... Dutch legend Johan Cruyff has agreed to become coach of the Catalonia team. The 62-year-old will be officially unveiled on ... s Champions League winning players represent Catalonia, who are not permitted to play in official competitions by Fifa and ... the Cruyff turn for the first time to a global audience. Catalonia have played six games in the last three years, the last a 2-1 victory ...

FRom BBC News: Catalonia has banned happy hour promotional gimmicks to help curb excessive drinking among young people, the regional government said. Violators in the region, which includes the city of Barcelona, could face fines of up to £6,000 ($9,000). The measure is part of a new regional health bill approved on Wednesday. (more…)

... a seventh player was acquitted because it “was not sufficiently proven that he participated in the aggression.” The six convicts must pay  Rosario Central Team of the Third Regional Division of Catalonia, a total of 18,420 euros in reparations. The girlfriend of one of those assaulted said she heard “absolutely racist insults”, listening to some of the accused saying: &# ...

According to the latest statistics (up to August) from Catalonia the total surface area of vineyards farmed organically has increased by 35% over the first eight months this year. Organic vineyard farming has now reached 3031 ha. This increase, for only eight months, is more than the total increase for 2008. More info: vitisphere.com

A new 176-page report documenting the current state of radio broadcasting in Catalonia (the autonomous region in Northeast Spain with 7.4m population) says that DAB radio “is in a state that could qualify as a technical coma”, according to infoperiodistas. Of 48 licences awarded by the media regulator for DAB radio, only 23 stations are presently broadcasting and are reported to have no impact ...

... artists for tonight's show come from the relatively little known country of Catalonia. To be quite honest, I have been to Barcelona, Spain before and never knew it was the capitol ... long story and one you should possibly dig into a bit. Catalonia's history is worth studying ... Blues Cat and features artists who all hail from Catalonia, Spain. The CD was sent to us from our friend, Vicente Zumel ...