My enduring memories of previous Arsenal title winning sides are of Adams striding, Vieira sliding, and Henry gliding.
This year it’ll be of Declan Rice standing in the corner fixing his hair while his team mates wrestle opponents in the box.
My enduring memories of previous Arsenal title winning sides are of Adams striding, Vieira sliding, and Henry gliding.
This year it’ll be of Declan Rice standing in the corner fixing his hair while his team mates wrestle opponents in the box.
“Manchester United fans unveiled a pro-immigration banner during Sunday’s fixture against Crystal Palace in response to comments from minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.”
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50k+ beds that are essential for staging international events that add wealth and prestige to our city.
Let’s not let other cities take away what’s ours.’ 😂😂
Now this is interesting.
An ad by Barcelona’s Association of Tourist Apartments in today’s El País
‘Are you coming to Barcelona for a conference? Prepare to sleep in a stand.’
‘The elimination of housing used legally for tourist use will leave Barcelona without…
This Marca front page…
‘The world on tenterhooks.’
Like its terrible torrefacto coffee, living in Spain is anything but bland.
There are very few things about this land that will make you feel indifferent.
Making the most of life in Spain means balancing the trade-offs.
Glorious day in A Coruña. The worst of the godless winter 2026 is hopefully behind us.
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The latest Donald Trump measures to help Americans not become become bankrupt by going to college or to the hospital.
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La Comunidad’s Settling in Spain mini-series guides you through the joys and challenges of life in Spain so that you can maximize the former and minimize the latter.
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Like its terrible torrefacto coffee, living in Spain is anything but bland.
There are very few things about this land that will make you feel indifferent.
Making the most of life in Spain means balancing the trade-offs.
Following on from Malaga, The Irish Times looks at another Spanish destination worth a look:
Benidorm🤣
Coffee in Spain 🤣
(El País)
Some of the references to English fans at different World Cups:
“chubby middle-aged men in football shirts”
“fat English fans sat around”
“fat shaven-headed Englishmen”
“arm in arm with fat Englishmen”
💀
If you’re looking for a book to get you excited about the World Cup, this isn’t it.
World Cup Blues more like.
After reading I was left with the feeling best described by Tony Soprano’s mother.
Nice way to end a Monday. Looks like the worst of winter could be behind us in A Coruña 🙏🏻
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Andrew shares his thoughts on the recent Barcelona Wine Week, his top wines to try, and recommendations for making the most of a long weekend in the Rioja region.
Enjoy, share, gracias!
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Spain is the largest vineyard in the world.
It’s a wine powerhouse - but somehow, living here, it doesn’t feel that way.
This week I spoke to the Rioja-based winemaker Andrew Halliwell about Spanish wine in 2026.
Sunday, 1pm - Spain’s happy hour.
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If you have a spare €10m this place in Ibiza can be yours 😎
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Raúl Asencio sent to the shop for a loaf of bread during Osasuna’s brilliant winner v Real Madrid in Pamplona.
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“Ireland’s urban population is unusually low, best exemplified by the fact that only about 9 per cent of Irish people live in flats or apartments. The EU average is 46 per cent.”
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These lads are spending too much time with AI.
It’s actually quite sad.
This weekend: write about wine, drink wine 🇪🇸
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After the midweek chaos in Lisbon, Real Madrid could have done with a handy run of the mill home game against a Levante or Espanyol.
But it’s off up to Pamplona they go 🤣
In my Substack interview, Rioja-based winemaker Andrew Halliwell said:
“There is no high-speed AVE train and the airport is testimonial. The only main road through the region is an expensive toll-road. So the main way of getting here is by bus or car, something that will put a lot of people off.”
For a country wobbling under the weight of close to 100 million visitors each year, a genuine wine tourism industry - with 21st-century transport connections - would help spread visitors across this vast, empty land and relieve pressure on the top destinations during peak times.
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One thing about the Rioja region that I can’t get my head around is its inaccessibility.
Spain is a top-tier tourist destination - it’s totally absurd that one of the most famous wine regions in the world is, literally, one of the hardest places in the country to reach