Ben Harding

Stories by Ben Harding

Spain welcomes football heroes home

Spain welcomes football heroes home

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2008

Tens of thousands of ecstatic Spaniards lined Madrid's streets and packed into a central square on Monday to raucously cheer home their football heroes, after Spain's Euro 2008 final victory in Vienna. Finally free of pressure after beating Germany 1-0 on Sunday, delighted players celebrated on a stage in front of thousands in Madrid's Colon Square and tossed 69-year-old coach Luis Aragones into the air.

Barca slip further, Sevilla crush local rivals

Barca slip further, Sevilla crush local rivals

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2007

Barcelona lost more ground in the title race on Sunday with a 0-0 draw at Osasuna while Sevilla showed they are the Primera Liga's form team with a 4-1 stroll past regional rivals Recreativo Huelva.