It’s sunny in Los Palacios y Villafranca The population of this city is roughly 36,000 the only surviving member of Spain’s golden generation who is still going strong at 80 [pun intended] It is on those sandy grounds that Euro 2024 star ‘Fabian’ began his football story with his mother a worker at the maintenance department of Andalusian club Dani Carvajal: Real Madrid’s Unheralded Guardian in Defense He may claim to have modelled his game after Xavi but he was fondly called the Messi of Los Palacios He was initially mocked for his height by his peers before a growth spurt occurred when he was 14 complementing a supreme technique with just the right physical attributes It also meant he had to adapt his style of play to his new stature complimenting adept footwork and close control in small spaces with a variety of passing range and a more physical grip on the game There is nothing more Spanish than those attributes he has become an integral part of Luis de la Fuente’s midfield earning plaudits from the gaffer time and again It is what the world has seen frequently too His nimble feet before checking onto his left foot to fire into the bottom corner against Croatia or the quick turn to send Italian midfielders on their way How dare I forget his backpost header against Georgia Or those delightful passes that found Nico Williams time and again against Germany The Importance of Marc Cucurella in Spain’s Euro Squad Since breaking through under Setien at boyhood club to filling the boots of Marek Hamsik and Jorginho at Napoli Fabian continues to show a class that is beyond his years No surprise as he started out playing with those above his age group Whether it is as a tough tackling combative midfielder He is like that player in the five-a-side who casually plays the game at his pace and we all know is the best whether it’s winning the Golden Ball en route to claiming the trophy at the UEFA U19 Championships or waiting five years between his first and second international goals or winning the UEFA Nations League in 2023 he is a champion of Europe after guiding Spain to seven wins out of seven and a record fourth Euros title The 28-year-old has emerged as a pivotal cog in La Roja’s midfield with his stellar performances in Germany earning him a spot in UEFA’s Team of the Tournament and he looks set to play a key role under Luis Enrique — De La Fuente’s predecessor at Spain — as Paris Saint-Germain seek to kick off the post-Mbappé era with a fourth straight Ligue 1 title Featured Image: @GabFoligno / Alessandro Sabattini / Getty Images The Junta de Andalucía's Ministry of Health reported on Monday that eight new cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) have been confirmed this week in people in the Seville municipalities of La Campana There is also one person in the Cordoba municipality of Fernán Núñez and in the Cadiz municipalities of Medina Sidonia and Vejer de la Frontera The regional government has also confirmed the death of a person from Seville with previous pathologies bringing the number of WNV deaths in Andalucá to eight according to a press release from the Junta de Andalucía the presence of WNV has been detected in the mosquito captures made in the municipality of Vejer de la Frontera in Cadiz and the result of the Junta's remaining traps in the provinces of Seville The results of the additional traps installed last week in Jaén and Cordoba are not yet available the public health department has reported that the number of captures of Culex perexiguus remains "low" in most of the traps in the municipalities of Puebla del Río This information is available within the Arboprevent Project virus circulation has been detected in the transmitting mosquitoes captured in the traps located in Valdelamusa (Cortegana) and Almonaster la Real the presence of West Nile virus has been detected in eight equids: one in Arjona all in the province of Jaén; one in the Huelva municipality of Villalba del Alcor; two in Carmona one in La Puebla de los Infantes and one in El Viso del Alcor; the latter in the province of Seville; and reported by the regional ministry of agriculture Th eJunta has informed the municipal authorities of the public health actions to be taken in accordance with the programme for the integral surveillance and control of vectors transmitting West Nile fever (WNF) in Andalucía in order to significantly reduce the probability of transmission to the population based on the analysis of the weekly results of species it is continuously monitoring the mosquito surveillance and control actions being carried out by the pest control companies contracted by the Cadiz and Seville provincial authorities the weekly public health report confirms that according to the data obtained from the different sources of information it can be concluded that the populations of transmitting mosquitoes maintain the low densities observed during the first two weeks of September in most of the traps with population densities of females of potentially transmitting mosquito species at high levels (Grade IV) in Los Palacios y Villafranca (Seville) and in La Puebla del Río in the Brazo del Este (Seville) and at medium levels (Grade II) in Las Cabezas de San Juan (Seville) Villamanrique de la Condesa (Seville) and Vejer de la Frontera (Cadiz) a slight increase in the number of transmitting mosquitoes was observed in the Barbate and Vejer de la Frontera traps the entomological surveillance system using the new traps installed by the regional ministry detects low densities and the detection of West Nile virus in the female mosquitoes captured is still undergoing analysis Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados Gavi's latest heroics helped Spain qualify for the 2024 European Championships at Norway's expense. It's just another note in a long list of accomplishments for the 19-year-old star. Maja Hitij - UEFA/UEFA via Getty ImagesTo the west of Los Palacios y Villafranca, where Barcelona and Spain prodigy Pablo Paez Gavira (aka Gavi) was born soggy marshlands separating his tiny Andalucian town from the historic Guadalquivir river which flows from the Atlantic Ocean almost all the way across to the Mediterranean Sea Right now, it'd be no surprise if the mayor proposed to the local council for a small airstrip to be build on land claimed back from the marshes, or for a flotilla of small boats registered to Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus or Manchester City to be seen determinedly chugging their way up towards the town from the Guadalquivir's junction with the Gulf of Cadiz That's because things just got really crazy The football community in Spain already knew that Los Palacios, a tiny speck on the landscape in geographic terms, had produced not only this phenomenal 19-year-old known as Gavi, but also 27-year-old Fabián Ruiz (now at Paris Saint-Germain) and Sevilla's grandmaster, the 37-year-old Jesús Navas This small place appears to be a massive anomaly: previously only known for its tomato and rice crops it has produced three top-class professional footballers - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga The Three Musketeers of Los Palacios strike again So that hypothetical flotilla of boats and need for a private airstrip for small jets both stem from the concept that officials and directors of football across the world must be saying to their club's owners: "No I simply do not know what they put in the water down there but I'm leaving right this minute to beat everyone to the next brilliant talent kicking a ball around Los Palacios." But that Gavi now completes the hat trick, playing for Barcelona a few days after his 17th birthday, winning LaLiga, winning the UEFA Nations League with Spain and now adding the crucial goal that defeated Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard's Norway sending Luis de la Fuente's team to Germany as favourites to win the Euros next summer that's off the scale weird when it comes to world-class alumni of a community is how his exuberance and speed sometimes has a downside like when he is sent off for tackling a little too aggressively He's suspended for Barcelona's next Champions League game after being dismissed vs Porto. Fran Santiago/Getty ImagesEven at 5-foot-8 volleying it off the walls around Bar Casa Francisco on Avenida Sevilla in his neighbourhood He didn't see them as games of street football Neighbours recall him being completely lost in his own world of controlling volleying and imagining scoring great goals -- all at the age of seven and eight Woe betide anyone who tried to take the ball off him Then there were the matches that quickly made him famous in the region I let my temper get to me a bit," he recalled in an interview for La Vanguardia finely skilled and prone to not speaking very much recalls there being an immediate confrontation but there was a kid who'd already been with us for a year in his position," he said "As soon as I saw Gavi train I said to myself 'I have to get this boy in the team!' So I told him he'd be playing as a winger I don't play on the wing!' So I answered 'Look but when I'm back in five minutes you're either playing on the wing or on the bench!' When I came back in he accepted my decision and began to outplay everyone in the team and everyone in the league Within two years Gavi would be recruited by Betis where Sign up for ESPN+ By now, he's already played over 100 times for Barcelona's first team and has reached 25 caps for Spain about a year quicker than Cristiano Ronaldo did it for Portugal and two years faster than Lionel Messi for Argentina It was back in 2021 when Gavi, much to the derision of the Madrid media, was catapulted by Luis Enrique into Spain's senior team against European champions Italy in San Siro. At the time, that made him the youngest debutant ever for Spain, but he and La Roja won 2-1 and I recall chatting to César Azpilicueta about Gavi's remarkable triumph that night Azpilicueta, with Chelsea at the time but now on the books at Atletico Madrid told me: "Usually when some kid makes his first start urge him to be strong and do the same good things that brought him to the national team in the first place with Gavi tackling and snarling and chasing Italians down that I was going to have to try and hold him back a little!" The anecdote helps explain something impressive about this young midfielder, given that Gavi himself eventually revealed a truth about which Azpilicueta was evidently unaware. The youngster explained in an interview with France Football: "That was the first time I felt pressure My legs were trembling at the prospect of playing Italy at San Siro .. it's all about the ball; it's all about competing and winning Gavi still shares an agent, Ivan de la Pena (known as the "Little Buddha") with Luis Enrique and given how Barcelona were in a financial fair play mess this summer and Gavi's new contract was the subject of a court battle PSG tried to unite him with Fabian Ruiz at Parc des Princes So far, this pugnacious, never-say-die kid who's blessed with skill, vision and an overabundance of character has stats that make for interesting reading. He's already scored with his left foot, right foot and with headers for Barcelona. The majority of his goals come against important rivals like Atletico, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Villarreal Add to that 14 assists and you might -- just might -- be tempted to look beyond the two red cards and a steady flow of bookings That thing about "he hates losing," which has been evident since he was six years old, is deeply embedded in his nature. And while Xavi is working hard on mentoring his young star so that Gavi's temper doesn't get in the way of his meteoric development, he'll nonetheless be missing from Barcelona's next Champions League test, at home to Shakhtar Donetsk because he was sent off in Porto a fortnight ago Ask people around Barcelona's training ground and they'll tell you that Gavi can be a little .. it's all about dynamic forward movement rather than precision laces can be left undone during a match: little things like that Xavi wants Gavi to gradually let his brain and vision dominate over his legs and lungs Because he's usually the player who does the most running: something Xavi is weaning him off There's a train leaving for Los Palacios y Villafranca and like everyone else who's fascinated by football miracles I'm off to see what the heck it is they feed the children down there Date and place of birth: 05/08/2004 (Los Palacios y Villafranca Made senior FC Barcelona debut six years later Debut: 29 August 2021 against Getafe in La Liga as a 74th minute substitute for Martin Braithwaite Gavi is an extraordinarily skilful footballer He is great at breaking through from midfield and creating pressure when the opposition has the ball he is already an essential component of the Barça squad It’s not just at Barça where he has had an impact at a young age Gavi made his full international debut for Spain aged just 17 years and 62 days making his the country’s youngest ever debutant Luis Enrique played him in the 2-1 victory over Italy in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League where his job was to mark none other than one of his childhood heroes Marco Verratti 'drought is an opportunity,' says a local leader of the Vox party Photo-illustration by Eleanor Shakespeare for POLITICO AND DOZENS LIKE IT across Spain’s vast climate change is helping sweep the far right toward government This spring began in drought and will end in an election On Monday the regional government announced a vote will be held on June 19 the farmers are turning away from their traditional political home on the socialist left into the arms of the far-right Vox party. Their reassuring and upbeat message that technology and investment will overcome any climate threat — allowing rural continuity and prosperity — is resonating As is Vox’s willingness to bash other wetter parts of Spain for not sharing water and to snub EU rules that forbid irrigation from tapping the nearby protected Doñana wetlands.  