Real Madrid head the list of the richest football clubs in the world for the seventh year in a row, says a Deloitte survey.

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PARIS — Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a career that saw him transformed from a close Cold War ally of Washington to the vilified target of a U.S. invasion. Noriega left Orly airport, south of Paris, on a flight of Spain’s Iberia airlines, delivered directly to the aircraft by a four-car convoy and motorcycles that escorted him from the French capital’s La Sante prison. The flight, which stops in Madrid, left at 8:08 a.m., about a half-hour behind schedule. Read full article > >

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MADRID — Spanish voters are set on Sunday to deal historic losses to the ruling Socialists, punishing their leaders for high unemployment and the painful austerity measures that much of Europe has been forced to take. The beneficiaries, Spain’s conservatives, have vowed to pursue the same policies, only more vigorously. Read full article > >

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Little enthusiasm ahead of Spanish vote

Trailing in the polls three weeks before Spain’s national elections, Alfredo Rubalcaba, the prime ministerial candidate from the governing Socialist party, sat down in Madrid last week with The Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth to outline his positions and vision for boosting the struggling Spanish economy. Excerpts: Read full article > >

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Talking to Alfredo Rubalcaba, Socialist candidate for Spanish prime minister

Sir Alex Ferguson says Manchester United against Liverpool is the biggest game in the world, even beating Barcelona versus Real Madrid.

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Sir Alex Ferguson says Manchester United against Liverpool is the biggest game in the world, even beating Barcelona versus Real Madrid.

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Top club game in world – Ferguson

Tottenham are close to completing a deal to sign France midfielder Lassana Diarra from Real Madrid, BBC Sport understands.

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Spurs close in on Diarra signing

Thousands of protesters have rallied in the Spanish capital, Madrid, against the cost of a visit by the Pope, hours before he is due to arrive.

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Thousands of people protest in the Spanish capital, Madrid, against the cost to taxpayers of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI, hours before his arrival.

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Cesc Fabregas makes his Barcelona debut as a substitute and helps the Catalans beat Real Madrid in a bad-tempered Spanish Super Cup.

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MADRID — Spanish police have arrested a chemistry student suspected of planning a gas attack against protesters opposed to a visit by Pope Benedict XVI, an official said Wednesday. The pontiff is due to arrive Thursday for a nearly four-day visit to celebrate World Youth Day, and a protest march is scheduled for Wednesday evening in Madrid. A police official said the suspect arrested in Madrid on Tuesday is a 24-year-old Mexican student specializing in organic chemistry. She would not say whether investigators believe the man was actually capable of carrying out a gas attack. Read full article > >

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Spain: Police arrest Mexican suspected of planning gas attack on anti-Pope protesters

As Madrid prepares for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit, 120 priests signed a petition lamenting the cost and what they see as an inappropriate mixing of church and state.

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Madrid Journal: Catholic Clergy Protest Pope’s Visit, and Its Price Tag

BOSTON — Smoke in the cabin has forced a US Airways flight from Spain to land in Boston, and an airline spokeswoman says four flight attendants have gone to the hospital to be evaluated. Spokeswoman Liz Landau says Flight 749 from Madrid was heading to Charlotte, N.C., Saturday morning with 192 passengers and a crew of nine, but had to land in Boston shortly after 11 a.m. Landau says the smoke had dissipated by the time the plane landed, and no passengers complained of any problems. She says she doesn’t know whether the flight attendants have been released from the hospital. Read full article > >

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Over the next four days, the U.S. national soccer team will play Spain and Canada, opponents offering a vast gulf in quality and pregame fervor. Spain captivated the planet last year in South Africa, playing with elegance and class in winning its first World Cup . With a roster featuring artistic geniuses from FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, La Roja has retained soccer’s top ranking and forged a deserved place in the annals of the modern game. Canada hasn’t qualified for a World Cup in a generation, sits between Estonia and Latvia at No. 76 in the FIFA rankings, and hasn’t beaten the United States since Landon Donovan was 3 years old (1985). Read full article > >

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U.S. soccer is ready for Spain, but looks ahead to Gold Cup

Thousands of Spaniards vow to remain camping in central Madrid, two weeks after launching their protest against austerity.

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Vote keeps Madrid tent city alive