Madrid (AFP) – Santi Mina, the Spanish footballer who plays for Celta Vigo, was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of sexual abuse. According to the sentence, Mina will not be able to communicate or be within 500 metres of the victim for 12 years. Mina has appealed against […]

It is the demanding environment of a World Cup tournament and a professional footballer's life that makes Spanish defender Nacho’s story so impressive and heart-warming, especially on the back of the 28 year-old’s performance during his nation’s first game in the World Cup. Having already been on the books of Real Madrid for two years, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Spain boss Julen Lopetegui added Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez to his squad for World Cup qualifiers against Italy and Albania on Sunday. Martinez will join the 23 players already selected on Friday due to "physical doubts over some of those already called up", the Spanish Football Federation confirmed. The Spain squad […]

Madrid (AFP) – Newly-appointed Spain coach Julen Lopetegui wants a show of intent from his side in their first World Cup 2018 qualifier at home to Liechtenstein on Monday. Spain crashed out in disappointing fashion to Italy at Euro 2016 just two months ago and will come against the Azzurri once more in a heavyweight […]

Madrid (AFP) – Faint hopes Spain's spectacular fall from grace at the 2014 World Cup was a mere blip were extinguished as another early exit at Euro 2016 finally ended Vicente del Bosque's eight-year reign as coach. Julien Lopetegui is the man charged with restoring Spain's former glories, but he faces a demanding task in […]

Las Rozas de Madrid (Spain) (AFP) – Newly named Spain coach Julen Lopetegui, who led Spain's youth teams to international success, vowed Thursday to build upon the groundwork already laid by outgoing manager Vicente del Bosque as he took over the squad. The Spanish football federation on Thursday named the 49-year-old former goalkeeper as the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Julen Lopetegui, who led Spain's youth teams to international success, was tasked Thursday with breathing new life into La Roja after they crashed out of the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016. The Spanish football federation announced the 49-year-old former goalkeeper would take over from Vicente del Bosque as manager of the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Former Porto boss Julen Lopetegui was appointed manager of Spain on Thursday, replacing World Cup and European championship winning head coach Vicente del Bosque. "The Royal Spanish Football Federation has named Julen Lopetegui as new national manager," the national team announced on its official website in a brief statement.

Madrid (AFP) – A Spanish soccer coaching school said Wednesday it is giving a job to a Syrian refugee who made world headlines when a Hungarian journalist tripped him over as he fled. Osama Abdul Mohsen, former manager of Syrian first division side Al-Fotuwa, was due to arrive late Wednesday in Madrid, where the CENAFE […]

Spain encountered a tough group at the 2014 World Cup, that’s the preface I’m going with. Yes, Spain had a tough group, and it isn’t too shocking that they were eliminated from a group with Chile and the Netherlands. Losing in a tough group is a little more acceptable than losing to say, Cyprus, Canada […]

The Spanish national team ended 2008 being the best national team in the world for a fifth consecutive month. The top two did not change, but La Furia's advantage over second place Germany widened by 38 points. Reigning world champs Italy swapped places with the Netherlands while Brazil and Diego Maradona's Argentina side are behind […]