Study in Spain

Choose to study in Spain, and one thing is for sure: your friends will be very jealous! Stretching to the Pyrenees in the east, the Mediterranean in the south, the Bay of Biscay in the north, and Portugal in the west, Spain is one of the biggest countries in Europe – and also one of the most-visited. Spain is consistently among the world’s most popular tourist destinations (third in 2014, according to...

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Spanish Football Clubs’ Finances: Crisis and Player Salaries

Ángel Barajas 1 and Plácido Rodríguez 2 1 University of Vigo, Observatorio Económico del Deporte 2 Oviedo University, Observatorio Económico del Deporte Ángel Barajas is an associate professor of financial management in the Department of Accountancy and Finance at the University of Vigo, Spain, and a researcher for the Spanish Economic Observatory for Sport (Observatorio Económico del Deporte). His research interests include investment valuation and finance of sports, particularly professional football. Plácido Rodríguez is a professor...

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Strange Catalan Traditions You Need to Know About

If you’re heading to Barcelona’s region of Catalonia, then there’s a pretty decent chance your visit will coincide with at least one of the region’s particularly quirky traditions. Quirky as in fire runs, dancing eggs and a smiling log that defecates candy (seriously!). Strange but lovable, these customs are ones you’ll want to know about before your journey in case of possible convergence. Correfocs Correfocs Fraga 2011 by Carlos Alzuria (CC BY-ND...

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Football in Spain

Santiago Bernabeu Stadium There are two faiths in Spain: the church and football. Football is the most popular sport in the country and the Spanish excel at the game on an international level. They are current holders of the FIFA World Cup (next contested in 2014 in Brazil), and won Euro 2012, although they were defeated early in the Olympics much to everyone’s surprise. Barcelona and Real Madrid...

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