Spanish Matador

Dressed in his tight-fitting red and golden bullfighting suit, with a red cape in his left hand and a sword in his right, Victor Barrio had a look of intense focus in his eyes. Before him was a bull, an immense beast of over 1,100 pounds.

Legendary Spanish bullfighter Manuel Benitez, "El Cordobes", is locked in a legal battle with another popular matador who openly uses the same nickname and has for years claimed to be his son.

The Spanish football team can rightfully claim to be one of the major powers in world football today. But, for their fans it was a 44 year long wait. The Spaniards invariably choked on the big stage and with world class players never performed to their potential till 2008.

It's a practice that has a limited time to run, at least as far as Barcelona is concerned.The Parliament in the Catalan region has voted to ban bullfighting.It's become the first major part of Spain to outlaw the battle between man and beast that's been going on for centuries. The debate had gotten heated at times, pitting animal rights advocates a...

Katrina Kaif is being wooed by the matadors in Spain while shooting for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.

Dressed in his tight-fitting red and golden bullfighting suit, with a red cape in his left hand and a sword in his right, Victor Barrio had a look of intense focus in his eyes. Before him was a bull, an immense beast of over 1,100 pounds.

Legendary Spanish bullfighter Manuel Benitez, "El Cordobes", is locked in a legal battle with another popular matador who openly uses the same nickname and has for years claimed to be his son.

The Spanish football team can rightfully claim to be one of the major powers in world football today. But, for their fans it was a 44 year long wait. The Spaniards invariably choked on the big stage and with world class players never performed to their potential till 2008.

It's a practice that has a limited time to run, at least as far as Barcelona is concerned.The Parliament in the Catalan region has voted to ban bullfighting.It's become the first major part of Spain to outlaw the battle between man and beast that's been going on for centuries. The debate had gotten heated at times, pitting animal rights advocates a...

Katrina Kaif is being wooed by the matadors in Spain while shooting for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.