What’s happening in Los Palacios shows how political opportunists can take advantage of the advance of climate change — and that when the basics of economic life become scarce a politics that pits communities against one another can thrive.  “I am afraid,” said the town’s leftist Mayor Juan Manuel Valle Chacón Los Palacios is a pleasingly low-rise country town there’s little to give away the political earthquake occuring If polls bear out this rural groundswell could carry Vox into third place in the June election That would leave the current center-right President Juan Manuel Moreno with a choice: Join forces with the hated opposition Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) try to continue in minority or bring the far right into a regional government in Spain for just the second time since the dictator Francisco Franco died in 1975 One of the fuses fizzling toward this political powder keg is climate change the past winter was the second-driest and fourth-warmest since records began in 1961 The rains are predicted to fail again in the coming months and a drought is looming Dams are so low that once-drowned villages are rising above the surface like the ghosts of Francoism that some in Los Palacios say are being disinterred by Vox Dry periods are normal in this part of the Mediterranean There is simply less water across the entire Iberian Peninsula; in the second half of the 20th century the amount of water flowing through Spain’s rivers fell by 10 percent to 20 percent who runs the Citizen Observatory of Drought and is a professor of human geography at the Pablo de Olavide University in Seville In the mighty Guadalquivir River, which once carried much of Spain’s imperial plunder from the Americas to Seville’s port around 80 kilometers inland from the sea, the local hydrographic association has said the amount of water entering dams has fallen by a fifth since the turn of the century It is against the backdrop of these climatic changes that the profound shift in rural politics is taking place Most families arrived in Los Palacios in the 1970s when in the late years of the Franco dictatorship the government expanded irrigation to bring water from the swamps around the Guadalquivir to the dry fields with identical angular homes around a central square with a church big families worked the fields together and fathers were able to buy each child a home a 46-year-old farmer whose family moved to the area in 1973 In one of his fields just outside the village of El Trobal Pérez Moreno had the air of a gambler who just put down a bet he can’t afford to lose. Scratching the dirt he revealed rows of sunflower seeds colored by a blue dye, which he planted that afternoon. He hoped to capitalize on the war in Ukraine, which was already having a drastic effect on global sunflower oil supply but he needed it to defy forecasts and rain again in the spring or the crop would fail and his €5,000 wager would be lost who had decided not to risk the rain or the wildly fluctuating global markets it’s hard to find a farmer in Los Palacios who wants their children to continue in the business do not want my children to be farmers,” said Pérez Moreno Bumping along dirt roads on the way back to El Trobal Juan Diego Gavira reeled off the roster of reasons small farmers are being squeezed out The decline started around the turn of the century when the EU began successive reforms to its agricultural subsidy program that he says advantaged giant corporates over family-farmed holdings The center-right Popular Party (PP) have always been the party of city-slicker landowners The question of water — how much there is and who has access to it — overlays their grudges An especially poisonous anger is kept in reserve for the socialist PSOE in power in Andalusia for four decades before being ousted in 2018 by the PP A now infamous EU-sponsored irrigation project that was never finished has tarnished the party’s brand The demise of the project left hundreds of farmers in the lurch PSOE Andalusia declined to comment for this article “No one defends our interests,” said Gavira Much of that success has come from an effective courting of the rural vote the agricultural workforce is 8.7 percent of the population proportionally twice as high as the rest of Spain Vox has targeted this group countrywide with promises of investment and renewal as well as a willingness to fight their corner and believing really in the social struggle it now appears that the solution to our problems must come from the far right,” said Gavira While he understands why his neighbors are switching he can’t stomach Vox’s extreme views on immigration and gender politics a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Guadalquivir spreads into a delta where it meets the sea and great flocks of storks The EU has told Madrid it faces millions in fines but right now there seems little the Spanish capital can do but Vox wants it to be reintroduced after the election One curious element of Vox’s rise is its ability to reach these farmers There’s no party infrastructure or cadres in these villages all but Gavira and Pérez Moreno raised their hands he was getting ready to greet finishers at the annual women’s charity fun run He is a popular local figure from the far left Several farmers who said they would be voting for Vox at the national or regional elections said they would back him at the next municipal council poll Chacón admits Vox has found a way into the hearts of local farmers not only with promises of more water and investment but it has also brought “xenophobic language” back into everyday politics some of his younger constituents are forgetting the past their ears squeak,” he said — using a common Spanish idiom to express shock at what you’re hearing.  a loudspeaker blares out glam metal at a mighty volume The runners are dressed in fluorescent pink shirts Thick rain clouds have started to gather in the distance said she had heard students whose parents worked in the fields repeat far-right views in the classroom one of the things they say like ‘This kind of thing never would happen if Franco were here,’” she said the town’s left-wingers feel as though they are losing control but when she moved to Los Palacios in 1977 she worked in the fields raising cattle; later she cooked in a nursing home There used to be a lot of leftists,” she said but now young people are listening to far-right “lies.” She’s worried about the town including wanting to repeal a domestic violence law on the basis that it discriminates against men “My biggest support is my wife,” said Diego Calderon who was formerly the local speaker of the PP but now actively campaigns for Vox after his kids convinced him to attend an Abascal rally It’s absurd to say that I’m against women That’s lefty propaganda.” Likewise is criticism of Vox’s border policies which he says target only “illegal immigration.” Global competition and repeated crises have undermined towns like this across much of the industrialized world “Los Palacios is not an island,” said Chacón Farmers have experienced the past two decades of global economic and political crises and change as a “permanent