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Real Madrid, a Spanish soccer club, on Friday hosted teen terrorist Ahed Tamimi. Tamimi served an eight-month prison sentence for attacking IDF soldiers, and has since said that her goal is to "eliminate Israel." Tamimi met with Emilio Butragueño, a former Real Madrid player. She also received a soccer shirt sporting her name and the number 9. Real Madrid welcomed Palestinian teenage activist Ahed Tamimi to the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday after spending eight months in prison for slapping an Israeli soldier in December 2017," the team tweeted Saturday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon tweeted, "The prestigious soccer club of Real...

The club crest of Spanish soccer team Real Madrid will not feature the traditional Christian cross on clothing sold in some Middle East countries under a regional deal. Marka MARKA.DU, a retailing group in the United Arab Emirates, has been granted exclusive rights to "manufacture, distribute and sell Real Madrid products" in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. But Marka Vice Chairman Khaled al-Mheiri told Reuters by phone Real Madrid has two versions of the crest for the Middle East market and that Marka would use the one without...

SPANISH police have smashed a plot to bomb Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium. Islamic extremists arrested last week in Spain were eyeing up the football ground where David Beckham and Zinadine Zidane play every week. The first phase of Operation Nova led to the arrest of a gang of suicide bombers who were planning to blow up the Spanish parliament. And fanatics rounded up across the country in a second wave of terror arrests had put Santiago Bernabeu on a hit-list of high-profile targets. Respected judge Baltasar Garzon - the man who tried to extradite Augusto Pinochet from Britain - made...

English Soccer Captain David Beckham has signed a four year contract with Real Madrid.Manchester United confirmed on Tuesday that they had agreed to sell the 28 year old midfielder to the Spanish giants for a fee of 24.5 million pounds.'The deal is expected to be completed in July, conditional upon approval by the boards of Manchester United and Real Madrid and on the provision of satisfactory payment guarantees,' the Premiereship Champions said in a statement.David Beckham has agreed to personal terms with Real Madrid and expects to sign his new contract with the club on completion.