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Spain football team's famed super fan 'Manolo' dies

Spain's most famous football fan who spent over 40 years following the national team, Manuel Caceres Artesero, known as "Manolo", died Thursday at the age of 76.

Real's Asencio gets first Spain call-up, Barca's Gavi left out

Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio has earned his first call-up from Spain manager Luis de la Fuente on Friday for their two-leg Nations League quarterfinal against the Netherlands.

Yamal out of Spain squad due to muscle strain

Spain forward Lamine Yamal will miss Tuesday’s Nations League Group A4 match against Serbia to avoid any risk of injury after suffering a muscle strain, the Spain national team said on Sunday.

Zubimendi 'decided not to come', says Liverpool manager Slot

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said on Friday that key transfer target Martin Zubimendi had "decided not to come" to Anfield from Real Sociedad.

Barcelona sign playmaker Olmo from Leipzig

Barcelona signed Spain star Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig on Friday for a reported 60 million euros ($65 million).

Argentina beat Iraq 3-1 in Olympics men's football

Argentina bounced back from the chaos of their opening game in the Olympics men's football tournament to beat Iraq 3-1 on Saturday, while Spain got the better of 10-man Dominican Republic.

My players always believed in me: De la Fuente

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente thanked his players for delivering a record fourth European Championship on Sunday, saying they always believed in him, while others didn't.

No schoolboy errors: Spain's Yamal passes secondary school exams

Lamine Yamal may have helped Spain cruise into the knockout stages of Euro 2024 but the 16-year-old has not neglected his schoolwork, with the Barcelona winger announcing that he had passed his secondary education exams.

Sergio Ramos retires from Spain duty with parting shot at coach

Sergio Ramos retired from international duty with Spain on Thursday, saying new coach Luis de la Fuente told him he did not count on him.

May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025

Spain football team's famed super fan 'Manolo' dies

Spain's most famous football fan who spent over 40 years following the national team, Manuel Caceres Artesero, known as "Manolo", died Thursday at the age of 76.

March 14, 2025
March 14, 2025

Real's Asencio gets first Spain call-up, Barca's Gavi left out

Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio has earned his first call-up from Spain manager Luis de la Fuente on Friday for their two-leg Nations League quarterfinal against the Netherlands.

October 13, 2024
October 13, 2024

Yamal out of Spain squad due to muscle strain

Spain forward Lamine Yamal will miss Tuesday’s Nations League Group A4 match against Serbia to avoid any risk of injury after suffering a muscle strain, the Spain national team said on Sunday.

August 16, 2024
August 16, 2024

Zubimendi 'decided not to come', says Liverpool manager Slot

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said on Friday that key transfer target Martin Zubimendi had "decided not to come" to Anfield from Real Sociedad.

August 9, 2024
August 9, 2024

Barcelona sign playmaker Olmo from Leipzig

Barcelona signed Spain star Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig on Friday for a reported 60 million euros ($65 million).

July 27, 2024
July 27, 2024

Argentina beat Iraq 3-1 in Olympics men's football

Argentina bounced back from the chaos of their opening game in the Olympics men's football tournament to beat Iraq 3-1 on Saturday, while Spain got the better of 10-man Dominican Republic.

July 15, 2024
July 15, 2024

My players always believed in me: De la Fuente

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente thanked his players for delivering a record fourth European Championship on Sunday, saying they always believed in him, while others didn't.

June 28, 2024
June 28, 2024

No schoolboy errors: Spain's Yamal passes secondary school exams

Lamine Yamal may have helped Spain cruise into the knockout stages of Euro 2024 but the 16-year-old has not neglected his schoolwork, with the Barcelona winger announcing that he had passed his secondary education exams.

February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023

Sergio Ramos retires from Spain duty with parting shot at coach

Sergio Ramos retired from international duty with Spain on Thursday, saying new coach Luis de la Fuente told him he did not count on him.

December 6, 2022
December 6, 2022

Why I support Spain over Brazil or Argentina in the World Cup

My support for Spain started from around 2018, when they had been passing a rather bad time. They crashed out of the world cup of 2018 rather meekly and the whole team seemed in shambles. From then on, I started following the team closely and could identify with them the way they came back from years of slumber and are becoming a force to be reckoned with, reaching the semi-final of Euro 2020 and the final of nation’s league, and making a strong case for this year’s World cup.