trickle … The structures that we knew “thousands” of small-hold farmers “do not know if they will be able to grow crops,” the mayor said “I’ll put it to you with a metaphor,” said Chacón “When someone sets fire to a dry field to burn the grass If the wind changes he doesn’t know where the direction of the fire and smoke is going either as the firestarter or the fire itself is Javier Cortés — the president of Vox’s Seville branch “Obviously the drought is an opportunity,” he said sitting in his spartan office in the center of the regional capital “We see it as a confirmation of everything we are saying.” nor the scientists — disagrees that climate change is drying out Spain But Vox is telling the farmers what they want to hear: that scarcity can be beaten by investing in technology and a national hydrological plan that would see huge transfers of water across the country Água Solidária — water solidarity — justified a program to unify Spain with Europe’s largest network of reservoirs and canals who joined Vox in 2014 when it was a Spanish nationalist response to the “terrorism” of the Basque independence movement advocating for other regions to share their water Spain’s water resources are wildly overstretched There may be as much as five times more water allocated through annual drawing rights than has ever fallen in the country in a single year said Annelies Broekman at the Center for Research on Forest Ecology and Applications which is based at the Autonomous University of Barcelona although “nobody knows exactly” as there is no central register And that’s before counting the illegal wells “The only solution to save Doñana is to reduce horticulture there,” she said of the wetlands at the heart of Vox’s fight with the EU reduced resources require reduced exploitation He keeps a rhetorical toehold in outright climate denial by calling it “alleged human-induced.” But when challenged he clarifies: “We are not in favor of CO2 emissions.” but the set of solutions being offered by the U.N. “European bureaucrats” and the scientists they have co-opted was where climate change had been put into the service of a “globalist” assault by “cultural Marxists” on traditional Spanish values and the economic prosperity of rural communities was “pitting Mother Earth against human beings … We say precisely the opposite that an agreement must be reached so that the primary sector can be efficient so that the primary sector can have its aspirations legitimized and at the same time be respectful of the environment.” It’s this argument that might be the most significant of all of Vox’s political innovations. Like their political cousins in France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally Spain’s far right is forging its own brand of uncompromising environmentalism Climate change is acknowledged but overcome using technology which acts as a kind of magic word to dismiss any problem that can’t be foisted onto another group of people somewhere else but we invented machines for a reason,” said Pepe Serano back in 1973 and 1974 he found work building the irrigation system that brings water to the fields around the town At the core of the party’s appeal to farmers is an optimistic vision for the future This stands in contrast to the apocalyptic predictions of scientists and many on the left It’s only recently that green NGOs fully embraced the notion of a just transition in which communities are supported through the economic upheavals brought by climate change and the end of the fossil fuel era Vox takes it one step further: No transition National water planning predicts a minimum 5 percent to 12 percent fall in the amount of water available countrywide between 2016 and 2033 But with drought looming now and bills to pay the farmers aren’t much focused on the long term the rain that was predicted arrived and everyone ran for their favorite restaurant Perez’s sunflower seeds were getting their first soaking Whether the second arrives is a game of atmospheric roulette Vox’s supporters are confident that with or without rain it is necessary to have emotion,” said Calderon This article is part of the Climate, Changed series. but his journey from the dusty playing fields of Andalusia to Barcelona star and now the World Cup bears all the hallmarks of a potential great "He still thinks he's in the schoolyard," joked his father Pablo Paez when asked about the irresistible rise of a boy playing with his laces undone and tongue pressed firmly inside his cheek Gavi snaps into challenges with the work rate of a midfield hatchet-man but on the ball offers the creativity the world demands from a Barcelona playmaker "Nobody can say they don't like Gavi," said Spain coach Luis Enrique who fast-tracked the teenager's international career The youngster who climbed on the stage of the Chatelet theatre in Paris to receive the Kopa Trophy for the best young player in the world in October is the same player his first coach remembers At La Liara Balompie sports club 30 kilometres south of Seville but a joker" who "already had this habit with his tongue That I believe that Pablo will never lose," he told AFP While rummaging through his phone and poring over the yellowed photos of Gavi who continued to follow his prodigy while he stayed in Seville But he was not able to follow the starlet's progress for long while Betis were playing in a tournament in the Algarve recruiters Barca spotted an 11-year-old Gavi who was voted best player of the tournament and whisked off to Catalonia he wasn't always the most extraordinary player on the pitch but always eight out of 10," a scout based in Spain for a Premier League club told AFP Even his own parents were struggling to keep up with his rapid rise to fame who ran a bar in the village of Los Palacios y Villafranca was hired as a handyman at Betis when his son was recruited there Then they decided to move to Barcelona at the start of their son's journey to La Masia I will already be signed up by a big club by the time I am 12," Batalla says he told his parents currently coaching the United Arab Emirates U20s Gavi's competitive spirit was such that defeats drove him to tears "The competition motivates him more than anything," Julen Guerrero he has difficulty sleeping before and after matches When he started in the first team and in the national team at 17 he still lived in the same small room provided by Barca He extended his Barca deal until 2026 with an astronomical release clause of one billion euros and is driven to training by his teammates in luxury vehicles But he often stops for the fans and returns regularly to see his former teammates' progress with Barcelona's second string Gavi is just beginning but his career has accelerated in the space of a few months where he became the youngest player to score for his country And now he is one of their main heroes and great hopes at the Qatar World Cup Spanish mayor slammed for racist comment after Real Madrid loss Pep Guardiola’s secret Barcelona trip: A last-ditch effort to save his marriage? Adorable scenes from Andalusia have circulated