rio tinto and tonights world cup semi

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rio tinto and tonights world cup semi

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with Spain playing tonight , worth a mention again that just over the border the company rio tinto started and also had the first football team in Spain
see here

"Huelva is the cradle of football in Spain. The introduction of football in the town is linked to the massive immigration of Brits following the concession of the Rio Tinto mine to the "Matheson & Co." mining company. The first football match was played in Huelva in 1873 by English seamen; subsequently, the mining company organized matches on the factory grounds on Saturdays. On 23 December 1889, Alexander McKay and Guillermo Sundheim de la Cueva founded the "Huelva Recreation Club," the first football club in Spain, therefore the nickname of "El Decano" (The Doyen) still given to the club. The "Recre" also won the first trophy ever granted in Spain, defeating the local English team, 2-0. Under the "Spanish" name of "Club Recreativo de Huelva," adopted in 1903, the club took part to the first Spain championships, organized in Madrid in 1906 and 1907. In 1909, the club was awarded the title of "Real" by King Alfonso XIII, who accepted to serve as the Honour President of the club. A founding member of the Spanish Federation of Football Clubs, "Recre" was champion of Andalusia from 1903 to 1914. In 1920, the club defeated the Sporting Lisbon, being the first foreign team to win a match in Portugal"
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