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FILE - People walk past a Brexit information office at the British territory of Gibraltar, on Jan. 31, 2020. British and Spanish foreign ministers are to meet in Brussels on Friday April 12, 2024 in a bid to take a giant leap forward on talks over the status of the disputed territory of Gibraltar following Britain's exit from the European Union. All sides are eager to clinch a deal before European elections in June which could set the clock back. Britain left the European Union in 2020 with the relationship between Gibraltar and the bloc unresolved. (AP Photo/Javier Fergo, File)

EU, Britain and Spain say significant progress made in talks on post-Brexit status of Gibraltar

By Ciarán Giles and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Mallorca club president and majority owner Andy Kohlberg, left, and club's business CEO and Alfonso Díaz pose for a photo during an interview for The Associated Press in Madrid Monday, April 1, 2024. Ask Andy Kohlberg, one of the American owners of Spanish club Mallorca along with NBA greats Steve Kerr and Steve Nash, if he recommends the soccer club-ownership experience that he is having in Europe, and he'll give you a straight answer. "Not to anyone sane,". (AP Photo/Tales Azzoni)

NBA greats Steve Kerr, Steve Nash among U.S. owners hoping for Spain’s Mallorca to win Copa del Rey

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

FILE - Former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Spanish police detained former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on his return to the country amid an ongoing corruption probe, Spain's Civil Guard said Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Rubiales was returning to Spain amid a judicial probe into the business deal to hold the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Spanish police arrest ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

FILE - Isabel Diaz Ayuso speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Madrid, Spain, April 26, 2021. A Spanish judge has opened an investigation for alleged fraud and false documentation against the sentimental partner of Madrid's powerful rightwing regional president, Isabel Diaz Ayuso. Ayuso, who is seen as a possible future party leader and prime minister candidate, has come under fire in recent months on several fronts but news reports of treasury investigations into alleged tax fraud by her partner has led opposition parties to call for her immediate resignation. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Powerful Spanish regional leader under pressure as court investigates her partner’s tax affairs

By Ciarán Giles - Associated Press

Barcelona's then-16 year old Pau Cubarsi controls the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Spain has called up Barcelona’s 17-year-old Pau Cubarsí for the first time to play friendlies in preparation for this summer’s European championship in Germany. (AP Photo/Jose Breton, File)

Barcelona’s 17-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi gets first call-up for Spain

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Pedro Sanchez, Spain's prime minister, delivers his speech at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 17, 2024. Spain’s Parliament is set to give its initial approval Thursday, March 14, 2024, to a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by potentially hundreds of Catalan separatists. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Spanish Parliament set to approve controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

In this Thursday, June 28, 2018 file photo, a rubber dinghy used by Moroccan migrants is seen near Tarifa, in the south of Spain. Police in Spain say they have dismantled a network that profited off the relatives of dead migrants who sought to repatriate their loved one's remains. Fourteen people have been detained in the southern cities of Almería, Murcía and Jaén after an investigation by Spain's Civil Guard. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Spanish police dismantle network that profited off families of dead migrants seeking repatriations

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Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and RB Leipzig at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on March 6, 2024. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says that he has “never seen a player who has been so poorly treated” as his forward Vinícius Júnior. Ancelotti said on Saturday, March 9, 2024 a day before Madrid plays Celta Vigo. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Ancelotti says Vinicius is ‘poorly treated’ by fans and players in Spain

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Spain's team captain Irene Paredes lifts the trophy after winning the Women's Nations League final soccer match between Spain and France at La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Spain won 2-0. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Spain women celebrate another soccer title. This time without the distractions

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks at a press conference after holding meetings with his Moroccan counterpart during an official visit to Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (AP Photo)

Spain’s prime minister meets with Morocco’s king and discusses migration and the Israel-Hamas war

