El Mundo Deportivo
Encyclopedia
Mundo Deportivo is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper. It was founded on February 1, 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.
It is published in Barcelona
and is owned by Grupo Godó. The paper focuses primarily on the performances of FC Barcelona
, but also covers the Spanish basketball league (ACB
), Grand Prix motorcycle racing
and Formula One
car racing, amongst others.
Both Mundo Deportivo and Sport
are the predominant sources of sports news in Catalonia
.
La Gazzetta dello Sport
La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. It was first published on April 3, 1896, allowing it to cover the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens...
which was founded in 1896.
It is published in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and is owned by Grupo Godó. The paper focuses primarily on the performances of FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, but also covers the Spanish basketball league (ACB
Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto
The Liga ACB, known as the Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three "A" level European...
), Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class uses a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP use four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc two-stroke was replaced...
and Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
car racing, amongst others.
Both Mundo Deportivo and Sport
Sport (newspaper)
Sport is a Spanish daily sports newspaper based in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 1979, it is owned by Grupo Zeta, who also publishes El Periódico de Catalunya....
are the predominant sources of sports news in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
.