online where Jesus Navas and Fabian Ruiz received a very special gift after winning the championship at Euro 2024 with Spain they took home 150 kilograms of local tomatoes The experienced and swift defender Jesus Navas will enjoy nearly 65 kilograms of tomatoes with his family Ruiz and Navas hail from the town of Los Palacios y Villafranca in the province of Seville there is a charming tradition where residents are rewarded in this form for their extraordinary achievements Why won't they receive the same amount of tomatoes The tradition dictates that you take home as many tomatoes as you weigh in kilograms Nogomania.com is a premier destination for football enthusiasts delivering fresh and in-depth content from the heart of the Ex-Yu region's football scene left-footed midfielder capable of playing in any role from a number six to a number ten Ruiz was born in the Seville suburb of Los Palacios y Villafranca and was something of a late bloomer at his hometown club After making a truncated run of appearances his loan spell to Elche in 2017 proved his value and he became a mainstay the following season under Quiqué Setien his versatility made him key component of his side's midfield following the departure of Dani Ceballos to Real Madrid helping his team come sixth and secure European football for the following campaign Things would continue to improve for Ruiz from there but his impressive play meant that he would make a move to Italy in the summer of 2018 joining an ambitious Napoli side following the departure of Jorginho to Chelsea Quickly becoming a regular in the Neapolitans' midfield he was a regular as the team won the Coppa Italia the following season as well as reaching the UEFA Champions League knockout stages and making his debut for his country.  and despite no small amount of managerial churn Ruiz was a consistently impressive force in midfield continuing to be a regular for his country at senior level in addition to securing the 2019 U-21 European Championship a tournament in which he took home the Golden Ball as the best player having been one of four midfield arrivals that summer alongside Vitinha Renato Sanches and countryman Carlos Soler forming an impressive trio alongside Vitinha and Warren Zaïre-Emery His goal in the final helped secure the Coupe de France for his side and he has built on that form in the Euros scoring twice and adding and a pair of assists in Spain's first six matches he will look to deliver the title for La Roja for the first time since 2012 Euro Recap: Spain top France in comeback win Euro Previews: Spain-France, Netherlands-England Five people have died so far this summer in Spain's Andalucía region as a result of the West Nile fever virus The regional ministry of health reported the most two recent deaths both from Coria del Río in Seville province one who was a 71-year-old resident of the town are in addition to the previous death of a 71-year-old woman from Dos Hermanas an 86-year-old woman infected in La Puebla del Río and an 87-year-old woman from Coria del Río there have been two new cases of people becoming infected with the virus one person from Gerena and another from Carmona Three of these cases have already been discharged from hospital The presence of the virus has been detected in mosquito captures carried out in the Seville municipalities of Almensilla and Villamanrique de la Condesa (Seville); in the Cordoba municipalities of Montalbán and Puente Genil; as well as in Benalup Casas Viejas and Vejer de la Frontera in Cádiz The CSIC Doñana biological station has also located the presence of the virus in mosquitoes captured in the Seville municipalities of La Puebla del Río The virus was also detected in a horse in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz province) and a horse in Écija (Seville) and in an imperial eagle chick in La Carolina (Jaén) Regional authorities have alerted municipal personnel of the public health actions to be taken in accordance with the programme of surveillance and control of vectors transmitting West Nile Fever in Andalucía in a bid to significantly reduce the probability of transmission to the population Pest control companies contracted by the Cadiz and Seville provincial councils are monitoring the situation and carrying out controls in peri-urban areas as well as holding meetings with town officials The weekly public health report concludes that the population densities of females of potentially transmitting mosquito species are at high levels in Vejer de la Frontera (Cádiz) and Los Palacios y Villafranca (Seville) and at medium levels in Almensilla Gelves and Villamanrique de la Condesa (Seville) WNV infection is a zoonosis disease transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Culex The virus is transmitted among birds through the bite of infected mosquitoes Humans and other mammals can be infected collaterally About 80% of WNV infections in humans are asymptomatic WNF is the most common clinical presentation Elderly and immunocompromised persons are at increased risk of developing WNV neuroinvasive disease The regional ministry of Health insists on the need for the population to maintain preventive measures to avoid mosquito bites during the hours of greatest activity of the species that transmit this disease (around dawn and after dusk) both individual - with the use of registered repellents for topical use and light clothing that covers most of the skin - as well as domestic situations - with the use of mosquito nets or environmental repellents - especially for the vulnerable population with compromised immunity These recommendations include avoiding stagnant water accumulations (gardens etc.) to prevent them from being used for the development of mosquito larvae The Junta de Andalucía's Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday (16 September) that there are 11 new cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in the region one in Gelves and one in El Real de la Jara; in the province of Seville three cases have been confirmed: one in Ibros one in Villanueva de la Reina and one in Lopera there is one case in the Cordoba municipality of La Rambla who is hospitalised and is progressing favourably The regional government has also notified the death of a person from Villanueva de la Reina (Jaén) at the Reina Sofía Hospital in Cordoba although the reason for the death "is not directly linked to West Nile virus but to a previous pathology" the number of deaths due to WNV remains at seven the presence of WNV has been detected in samples taken in the Cadiz municipalities of Barbate Tarifa and Vejer de la Frontera; as well as in the Seville municipality of Los Palacios y Villafranca as a result of the integration of surveillance the ministry of health has reported that the presence of West Nile virus has been detected in five equidae members of the horse family: one in the municipality of Arjona in Jaén; another in the municipality of Villamartín in Cadiz; one in Las Navas de la Concepción another in Espartinas and another in Cazalla de la Sierra the latter three in the