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

Farmers with their tractors attend a protest in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. For fourth non stop days, farmers in Spain have staged tractor protests across the country, blocking highways and causing traffic jams to demand of changes in EU policies and funds and measures to combat production cost hikes. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Farmers in Spain, Italy and Poland protest over European Union policies and competition

By Ciarán Giles and Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

The wreck of a traditional Mauritanian fishing boat, known as a pirogue, also used by migrants to reach Spain's Canary Islands, sits on a beach near Nouadhibou, Mauritania, on Dec. 2, 2021. The head of the EU's executive branch, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are visiting the African nation of Mauritania to discuss migration, security and energy with the African nation's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. The visit takes amid a surge in the number of migrants embarking on a dangerous Atlantic crossing from the coast of Mauritania to Spain's Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

The EU announces 210 million euros in aid to help Mauritania combat irregular migration

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Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves sits during his trial in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Dani Alves goes on trial Monday a year after he allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub. The 40-year-old Alves is accused of sexually assaulting the woman on the night of Dec. 30, 2022. He denies any wrongdoing(Alberto Estevez/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Soccer star Alves denies alleged sexual assault, testifies he’s ‘not that type of man’

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

View of La Baells reservoir, which is only at 21 percent of its capacity, near Berga, north of Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Barcelona and the surrounding area of Spain's northeast Catalonia are preparing to face tighter water restrictions amid a historic drought that has shrunk reservoirs to record lows. Catalonia has recorded below-average rainfall for 40 consecutive months. Experts say that the drought is driven by climate change and that the entire Mediterranean region is forecast to heat up at a faster rate than many other regions in the coming years. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

An expected drought emergency in northeast Spain would mean tighter water restrictions for Barcelona

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

FILE - Demonstrators protest against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and a potential amnesty law outside the European Parliament, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 in Strasbourg, eastern France. Spain's lower house of Parliament is Tuesday to debate and likely approve an enormously controversial amnesty law that aims to sweep away the legal troubles of hundreds of people, involved in Catalonia's unsuccessful 2017 independence bid. A key question is whether a Catalan separatist party manages to include clauses that cover terrorism that will guarantee protection for fugitive leader Carles Puigdemont. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

Spain’s lawmakers are to vote on a hugely divisive amnesty law for Catalan separatists

By Ciarán Giles - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior reacts during a Spanish La liga soccer match between Las Palmas and Real Madrid at the Gran Canaria stadium on the Canary island of Las Palmas, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerardo Ojeda)

Real Madrid overcomes Las Palmas to reclaim lead of Spanish league

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Barcelona's head coach Xavi Hernandez greets fans before the Spanish Super Cup semi final soccer match between Osasuna and Barcelona at Al Awal Park Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (AP Photo)

Barcelona visits Betis needing a win after being demolished in ‘clasico’ by Madrid

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Spain's Jennifer Hermoso celebrates after scoring her side's second goal during the Women's World Cup Group C soccer match between Spain and Zambia at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. The women’s best player award shortlist features two 2023 World Cup winners, Aitana Bonmatí and Jenni Hermoso of Spain, plus Linda Caicedo of Colombia. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

Spain forward Jenni Hermoso says former coach Jorge Vilda made players feel uncomfortable

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Volunteers collect plastic pellets from a beach in Nigran, Pontevedra, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Spanish state prosecutors have opened an investigation into countless tiny plastic pellets washing up on the country's northwest coastline after they were spilled from a transport ship. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)

Spain investigates contamination of Atlantic shore by countless plastic pellets spilled from ship

By María Gestoso and Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso, center, arrives at the Audiencia Nacional court, in Madrid, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. The Spanish player who was kissed on the lips by the soccer president after the Women’s World Cup final has appeared in court to testify in the sexual assault case against the former official. Jenni Hermoso was at the Madrid court to give her version of the kiss by Luis Rubiales following Spain’s victory over England in the final in Sydney in August. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Jenni Hermoso testifies in sexual assault case after kiss at Women’s World Cup

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press