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Leganés

American  
[ley-guh-neys, le-gah-nes] / ˌleɪ gəˈneɪs, ˌlɛ gɑˈnɛs /

noun

  1. a city in central Spain: suburb of Madrid.


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Leganés had been owned since 2008 by Pavón and Moreno, a local couple who took over when the club was mired in debt and playing in the third division.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Almería, which was bought by Saudi Arabian Turki al-Sheikh in 2019, finished first after drawing 2-2 at Leganés and will return to the top tier for the first time since the 2014-2015 season.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2022

A measure of the impact: when they went to the Pizjuán and the Camp Nou, Sevilla and Barcelona’s teams had more Leganés goals in their teams than Leganés did.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2020

Left out of the squad – a “technical decision”, Zidane said – he was on holiday when Madrid faced Leganés.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2020

Its final two matches are against a Villarreal fighting for a Champions League berth and a Leganés fighting to avoid relegation.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2020