Spain has melted Mourinho’s aura of invincibility

Defeat in the Copa del Rey final confirms that the reputation of the departing Real Madrid coach has suffered over the last three years. But Spain and he were never meant for one another.

Defeat in the Copa del Rey final confirms that the reputation of the departing Real Madrid coach has suffered over the last three years. But Spain and he were never meant for one another.

An economy minister’s upbeat outburst; Germany’s banking downer; and money for young talent.

The greater the stubbornness of Spain’s centralists, the greater the determination of those who wish to build a free and full statehood.

José Mourinho’s goalkeeping saga, Rajoy’s hopes of greater integration and an Italian storyteller’s dream.

Siblings excel in the kitchen, drug cheats get off lightly and a banker resigns under a cloud – clutching a tidy sum.

The Spanish government’s biggest worry isn’t the Bárcenas corruption case – it’s an economic crisis that refuses to fade.