Why Spain Banned This Flag From a Soccer Game FC Barcelona has raised the banner of Catalan pride for more than a century.

Spain’s record-breaking number of Blue Flag beaches Spain has smashed its own record yet again for Blue Flag beaches in 2025, leading the world when it comes to clean, well-kept coastline.

Holidaymakers are being warned after nearly 50 beaches in Spain were given the substandard “Black Flag” rating, with dog poo, pollution and poor urban development being blamed.

Fans have heaped praise on Chinese badminton star He Bing Jiao after the Olympic silver medallist held up a miniature Spain flag out of respect for another competitor on Monday.