Every World Cup brings its share of surprises and disappointments and the 2014 edition was no exception. If anything, it was one of the most surprising of all time with a plethora of major story lines dominating headlines.Here are the most shocking stories from the group round.
A Spanish judge ruled Wednesday that Princess Cristina, the sister of new Spanish king, King Felipe, will be charged along with her husband for tax fraud and money laundering.
Princess Cristina facing tax-fraud and money-laundering charges Less than a week after her brother ascended the Spanish throne as King Felipe VI, Princess Cristina of Spain on Wednesday was charged with tax fraud and money laundering, the New York Times reported.
A dentist from North Bethesda, Maryland is suing British Airways for flying him to Grenada in the Caribbean (northwest of Trinidad and Tobago and northeast of Venezuela), instead of his planned destination, Granada, Spain.
"Who loves you, pretty baby?" For Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor John Lloyd Young, it's Broadway, where he's seen his name in lights and where he's emulated The Four Seasons' Frankie Valli in "Jersey Boys" — one of the most exhilarating feelings for a talented thespian dedicated to his craft.
The title defense is over. For the first time in history, the World Cup champion has been eliminated after two games. Spain's 2-0 loss to Chile offered a number of insights on the former champs. Here are some of them.
Spain will take on Chile in a Group B game with extreme championship implications. Let's see who needs to come up big for which team and who's got the advantage in this contest.
Spain looked deflated in its 5-1 loss to the Netherlands on Friday in their opening game for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Can they rebound to defend their World Cup title? Here's a look at what they need to do to win.
When it was announced back in December, many were hotly anticipating the game between Spain and Netherlands. Most expected this game to be a tremendous rematch of the final from four years ago. But few expected the scoreline that resulted - a 5-1 destruction by the Dutch of the defending champs. Here is what we learned from the match.
Chastened Spain coach Vicente del Bosque faces some serious soul-searching after his team of champions were brutally exposed and destroyed 5-1 by Netherlands in a shocking World Cup Group B loss on Friday.
A rampant Netherlands team inflicted a heaviest World Cup defeat on holders Spain in over 60 years with a dazzling 5-1 demolition on Friday that sent shockwaves through the tournament.
With over 5 million unemployed in Spain, the economic crisis has hit homeowners particularly hard -which is nearly everyone. Spain has the highest rate of home ownership in the European Union, as high as 85 percent, and that's greatly due to decades-long aggressive governmental promotion of home ownership and borrowing.
The first game to be played in Group B will feature Spain and the Netherlands. These two teams met in the 2010 World Cup Championship. Here is a preview of the game, along with how to watch.
Latin Post brings fans the 10 must-watch games as we begin the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Previews, analysis, team breakdowns, and game times are all included.
The Puerto Rico Reunification With Spain is a small group of Puerto Ricans who launched a campaign to relinquish that nation's political ties with the U.S. and realign itself with Spain.
A group of people in Puerto Rico are campaigning to have the archipelago drop its title of United States territory in favor of an annexation with Spain.
The Spanish Monarchy is being shaken up in favor of young blood. The Spanish Monarchy is being shaken up in favor of young blood. King Juan Carlos, 76, had ruled Spain for 39 years but announced during a televised event on Monday that he will soon be abdicating the throne.
Summertime is upon us and crowds are starting to flock to ice cream carts, yet the American staple has some tough competition from an increasing number of Gelato enthusiasts, eateries and even a MyGelato App for Smartphones.
For contemporary metal couture designer Manuel Albarran of Barcelona, Spain, designing Angelina Jolie's costume for the film "Maleficent" was the gig of a lifetime.
The bets are on and the favorites to win the FIFA World Cup this summer have been placed. The top five teams expected to win are as follows: Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Spain and Belgium. Spain is the current defending champions and despite being the team placed with the fourth best chance of winning, there are a number of arguments that could be made in La Furia Roja's favor. Here are those reasons.