province of Seville; and in a common gannet located in the sea more than 2 kilometres from the coast of Huelva The Junta has informed the municipal authorities of the prescribed public health actions that "must be taken" in order to "significantly" reduce the probability of transmission to the population based on the analysis of the weekly results of species It is continuously monitoring the mosquito surveillance and control activities being carried out by the pest control companies contracted by the Cadiz and Seville provincial authorities to control peri-urban areas and with regard to activities within the towns carrying out on-site verifications and weekly follow-up meetings with the most affected town councils and the companies contracted by them the weekly public health report concluded that the population densities of females of potentially transmitting mosquito species are at high levels (Grade III) in Los Palacios y Villafranca (Seville) and in La Puebla del Río in the Brazo del Este (Seville) and at medium levels (Grade II) in Villamanrique de la Condesa (Seville) and Benalup Casas Viejas (Cadiz) According to the data obtained from the different information sources the Junta concluded that the populations of vector mosquitoes maintain the low densities observed during the first week of September in most of the traps obtaining medium or high densities in the traps of La Puebla del Río (Brazo del Este) Los Palacios y Villafranca (northwest of the town) Villamanrique de la Condesa (south of the town) and Benalup-Casas Viejas (northeast of the town) Regarding the circulation of West Nile virus in traps in the province of Seville during the first week of September it has only been detected in transmitting mosquitoes in one single trap specifically the one covering the rural area of Los Palacios y Villafranca (northwest of the town) being negative in the rest of the traps carried out in the province (including those of the EBD-CSIC) the drop in the density of mosquito-transmitting mosquitoes observed in the first week continued although virus circulation continued in traps in rural areas of Benalup-Casas Viejas and Vejer de la Frontera with virus presence in the rural areas of Barbate and Tarifa during the first week of September No WNV circulation has been detected in the traps in the province of Malaga (corresponding to the week of 2 to 6 September) the incorporation of traps in the province of Jaén is planned for next week given the evolution of the cases declared in that province for a diagnosis on transmitting species that may be present in that province their density and virus circulation in the samples collected during the coming weeks It happened in the municipality of Los Palacios y Villafranca the driver faces six alleged crimes of reckless homicide and three crimes of serious injury due to recklessness According to sources from the investigation team of Spanish nationality and has no previous convictions He was at the controls of the articulated lorry involved in the incident which had left La Línea de la Concepción (Cadiz) loaded with fruit and vegetable products at kilometre point 24 of the AP-4 motorway the articulated vehicle hit a Guardia Civil checkpoint set up to intercept possible drug traffickers The deceased Guardia Civil officers have been named as Lance Corporal Eneko from the force's GAR rapid response group who lived in Vitoria (Álava) although he was from Baracaldo (Vizcaya); and Juan Jesús The four deceased civilians were a 47-year-old resident of Dos Hermanas (Seville) a 53-year-old citizen from Ceuta and a 20-year-old young man believed to be of foreign nationality and reportedly residing in Vizcaya Two of them have suffered minor injuries and were treated at local health centres while three others are more seriously injured and are admitted to hospital suffered a bilateral pneumothorax and other injuries and was being admitted to the Virgen del Rocío hospital while another suffered a fractured leg and the last one suffered a fractured femur and also injuries to the pancreas and liver These last two are being treated at the Valme hospital Commander Rafael Jiménez Onetti explained to the media at the scene of the accident that the possibility of "drowsiness or lack of attention" of the lorry driver would be investigated as a possible cause of the accident and the sub-delegate of the central government in Seville reiterated that it was an "incident that happened due to accidental causes" a flash or a lack of attention" on the part of the lorry driver The Junta de Andalucía's Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday the death in Navarre of a woman infected with the West Nile virus (WNV) She had visited Utrera (Seville province) and This brings the death toll from this virus to six just this summer all of them in the one Andalusian province or related to it in some way Ministry sources confirmed that the woman had visited Utrera in Seville province on 12 August and had then travelled back home where she eventually died due to this virus that can only be transmitted to people via mosquito bites To the death of the woman infected in Utrera are added the deaths of three people from Coria del Río one of them an elderly woman over 87 years of age (also with pre-existing medical issues) and another elderly person aged 71 The other two were another 71-year-old woman from Dos Hermanas (with pre-existing conditions) and a woman aged 86 who was infected in La Puebla del Río There are also dozens of cases of infection via mosquito bites the only way of transmitting the virus to humans with the regional health ministry reporting a total of 60 cases this summer in Coria del Río Specifically in relation to the Carmona resident infected with the virus it has emerged this Thursday that he had died after having his case of infection confirmed The councillor in charge of health matters at Carmona town hall said in statements to Canal Sur Radio that this resident of El Corzo housing estate was already suffering from other ailments and died "from other medical complications" unrelated to WNV itself Currently the Junta's PEVA plan (Andalucía's strategic plan to monitor and control all bugs and insects that could impact health) obliges all municipalities affected by the problem of mosquitoes transmitting WNV to deploy their municipal plans for preventive fumigation of these insects the affected municipalities are demanding greater "involvement" from the Junta in this problem especially that the costs of fumigation and disinfection should not be borne exclusively by the individual town halls Seville's provincial authority (Diputación) has contracted two specialist pest-controlling companies to strengthen the efforts required of the municipalities The towns listed by the Junta as needing this additional infected residents have also been confirmed in Alcalá de Guadaíra have died after a lorry smashed into a Guardia Civil checkpoint on the AP-4 motorway near Los Palacios in Seville during the early hours of this Tuesday morning (19 March) who was given signals to stop by the Guardia Civil swerved abruptly onto the hard shoulder of the road and hit three police vehicles of the Guardia Civil's Rapid Action Group (GAR) and two other civilian vehicles about 4.40am The cause of the incident appears to be accidental 📢⚫️En #Sevilla, por #accidente, cortada la AP-4, en Los Palacios y Villafranca, hacia Sevilla capital.