<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"  xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - teams]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/etiquetes/teams/]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - teams]]></description>
    <language><![CDATA[es]]></language>
    <ttl>10</ttl>
    <atom:link href="http://en.arabalears.cat:443/rss-internal" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[The legacy of Francoism in Balearic football: why are club names still in Spanish?]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/sports/the-legacy-of-francoism-in-balearic-football-why-are-club-names-kept-in-spanish_130_5574639.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/76ec4a29-f69f-4cee-8f60-3a86a5ea5a1d_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Murense, Ferriolense, Poblense, Margaritense, Serverense... even RCD Mallorca and Atlético Baleares. There are countless football teams in the Balearic Islands whose names are in Spanish and which have not been standardized. This legacy of Francoism is still alive today, and the possibility of breaking with the memories of the dictatorship (during which <a href="https://www.arabalears.cat/societat/vuit-repressio-catala-durant-franquisme_1_3576145.html" target="_blank">Catalan was completely forbidden</a>The effort to recover the essence of teams from municipalities with Catalan-speaking and historical roots is practically nonexistent.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Josep Genovard]]></dc:creator>
      <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/sports/the-legacy-of-francoism-in-balearic-football-why-are-club-names-kept-in-spanish_130_5574639.html]]></guid>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:06:22 +0000]]></pubDate>
      <media:content url="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/76ec4a29-f69f-4cee-8f60-3a86a5ea5a1d_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" type="image/jpeg"/>
      <media:title><![CDATA[The names of many football teams in the Balearic Islands, marked by Francoism]]></media:title>
      <media:thumbnail url="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/76ec4a29-f69f-4cee-8f60-3a86a5ea5a1d_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg"/>
      <subtitle><![CDATA[Most teams in the Archipelago maintain names imposed more than half a century ago without any identity review process having been initiated.]]></subtitle>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>
