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Alberto Bernardo
Alberto Bernardo Murcia (born 14 September 1960) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 42 games in La Liga for Real Madrid, Sporting Gijón, Osasuna and Real Valladolid, scoring once. In the Segunda División, he recorded 61 games and 6 goals for Castilla and Recreativo Huelva. His career was affected by several long-term injuries. Early life Bernardo was born in Liège in Belgium, to parents from the Spanish region of Asturias. His father was a miner and tailor. His father was born in Sotrondio and his mother in Laviana, both in the ''comarca'' of Nalón. While Bernardo was a youth player for and Standard Liège, the Royal Belgian Football Association sought to naturalise him as a citizen of the country so he could play for the national team. He did not pursue this, due to his aim of playing for Spain. Having been raised in Wallonia, Bernardo learned French to a native level. He also learned English, Dutch and German in his childhood. Career Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football league system, Spanish football. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since its inception. The Title of honour, honorific title 'Real' is Spanish for "Royal" and was bestowed to the club by Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII in 1920 along with the crown in the club crest. Real Madrid have played their home matches in the 78,297-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European sporting clubs, Real Madrid's members (''socios'') have owned and operated the club throughout its history. The official Madrid anthem is the "Hala Madrid y nada más", written by RedOne and Manuel Jabois. The club is one of the most widel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotrondio
Sotrondio is a town in San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Asturias, Spain. In September 2007, by a decree of the Principality of Asturias, it joined the adjacent El Entrego and Blimea to form a single population center, San Martin del Rey, as a homonymous municipality. It is from Oviedo. The population was 3,849 in 2009, fewer residents than in previous years, declining due to the crisis of industrial restructuring in the Asturian coalfield. It is crossed by the Nalón River separating the Serallo neighborhood from the rest of the town. Aurelius of Asturias is believed to be buried at Iglesia de San Martín de Tours, which is near Sotrondio. It is the local parish church and was rebuilt by Duro Felguera after the Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segunda División B
Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It was below the top two professional leagues, the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga) and the ''Segunda División'', and above the ''Tercera División''. The Segunda División B included the reserve teams of a number of La Liga and Segunda División teams. As of the 2023–24 in Spanish football, 2023-24 season, its successors are the Primera Federación and the Segunda Federación. The league's last ever season was in 2020-21 Segunda División B, 2020-21. For the 2021–22 season, Segunda División B was replaced by Segunda División RFEF, which became the fourth tier due to the creation of a new, semi-professional third division by the Spanish federation (RFEF) called the Primera División RFEF. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tercera División
Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda División B''. For the 2021–22 season, Tercera División was replaced by Tercera División RFEF, which became the fifth tier due to the creation of a new, semi-professional third division by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spanish federation (RFEF) called the Primera División RFEF. Format Tercera División featured 360 teams divided into 18 regional groups, corresponding to the autonomous communities of Spain (due to its size, Andalusia is divided into two groups, East and West; Ceuta is allocated to West Andalusia, while Melilla is allocated to the East). Each group was administered by a regional football federation. At the end of the season the first four teams in each group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangers F
A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands and forests. ** National Park Service ranger, an employee of the National Park Service ** U.S. Forest Service ranger, an employee of the United States Forest Service ** Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a ceremonial office of the United Kingdom ** Includes the Keepers of Epping Forest who are charged to Range about the Forest in their duties. Ranger or Rangers may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Publications * Ranger's Apprentice, a series of novels by John Flanagan * '' Ranger Rick'', a children's nature magazine published by the United States National Wildlife Federation * ''Ranger'' (magazine), a former British comic magazine Fictional entities * Rangers (comics), a Marvel Comics sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallonia
Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily Geographical distribution of French speakers, French-speaking. It accounts for 55% of Belgium's territory, but only a third of its population. The Walloon Region and the French Community of Belgium, which is the political entity responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education, are independent concepts, because the French Community of Belgium encompasses both Wallonia and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region but not the German-speaking Community of Belgium, which administers nine municipalities in Eastern Wallonia. During the Industrial Revolution, Wallonia was second only to the United Kingdom in industrialization, capitalizing on its extensive deposits of coal and iron. This brought the regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain National Football Team