➡️Vehículo accidentado en el km 24.➡️Desvío debidamente señalizado en la AP-4, en el km 45 (Las Cabezas de San Juan) pic.twitter.com/mI3Ln4kz44 He was uninjured and returned negative results after being tested for alcohol and drugs Two of the deceased were officers of the GAR unit and three were injured The affected stretch of road is currently closed as police investigations in the area continue at kilometre 45 in Las Cabezas de San Juan La Hermandad de la Borriquita comunicaba este pasado sábado el acuerdo alcanzado con la Banda de Cornetas y Tambores «Santísimo Cristo de la Vera Cruz» de Los Palacios y Villafranca (Sevilla) para que esta formación musical acompañe el próximo Domingo de Ramos a la bendita imagen de Cristo Rey en su Entrada Triunfal en Jerusalén Sustituirá a la Banda de Cornetas y Tambores «Nuestra Señora del Rosario» de Linares la cofradía que preside Juan Miguel García Pérez confirmaba que la Banda de Música «Maestro Enrique Galán» de Rota continuará acompañando a Nuestra Señora de la Estrella en su salida procesional de la próxima Semana Santa Tu dirección de correo electrónico no será publicada Los campos obligatorios están marcados con * Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" La Hermandad de la Amargura sigue estando de actualidad Si hace unos días trascendía la noticia de la dimisión del hermano mayor de la corporación por diversas desavenencias con miembros de la junta de gobierno hoy se ha conocido que la formación musical que hasta el pasado Miércoles Santo acompañaba al Señor de la Flagelación la Banda de Cornetas y Tambores Santísimo Cristo De la Vera-Cruz de Los Palacios y Villafranca no continuará haciéndolo la Semana Santa del próximo año Así lo ha comunicado el propio colectivo palaciego mediante una nota de prensa emitida a través de sus redes sociales en la que se se especifica que tras haberse reunido la junta directiva de la mencionada banda se ha decidido no renovar el contrato con la cofradía de San Juan Bautista de los Descalzos agradeciendo de igual modo el trato y la amistad recibidos por parte de la misma Primer equipoBernabé Barragán, nuevo jugador del Albacete BalompiéEl guardameta andaluz, que ha jugado las últimas campañas en el Nàstic de Tarragona, defenderá nuestra portería hasta junio de 2022 Copiar enlaceEl Albacete Balompié tiene nuevo cancerbero Es Bernabé Barragán Maestre (Los Palacios y Villafranca que llega como agente libre procedente del Nàstic de Tarragona firma por las próximas dos temporadas.  El portero andaluz goza de amplia experiencia en Liga SmartBank y en destacadas escuadras de nuestro fútbol debutó en la categoría de bronce con filial verdiblanco a la edad de 18 años En las dos temporadas que formó parte de su plantilla Bernabé disputó 11 encuentros En verano de 2013 decidió emprender una nueva aventura y recaló en las filas del Atlético de Madrid jugando para su filial durante cuatro temporadas y entrenando con asiduidad con la plantilla del primer equipo a las órdenes de Diego Pablo Simeone Bernabé llegó a estar inscrito en la Champions de 2015 en la que los colchoneros alcanzaron la final en Milan En 2017 puso fin a su etapa como rojiblanco y probó suerte en La Liga SmartBank aterrizando en el Gimnàstic de Tarragona equipo al que ha estado ligado tres campañas y en el que ha jugado 55 partidos oficiales y ha portado su brazalete de capitán El Albacete firma a un guardameta contrastado para la categoría “Es un portero con experiencia en la categoría que cuajó grandes partidos en el Nàstic y que viene avalado por jugar en filiales importantes” 2�B/ GERARDO COMPARTIR� EQUIPO CON CANDELAS Env�a esta noticia por correo electr�nico a: Env�alo a varias personas separando los correos con comas Por fin cumplir� su sue�o: jugar con su hermano Candelas un aut�ntico trotamundos de nuestro f�tbol hay pocas cosas que le queden por hacer en el mundo del bal�n Tras jugar una final de Champions como titular con el Valencia disputar m�s de 500 partidos entre Primera y Segunda y jugar en las inferiores de La Roja el poder compartir vestuario con su hermano menor significaba su �ltimo gran reto Precisamente ese ascenso significaba su pen�ltimo objetivo ya que con m�s de una decena de a�os jugando como profesional Como blanquirrojo podr� redondear su carrera en todos los sentidos Candelas es el cuarto de una saga de hermanos futbolistas ya hab�a tenido el honor de compartir caseta con Mois�s y Edu que acaba de fichar por la entidad riojana procedente del Amorebieta Los dos intentar�n en Las Gaunas disfrutar de su tierra y lograr el objetivo de la joven formaci�n son los dos �ltimos exponentes de una familia enamorada del f�tbol colgaron hace poco las botas despu�s de defender las camisolas de infinidad de conjuntos espa�oles pero al menos se despedir�n juntos y luchando por el equipo de su tierra: la SD Logro��s �Alg�n error en la noticia? Env�anos una correcci�n Es un jaleo..en mi opinion se habria evitado la rivalidad si desde el principio no se empe�asen los dos clubs en llamarse Logro�es y vestir igual seria mejor un U.D Riojana o S.D Riojana etc. En esta noticia ya no se admiten nuevos comentarios En MARCA.com en las últimas 24 horas Seguir toda la conversaci�n © MARCA.com Avenida de San Luis 25 - 28033 MADRID Un web de Unidad Editorial Es una nueva funcionalidad de Marca.com que te permitira compartir aquello que mas te gusta con tus amigos y conocidos Para poder aprovecharla al maximo accede con tu nombre de usuario Marca.com o tu usuario de Facebook Si no tienes usario de Marca.com te puedes registrar cuando quieras Arsenal's likely transfer, Fabián Ruiz, has built a stellar reputation as a high-calibre midfielder. Ruiz has long played for the Spanish Serie A before making short-term stays in the Italian Serie A and Ligue 1. The latest rumours surrounding his expected transfer to the Premier League raises fresh questions about his personal and professional life Read also Ese Brume's parents and siblings: Meet the athlete's family Ruiz was born in Los Palacios y Villafranca, Seville, Spain. He is the second child in a family of five. His eldest brother, Alejandro and younger sister, Yamilia, are also involved in football Having started football training at nine, Peña was instrumental in the growth of his career and that of his siblings, Alejandro and Yamilia. When he joined the Real Betis Academy, the youth team's director, Manuel Castaño, got Fabian Ruiz's mother a job as a cleaner. Speaking to ABC, he revealed details of his childhood, saying: Read also Discover the 'One Piece' actor's bio and family life Top-5 facts about Fabián Ruiz. Photo: Alexander Scheuber - UEFA/Getty Images (modified by author)Source: OriginalHow old is Fabián Ruiz?Ruiz was born on 3 April 1996. The professional athlete