All posts tagged "Spain national team"

  • England 2-2 Spain: Three Lions Suffer From Late Isco Fever!

    It may only be November, but England’s year of football has officially come to an end tonight with an entertaining 2-2 home friendly draw with Spain. In case you have been living in a cave for the...

    • Posted November 15, 2016
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  • Where will Nolito go?

    Celta Vigo winger Nolito earned a spot in Spain’s twenty-three man squad for Euro 2016 after an impressive 2015/2016 campaign in La Liga, in which helped his side to a historic sixth place finish. The twenty-nine-year-old impressed...

    • Posted June 23, 2016
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  • Defending champions Spain have much to prove heading into Euros

    The Spanish national team are having another identity crisis. Two unfulfilling draws against Italy and Romania deflated any previous momentum the defending champions had heading into Euro 2016 this summer. They were flat, uninspiring and blunt up...

    • Posted March 30, 2016
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  • Five takeaways from the international break

    International breaks have a reputation for being very, very boring, but for national sides used to operating under tight time constraints, there is ample time for many takeaways: USMNT still experimenting  The headlines have been grabbed by the...

    • Posted April 2, 2015
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  • Post-World Cup FIFA Rankings Start A Major Shuffling

    FIFA’s World Rankings might be criticized for their accuracy , but following World Cup 2014 they have nailed a major theme throughout the tournament – a transition. Just last month, the rankings calculated Spain were the best...

    • Posted July 19, 2014
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  • World Cup 2014 Recollections – The Best And Worst

    World Cup 2014 was full of highs and lows – here we take a look at the best and worst of the tournament. The Highest Overachiever When Costa Rica were cast in World Cup 2014 Group D...

    • Posted July 15, 2014
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  • WC MOTD – Spain 0-2 Chile – The End of An Era

    Long has it been thought that the era of Barcelona and Spain’s dominance has been coming to an end. That the teams that conquered Europe at club level and at international level each twice, and that both...

    • Posted June 18, 2014
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  • WC MOTD Preview: Chile V Spain

    Venue: Estadio Maracana, Rio De Janiero KO time: 20:00 AND WE’RE BACK TO GROUP B AND MATCHDAY 2! The first round of group matches has been enthralling to say the least, and the added shocks have made...

    • Posted June 18, 2014
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  • WC MOTD: Spain 1-5 Netherlands

    In 2010 the entire world gathered around Johannesburg, South Africa, to watch the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup contested between Spain and the Netherlands. Spain won by one goal to nil in a tight, scrappy,...

    • Posted June 13, 2014
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  • World Cup 2014: The Major Questions, Team by Team – Group B and C

    With just days to go till the big kick-off, what are the major questions going into the 2014 World Cup? James Cartwright reviews the questions surrounding Group B and Group C. Group B Will Spain suffer defensively?...

    • Posted June 4, 2014
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