World Footy News

Footy has been reborn in the Spanish capital, with the Madrid Bears coming out of hibernation to take on the city's newly-formed second club, the Móstoles Kangaroos, at the Andrés Torrejón Sports club in Móstoles.

The match held on the 21st of February marked the first round of the Liga de Fútbol Australiano de la Comunidad de Madrid, with the two sides playing for the 'Wombat Cup'.

The opening encounter saw the Bears run out 94-54 victors, although locals report a definite improvement from the less experienced Kangaroos players over the course of the game. Among the Madrid Bears squad on the day were a number of players from the Spain Bulls side which attended the IC 2005 in Melbourne, a positive sign after the club disappeared from the radar of the international footy community over the past few years.

The next match planned between the Bears and Kangaroos has been scheduled for this coming Saturday, dubbed the 'Dingo Cup'. Also on the cards is a proposed 5-team national league, which would see the two Madrid area teams take on the Catalan clubs of Barcelona and Valls and the new club of the Catalan-speaking microstate Andorra in tournament play as the year progresses.

In the meantime, the Bears' new website at MadridBears.com is under construction and has some info up for Spanish-speaking readers.