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Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti, centre, gives instructions from the side line during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Alaves and Real Madrid at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Ricardo Larreina)

Real Madrid extends Carlo Ancelotti’s contract after Brazil’s interest in hiring him as coach

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski in action during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Almeria at the Olimpic Lluis Companys stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Xavi: Barcelona needs to ‘wake up,’ show some ‘soul’ if it still wants to succeed this season

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti waits for the start of a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Real Madrid at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Carlo Ancelotti in ‘no rush’ to sign extension with Real Madrid amid Brazil speculation

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Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices

By Ciarán Giles - Associated Press

Jude Bellingham keeps scoring and Real Madrid keeps winning despite spate of injuries

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

FILE - From left to right: Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Economy Minister and first Deputy Prime Minister Nadia Calvino and Labor Minister and second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz at the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Spain on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Women will hold 12 of the 22 posts in the new government named Monday by Spain's recently reelected Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Women make up more than half of ministers in the new Cabinet of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

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Injured France's Warren Zaire-Emery is provided assistance during the Euro 2024 group B qualifying soccer match between France and Gibraltar in Nice, France, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Barcelona and Madrid among teams hit by ‘FIFA virus’ as players get injured on international duty

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Brazil's Vinicius Junior grimaces in pain during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Colombia at Roberto Melendez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Real Madrid’s Vinicius expected to miss nearly two months after tearing leg muscle on Brazil duty

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Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez applauds during the investiture debate and vote at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Sanchez has defended his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia's separatists in parliament and seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez reelected prime minister despite controversy over amnesty for separatists

By Ciarán Giles and Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham heads the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Real Madrid top scorer Jude Bellingham to miss Valencia game with hurt shoulder

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Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham heads the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Bellingham available for Real Madrid in Champions League match against Braga

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Rodrygo, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League group C soccer match between SC Braga and Real Madrid at the Municipal stadium in Braga, Portugal, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira)

Real Madrid extends contract of Brazil winger Rodrygo to 2028

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Waves crash over the harbour wall in Newhaven, southern England, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Winds up to 180 kilometers per hour (108 mph) slammed France's Atlantic coast overnight as Storm Ciaran lashed countries around western Europe, uprooting trees, blowing out windows and leaving 1.2 million French households without electricity Thursday. Strong winds and rain also battered southern England and the Channel Islands, where gusts of more than 160 kph (100 mph) were reported. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Storm Ciaran whips Western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power

By Angela Charlton - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, left, receives the Socrates Award by Prince Albert II of Monaco during the 67th Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Real Madrid extends contract of Brazil forward Vinicius Junior to 2027

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Barcelona players celebrate after Barcelona's Ilkay Gundogan scored his side's opening goal during the La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Gundogan calls for more ‘frustration’ from Barca players after loss to Madrid. Tchouameni injured

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Ombudsman Angel Gabilondo, right, delivers a report on the country's first independent probe into the abuse of minors within the Catholic Church to President of the Congress Francina Armengol, left, at the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. A survey released Friday indicates some 440,000 people may have been victims of sexual abuse by Catholic church clergy or lay people connected to the church in recent decades in Spain. The survey was part of a damning report by the Ombudsman's office following an 18-month independent investigation of 487 cases. The report was handed to Parliament. (Jesus Hellin/Europa Press via AP)

Spain’s report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands

By Ciarán Giles - Associated Press

Barcelona's Marc Guiu celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, at the Olympic Stadium of Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort )

Xavi coy on whether Lewandowski and other Barcelona players are fit enough to face Real Madrid

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

A billboard with working schedules hangs from the wall as Mar Parreno, left, and Mario Perez, two of the founders of the Factoria 5 digital design company, work in their office in Madrid, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. A groundbreaking experiment with the four-day workweek has made lasting changes among British companies, with an extensive study showing the majority of the firms that participated in the trial making the shift a permanent one. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)

Spain’s acting government to push for a 37 1/2-hour workweek. That’s if it can remain in power

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Alberto Feijoo, leader of the mainstream conservative Popular Party, waves during a rally in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. The leader of Spain's conservatives will have his opportunity to form a new government this week in what has been preordained as a lost cause given his lack of support in the Parliament. Alberto Nunez Feijoo's Popular Party won the most seats from inconclusive elections in July but fell well short of a majority. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Leader of Spain’s conservatives faces slim chances of winning Parliament approval for his government

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Conservative Popular Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijoo walks past acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, right, before the start of a voting session at the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 17, 2023. The leader of Spain’s conservatives will have his opportunity to form a new government this week in what has been preordained as a lost cause given his lack of support in the Parliament. Alberto Núñez Feijóo's Popular Party won the most seats from inconclusive elections in July but fell well short of a majority. (AP Photo/Paul White, File)

Why Spain’s conservative leader is a long shot to become prime minister despite winning election

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press