The Spain national football team () has represented Spain in men's international Association football, football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Spain is one of eight national teams to have been crowned List of FIFA World Cup finals, world champions and has participated in a total of 16 out of 22 FIFA World Cups, winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 edition, and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain has participated in a total of 12 out of 17 UEFA European Championships, and are the UEFA#Current title holders, reigning European champions, having won a record fourth title in UEFA Euro 2024, 2024. After their victory in the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals, 2023 UEFA Nations League they became the second national team, following France national football team, France, to win three major titles (World Cup, European Championship and UEFA Nations League, Nations League). Spain is also one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium National Football Team
The Belgium national football team has represented Belgium in men's international Association football, football since Évence Coppée Trophy, their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association. Periods of regular Belgian representation at the highest international level, from 1920 to 1938, from 1980 to 2002 and again from 2014 onwards, have alternated with mostly unsuccessful qualification rounds. Most of Belgium's home matches are played at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. Belgium's national team have participated in three quadrennial major football competitions. It appeared in fourteen FIFA World Cups and six UEFA European Championships, and featured at three Olympic football tournaments, including the Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics which they won. Other notable performa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Nationality Law
Belgian nationality law provides for the conditions in which a person holds Belgian nationality and is based on a mixture of the principles of ''jus sanguinis'' and ''jus soli''. History Pre-1984 Belgian nationality was historically governed by a law dating from 14 December 1932. This law was modified by further laws passed in 1951, 1961, 1964, 1965 and 1967. In 1963, Belgium signed the Strasbourg Convention on Multiple Nationality, which aimed to reduce cases of multiple nationalities following naturalisation. Until 1967, nationality was subject to relatively stricter rules, which meant that children born to a Belgian mother were not accorded Belgian nationality. As a result, there are several notable cases of well-known people who did not receive Belgian nationality including Pierre Arditi, Audrey Hepburn, Catherine Arditi, Jacques Higelin and Patrick Modiano. Post-1984 In the early 1980s, the Belgian government undertook a comprehensive reform of Belgian nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Belgian Football Association
The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA; ; ; ) is the governing body of football in Belgium. It was a founding member of FIFA in 1904 and UEFA in 1954 and was based in Brussels, not far from the King Baudouin Stadium. Since October 2021, the headquarters of the RBFA are located in Tubize, next to its technical centre. Its chairman is . Teams and competitions The Association organizes the Belgium men's, women's, youth national teams, and national eSports team for FIFA. It also runs the Belgian football league system, which includes the following competitions: * First division A * First division B * National Division 1 * Division 2 * Division 3 * Provincial leagues * Cup * Supercup * Futsal competitions * Women's competitions: ** Super League ** First Division ** Second Division ** Third Division ** Cup ** From the 2012–13 through 2014–15 seasons, the federation partnered with its Dutch counterpart to operate a joint national league, the BeNe League. The two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundo Deportivo
''Mundo Deportivo'' (; ) is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona. History and profile ''Mundo Deportivo'' was first published on 1 February 1906, as a weekly newspaper, and since 1929 daily. It is the oldest sports newspaper still published in Spain, and the second one in Europe, after the Italian ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' which was founded in 1896. ''Mundo Deportivo'' is published in Barcelona by Grupo Godó. The group also owns ''La Vanguardia''. It focuses primarily on the performances of FC Barcelona, but also covers the Spanish basketball league ( ACB), Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Formula One car racing, amongst others. Both ''Mundo Deportivo'' and ''Sport'' are the predominant sources of sports news in Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Comercio (Spain)
''El Comercio'' is a daily newspaper in Spain. Published in Gijón, it is the second-largest newspaper by circulation in Asturias, with a daily circulation of 24,000. History and profile ''El Comercio'' was first published on 2 September 1878. Since 1995 the paper has been part of Grupo Vocento. In 1996 it acquired ''La Voz de Avilés'', and it continues that name for its Avilés edition. In 1995, ''El Comercio'' became the first newspaper in Spain to be available on the Internet. In 2006 ''El Comercio'' had a circulation of 27,843 copies. See also * List of newspapers in Spain References External links ''El Comercio'' official website ''El Comercio'' digital hemerotec 1878 establishments in Spain Grupo Vocento Mass media in Gijón Daily newspapers published in Spain Newspapers established in 1878 Spanish-language newspapers {{Asturias-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
