FIFA gives away free tickets for Spain-US match
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- ECB president urges reform in Spain
- CRRECTED – Citi takes 47 pct of Spain toll road firm Itinere
- Car Bomb Kills Police fficial in Spain
- Spain Jan-May budget deficit soars
FIFA gives away free tickets for Spain-US match
The Associated Press
The governing body of world soccer said Tuesday there were about 6000 tickets still on sale for the match at the 38000-seat Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. “There will be a certain number of tickets given on a complimentary basis” FIFA spokesman Nicolas Maingot said. “Again it’s a gesture from FIFA.
7 European defense ministers gathered in Spain postpone Airbus …
Los Angeles Times
Ministers of Belgium Britain France Germany Luxembourg Spain and Turkey had gathered in Seville in the southwest of the country. Mendez said participating nations would re-negotiate their contract with the manufacturer.
La Liga on ESPN
New York Times
”The rights to the Champions League recently went to the Fox networks (which include Fox Soccer Channel FX and Fox Sports Net channels) with the broadband component to be handled in North American by Setanta. ESPN has the rights to several FIFA events including the current Confederations Cup next year’s World Cup and the Women’s World Cup in addition to the European Championship and Major League Soccer games. GolTV is based in Florida and in addition to games from Spain carries matches from the German Bundesliga Brazil and other Latin American countries. It also carries South American World Cup qualifying matches in partnership with SCP Worldwide a New York-based company run by the former N. executive Dave Checketts (who also runs Real Salt Lake of M.
ECB president urges reform in Spain
Xinhua
Trichet said the reform must be based on a sustainable economy and the consolidation of the public finance something vital not only to Spain but also to all countries in the eurozone. The president stressed the important role of the companies in such sectors as energy and telecommunications. The Spanish economy has been severely affected by financial risks in the country according to Trichet. He added that the strong increase in domestic demand in Spain had led to high inflation which affected the country’s competitiveness in comparison with the average of the euro zone.
CRRECTED – Citi takes 47 pct of Spain toll road firm Itinere
Reuters
N) holds 47 percent of Spanish tollroad business Itinere (ITIE. MC) after receiving acceptances for 91 percent of.
Car Bomb Kills Police fficial in Spain
New York Times
ETA which is considered a terrorist group by the State Department has killed more than 825 people in its decades-old campaign for an independent Basque homeland. The group called a permanent ceasefire in 2006 but broke it nine months later with a powerful car bomb in Madrid after peace talks with the Spanish government faltered. Since then ETA has resumed its campaign of bombings and targeted attacks but it has been hit hard by police operations in Spain and France that have rounded up a series of top militants.
Spain Jan-May budget deficit soars
Forbes
54 billion euros ($27. 08 billion) between January and May compared with a 6. 55 billion euro shortfall in the four months to April the Economy Ministry reported on Tuesday. The January to May deficit compared with a surplus of 2.
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