Atletico shoot for football in cricket-mad Pakistan
Spain’s Atletico Madrid are taking on a challenge tougher than winning La Liga – developing football in cricket-mad Pakistan, where bat and ball are king,
World Cup
End of Messi-Ronaldo era? Football rings the changes in 2018
One of the enduring images from 2018 will remain Kylian Mbappe consoling Lionel Messi in the Russian city of Kazan, just after the final whistle
Focus on Cuba: football versus baseball
First it stormed living rooms via television, then it took the streets, where joyous shouts of ‘Gooooaaal’ have gradually replaced the bellowed ‘Strike!’ In the
England beat Croatia, Spain eliminated
Harry Kane fired England into the UEFA Nations League semi-finals as Gareth Southgate’s side scored twice in the last 12 minutes to seal a dramatic
Julen Lopetegui’s brief and inglorious reign
Julen Lopetegui’s brief and inglorious reign as Real Madrid coach lasted just 139 days after the club confirmed he had been sacked on Monday. Lopetegui
Spain puncture England’s feel-good factor
Harry Kane raged at Dutch referee Danny Makkelie for ruling out a late equaliser as Spain punctured England‘s post World Cup euphoria by winning 2-1
Gerard Piqué retires from international
Spain centre-back Gerard Piqué confirmed that he had ended a glittering international career on Saturday, saying that the appointment of his former Barcelona coach Luis
Spain knocked out of World Cup by Russia
Spain is out of the World Cup after losing to Russia on Sunday by 4-2 on penalty kicks. It had been 1-1 after 120 minutes.