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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - Second Division A]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The “Gaul of Asterix and Obelix” that dreams of promotion to the First Division]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/84d031d7-d07c-40fa-a980-715d40fbf665_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Halfway between Logroño, Vitoria, San Sebastián, and Bilbao lies Miranda de Ebro, a town of just over 35,000 inhabitants renowned for its industrial center—now in decline—and communications hub, especially for rail. Children attend school wearing the shirt of the town's team, Mirandés, not Barça or Real Madrid. Historically, it has straddled the Third Division and Second B, which is 90 minutes away from promotion to the Liga. <a href="https://es.ara.cat/deportes/rcd-espanyol/verbena-tradiciones-torta-petardos-espanyol-primera_1_5069981.html" >end of the </a><a href="https://es.ara.cat/deportes/rcd-espanyol/verbena-tradiciones-torta-petardos-espanyol-primera_1_5069981.html" ><em>play-off</em></a>, will achieve this for the first time in its nearly hundred years of existence, making it one of the smallest teams to reach the Spanish football elite. "It's a David versus Goliath story. With one of the lowest budgets in the division, it's very close to promotion to the First Division, having competed against Granada, Almería, and Racing de Santander, teams from large cities that represent provincial capitals. It's very big," says Pablo Infante, the most famous player in the club's history.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Mosull]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Jun 2025 06:30:52 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Mirandés fans during the first leg against Oviedo.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Modest Mirandés plays the second leg of the play-off final this Saturday at Oviedo.]]></subtitle>
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