

Formula One’s commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that Spain will lose one of its grand prix race dates from next year under a new arrangement that will allow Barcelona and Valencia set to share hosting duties.

Madrid will not follow Rome by withdrawing its bid for the 2020 Olympic Games despite Spain’s deepening economic crisis, a senior bid official has claimed.

Primera Division giant Valencia has agreed a two-year extension to its shirt sponsorship deal with JinkoSolar.

One of the key objectives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s broadcast strategy is “to ensure the long-term financial future of the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games.”

The Spanish government and the football league (LFP) have unveiled a new set of regulations that aim to assist clubs in erasing combined tax debts of Eur750 million.

Real Madrid is poised to agree a major new deal that will see Emirates replace Bwin as the club’s shirt sponsor, according to widespread reports in the Spanish press.

Secretary of State for Sport Miguel Cardenal has revealed that a deal has been reached between the Spanish government and the football league (LFP) to assist clubs in erasing combined tax debts of Eur750 million.