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Uber, Cabify cars are attacked in Spain; police arrest 7

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Isco Alarcon, center, reacts during a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between Leganes and Real Madrid at the Butarque stadium in Leganes, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Valentina Angela)

Madrid enduring its worst struggles in more than 2 decades

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Varane, left, jumps for the ball as Betis' Joaquin Sanchez looks on during La Liga soccer match at the Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti)

Ceballos late goal saves Madrid from another slip in Spain

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Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr, left, celebrates after scoring during a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between Real Madrid and Leganes at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Real Madrid averts upset, beats Leganes 3-0 in Copa del Rey

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Real Madrid's coach Santiago Solari waits for the start of a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Real Madrid back in trouble as Solari effect loses luster

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Real Madrid's forward Vinicius Junior celebrates his side's fourth goal after Emirates's Al Ain Yahia Nader's own goal during the Club World Cup final soccer match between Real Madrid and Al Ain at Zayed Sport City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Real Madrid beats Al Ain 4-1 to win Club World Cup again

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Real forward Vinicius Junior looks up as CSKA players celebrate in background their side's third goal, during the Champions League, Group G soccer match between Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow, at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul White)

CSKA Moscow stuns Real Madrid 3-0 at Bernabeu

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

River Plate supporters hold a cutout of River Plate's coach Marcelo Gallardo ahead of the Copa Libertadores Final between River Plate and Boca Juniors in Madrid, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. Tens of thousands of Boca and River fans are in the city for the &quot;superclasico&quot; at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday. (AP Photo/Olmo Calvo)

Copa Libertadores saga ends as River Plate wins in Madrid

By TALES AZZONI and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Santiago Bernanabeu stadium at sunset Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Madrid. The Copa Libertadores Final between River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played on Dec. 9, in Madrid, Spain, at Real Madrid's stadium. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Spain braces for some 500 violent fans for Copa Libertadores

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Spanish Police Commissioner Marcos Frias Barbens speaks during a news conference regarding the arrest of Carlos Garcia Julia, at Federal Police headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Garcia Julia, convicted for the 1977 killing of five people in a Madrid trade union office, was arrested Thursday as he was walked down a street in a Sao Paulo middle-class neighborhood. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Spaniard convicted for 5 killings arrested in Brazil

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Boca Junior fans try to get a glimpse of their team during a training session in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. The Copa Libertadores Final will be played on Dec. 9 in Spain at Real Madrid's stadium for security reasons after River Plate fans attacked the Boca Junior team bus heading into the Buenos Aires stadium for the meeting of Argentina's fiercest soccer rivals last Saturday. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Two weeks later, Copa Libertadores set for finale in Madrid

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Santiago Abascal, leader of the Spanish right-wing Vox party, predicted that his movement against "socialist corruption" will continue to gain momentum. (Associated Press)

Vox party in Spain shakes Socialist rule

By Martin Arostegui - Special to The Washington Times

In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 photo, Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman is made to face the press as he's escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by soldiers and marines at a federal hangar in Mexico City. Guzman's second prison escape in 2015 from a top security prison though a tunnel had embarrassed President Enrique Pena Nieto and made his capture a national priority. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Copa Libertadores final: A sign of Argentina’s decadence

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal, left, celebrates after Valencia's Daniel Wass scored an own goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Real Madrid beats Valencia 2-0 to rebound in Spanish league

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Pablo Perez of Argentina's Boca Juniors, walks on the pitch of the Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium wearing an eye patch, after the final soccer match of the Copa Libertadores was rescheduled for Sunday, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. The match was rescheduled after the bus carrying the Boca Juniors players was attacked by River Plate fans, injuring several players including Perez. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Column: South American soccer leadership fails players, fans

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

A general view of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. The twice-postponed Copa Libertadores final between Argentina archrivals Boca Juniors and River Plate will be played in Madrid on Dec. 9. The second leg was supposed to be played last Saturday, but Boca players were injured when their bus was attacked by River fans. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Argentine community awaits Copa Libertadores final in Madrid

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2018 file photo, Real Madrid's Isco attends a press conference at the team's Valdebebas training ground in Madrid, Spain. Tapped to be the successor of Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez in the long line of Spanish midfielders, nobody doubts the superb vision and passing skills of Francisco “Isco” Alarcon. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)

Crucial for Spain, Isco unwanted at Solari’s Real Madrid

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Roma forward Cengiz Under reacts past Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois during a Champions League, Group G soccer match between Roma and Real Madrid at the Rome Olympic stadium, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Real Madrid takes 1st in group courtesy of Roma’s mistakes

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

Deportivo SD Eibar's Sergi Enrich, center, scores his team's second goal of the game as Real Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, gestures during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and SD Eibar at Ipurua stadium, in Eibar, northern Spain, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Embarrassing loss prompts concerns at Real Madrid

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Deportivo SD Eibar's Sergi Enrich, second right, celebrates after scoring his team's second goal of the game during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and SD Eibar at Ipurua stadium, in Eibar, northern Spain, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Madrid’s perfect run with Solari ends with 3-0 loss to Eibar

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