is 28 years old as of August 2024 Fabián is among the most famous Spanish celebrities best known for his career as a professional footballer. His skills developed as he played through Real Betis's youth ranks until 2018, except for 2017 when he joined Elche Club de Fútbol on a loan transfer. Before receiving his first national call-up in 2015, he played for Spain's national football team's reserve team, where he won the Spanish D2 champion trophy. The Spanish sporting personality plays in the central midfield position. Ruiz also plays in the attacking and defensive midfield positions. In the 2024/25 season, he wore the number 8 jersey for Paris Saint-Germain. He was also crucial to Spain's successful UEFA Euro campaign, playing in its quarterfinals, semi-finals and final matches, where he scored two goals. Read also The Lincoln Lawyer star's relationships explored the midfielder is attached to Ligue 1's PSG the latest transfer news about Fabián Ruiz suggests that he is headed for the Premier League in the summer football transfer window of 2024/25 According to The Transfers Podcast Arsenal initiated talks to acquire the midfielder in June 2024 Below is a summary of his transfer record from Real Betis' youth teams to major teams Ruiz is recognised as one of Spain's most valuable football players. Below is a summary of his past performance, including goals and assists at each team. Read also Fabián Ruiz in action during a UEFA Euro 2024 group stage match between Spain and Croatia at Olympiastadion on 15 June 2024 Photo: Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto (modified by author)Source: Getty ImagesHe was one of the best international players during the 2024 UEFA Euro he won the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League title and the European Under-19 Championship in 2019 His club performances for PSG have earned him a French Cup a French Super Cup and two French Championship titles Although he did not win trophies while playing for Betis' first team he defended the reserve team's 2014/15 Spanish 2nd Tier Championship title The Andalusian football player is dating Rosa Pereira, a psychologist. The couple often express their love and dedication to each other through their social media accounts. Read also Moosa Mostafa’s age, height, birthday, movies and TV shows The 2024/25 European champion stands at 6 feet 2 inches (189 centimetres). Fabián weighs approximately 154 pounds (70 kilograms). Read also Fabián Ruiz is a world-class football player who has spent over a decade playing in first—and second-tier European clubs he has distinguished himself as one of Spain's best soccer players The Real Betis talent has showcased his abilities securing Spain's place on the global stage with at least three UEFA titles This remarkable skill has made him a top target in the 2024/25 transfer market Legit.ng has recently published Cynthia Ogunsemilore's biography. Cynthia is a Nigerian professional boxer. The up-and-coming sporting personality grew up in Lagos Nigeria's tumultuous Baringa neighbourhood Her rough background prepared her for the fast-paced boxing career she currently dominates The featherweight boxer has represented Nigeria in many international bouts Gavi is a professional footballer from Spain who has a net worth of $30 million Gavi is best known for playing as a central midfielder for the La Liga club Barcelona He has also played for the Spanish national team including in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 Pablo Gavi was born as Pablo Martín Páez Gavira on August 5 starting out with his hometown club La Liara Balompié in 2010 he moved to the youth academy of Real Betis Gavi signed his first professional contract with La Liga club Barcelona He was soon promoted from the under-16 team to the under-19 team Gavi made his debut for Barcelona B when he came on as a substitute in the 77th minute of an eventual 6-0 victory over L'Hospitalet he made his first start for the team in a 1-0 derby win over Espanyol B Gavi was promoted to the senior squad of Barcelona He had an impressive run during preseason friendlies putting in strong performances in wins against Girona Gavi played his first official match with Barcelona's first team in a 2-1 La Liga victory over Getafe he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 home win over Elche Gavi earns a salary of $7.5 million per year Gavi has played for the Spanish national team He first represented his country at the under-15 he moved up to the senior level and made his debut in the UEFA Nations League Appearing in Spain's semifinal win over Italy he became the youngest footballer ever to represent Spain at the senior level Spain went on to fall to France in the final Gavi hit another milestone when he became the youngest player ever to score for Spain at the senior level In late 2022, Gavi made his FIFA World Cup debut in Qatar. There, he started in all four of Spain's matches, and scored a goal in his country's first game, a 7-0 routing of Costa Rica. This made Gavi the second youngest player ever, behind only Brazil's Pelé Due to his agile passing, close control, and ability to move quickly to escape tight spaces and launch counterattacks, Gavi has been compared to former Barcelona midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta Gavi won the Kopa Trophy in 2022 as the best-performing football player under the age of 21 an award given by sports journalists to the best-performing European player under 21 © 2025 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved Gavi is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team Gavi joined Barcelona when he was 11 years old in 2015 He signed his first professional contract with the Catalan club in September 2020 and was promoted from the under-16 to the under-19 team He was raised in Los Palacios y Villafranca His early years were spent in Spain with his sister Aurora Paez Gavira is his sibling (sister) They enjoyed a fantastic upbringing in their native Spain He resides at Los Palacios y Villafranca at the moment He holds a Spanish nationality and has his belief in the Christian religion Gavi began his early education at Los Palacios y Villafranca a neighborhood primary school Gavi’s parents are Pablo Páez and Gavinin Anasi who is a work as a bartender in a hotel in Spain His mother is a stunning Spanish housewife Gavi was reared in a home that practiced Christianity Spain midfielder Gavi has signed a new contract with Barcelona until 2026 with a buyout clause of €1 billion (£865 million) The 18-year-old was under contract until 2023 and has made 53 appearances since making his debut in August 2021 He is now assigned as the Futbol Club Barcelona’s center midfielder (Barca) He became the nation’s youngest-ever player to represent Spain internationally is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder Q.5 What is the name of Gavi’s Girlfriend Nollywood veteran actor Patrick Doyle was recently on PlusTV Africa’s “Tea Time” show where he spoke about a need for a balance of family.. 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