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Spain and Italy will contest the Euro Under-21 Championship on Tuesday.
Spain will commence its Confederations Cup run on Sunday when it takes on Uruguay.
Spain will look to earn passage to its second straight finals appearance when it takes on Norway in the Euro Under-21 semifinals on Saturday.
Spain took sole possession atop Group I with a hard fought 1-0 win over France.
After a disappointing 1-1 draw with France last fall, Spain will look to rally and reassert their position atop group I when they take on Finland on Friday.
Spain is the reigning World Cup Champion, but the team's spot in the 2014 World Cup is far from secure. The team has a major battle against France on March 26. The game will likely decide the group winners and will probably condemn the loser to a two legged playoff to qualify for the tournament.
Italian police have seized 17 seaside resorts worth rough $600 million on Tuesday and arrested 20 people suspected of being involved in an international money laundering scheme run by the mob.
Barcelona's loss to Real Madrid on Tuesday has gotten great deal of critics talking about whether the team may be in need of a makeover. Barcelona has now lost twice in three games (including a 2-0 defeat to AC Milan in the Champions League) and it seems that the impending bout with Real Madrid on Saturday is an essential test for the team.
Authorities in Spain have busted a spy ring that kept tabs on Shakira, her boyfriend Gerard Pique, and a slew of politicians.
Forty-five people have been arrested inSpain during disturbances following a demonstration on Saturday by tens of thousands of people against spending cuts and allegations of government corruption.
Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched through cities across the country on Saturday to protest deep austerity, the privatization of public services and political corruption.
A lifeboat plunged 65-feet from a cruise ship docked at a Spanish Canary Island port on Sunday killing five people and injuring three in what was suppose to be a routine safety drill, the Associate Press reports.
The defending World Cup Champion Spain hosts Uruguay in a Wednesday friendly.
Many think that Lionel Messi will win his record fourth Ballon d'Or on Jan. 7, but there is one major candidate that can shock the world and take it away from him.
The economic hardships the stemmed from 2008 is still affecting millions outside of the US.
