what are popular sports in spain?
Spain women's national handball team Spain men's national volleyball team Spain national beach handball team Spain national football team Spain women's national volleyball team Spain national handball team
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 In Spain , 26 percent of the population supports Barcelona as their primary club , with another 7 % supporting Barcelona while having another club as their primary . Throughout Europe many fans regard Barcelona as their second club . Since the 2003 – 04 season , the club 's membership figures have risen from 100 @,@ 000 to 170 @,@ 000 socis in September 2009 , a 70 percent increase . The sharp rise was attributed to the influence of Ronaldinho and then @-@ president Joan Laporta 's media @-@ strategy , which focused on online media in Spanish and English . As of June 2010 there are 1 @,@ 335 officially registered penyes around the world , representing an 11 percent increase since 2003 . 

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 In addition to internal competitions , there are multiple external competitions between several universities focused on different areas of study : in the Intermed medical students from different universities compete against each other , and in the Engenharíadas , engineering students gather to play sports . The games are usually held in the city of one of the participating universities over a long weekend , with students being housed in public schools , farms and hotels . 

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 Association Football is the most popular sport in almost all EU countries . Club teams from the EU are the highest paid in the world . Other team sports like rugby , ice hockey , basketball , cricket , handball , volleyball and water polo are also popular in some member states . 

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 Spanish teams are limited to three players without EU citizenship . The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player ; several non @-@ European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country . Also , players from the ACP countries — countries in Africa , the Caribbean , and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement — are not counted against non @-@ EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling . 

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 Spanish teams are limited to three players without EU citizenship . The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player ; several non @-@ European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country . Also , players from the ACP countries — countries in Africa , the Caribbean , and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement — are not counted against non @-@ EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling . 
