Sport Spain




football popular sport in spain


while varieties of football had been played in spain far roman times, sport in spain has been dominated english style association football since 20th century. real madrid c.f. , fc barcelona 2 of successful football clubs in world. country s national football team won uefa european football championship in 1964, 2008 , 2012 , fifa world cup in 2010, , first team ever win 3 back-to-back major international tournaments.


basketball, tennis, cycling, handball, futsal, motorcycling and, lately, formula 1 important due presence of spanish champions in these disciplines. today, spain major world sports powerhouse, since 1992 summer olympics hosted in barcelona, stimulated great deal of interest in sports in country. tourism industry has led improvement in sports infrastructure, water sports, golf , skiing.


rafael nadal leading spanish tennis player , has won several grand slam titles including wimbledon 2010 men s singles. in north spain, game of pelota popular. alberto contador leading spanish cyclist , has won several grand tour titles including 2 tour de france titles.







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