SPAIN B-TEAM | THE FUTURE

Check the picture of the starting 11 for the Spanish National Football Team yesterday against the Ukraine in their Group C euro 2016 qualifier. At first a lot of "unfamiliar faces" & what some local observers have said, the "Spain B Team".

However we may actually be looking at the future, the Spanish Footaball Team of tomorrow, or at least 60-75%. The only name missing that I would add is Javi

SPAIN 4 LUXEMBOURG 0 | EURO 2016 GROUP C RESULT

Spain played Luxembourg in their Group C Euro 2016 qualifier & won 4 - 0. The victory assures the top spot of the Group for Spain & its ticket for next years European Championship in France.




Spain began the night with the following 11 :
Casillas; Juanfran, Pique, Bartra, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Cesc, Cazorla; Silva (Mata), Pedro (Nolito) & Morata (Alcacer), 
with Luxembourg taking on an

MACEDONIA 0 SPAIN 1 | EURO 2016 GROUP C RESULT

Spain travelled to meet last placed on Group C Macedonia to finish with a 0 - 1 victory that cost the current European Champions. Thanks to an early (perhaps accidental) goal Spain managed the three points but showed little more as Macedonia placed a defensive wall which neutralized thereafter all the Spanish attempts.

The starting 11 Spanish Football Team tonight:

De Gea; Carvajal, Pique,

EURO U-21 | ESTONIA 0 SPAIN 2

The Spanish National U-21 Football squad began its road towards the Euro 2017 finals defeating 0 - 2 Estonia in their Group 6 match. The current European U-21 Champions had to work hard & contain their frustration & stress due the pressure applied by Estonia to win tonight. The Spaniards shot 18 times at goal but only converted twice - one a penalty - due to the defensive set up of the home team.

SPAIN LIST FOR UPCOMING EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS

Spanish National Football Team Selector & Coach Vicente del Bosque handed in his list of 23 players for the upcoming Euro 2016 Group qualifiers. Spain plays in the Spanish city of Oviedo Slovakia the 5th of September, to then travel to play Macedonia on the 8th of September.

Vital match against Slovakia where Spain is currently second in the Group behind them & needs a victory to take the top

SPAIN 2 COSTA RICA 1 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY GAME

Spain hosted Costa Rica tonight in an International Friendly match that served as a "warm-up" for the upcoming & important Euro 2016 Group match against Belarus. Final result a 2 - 1 win for the Spanish National Football Team that could have been more had Costa Rica & Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas not made 4-5 spectacular saves. The Costa Rican goalie seemed to be sending a message out that

SPANISH NATIONAL FEMALE SQUAD | CANADA 2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Female Spanish National Team Selector & Coach Ignacio Quereda has handed in the final of 23 players to represent Spain in the World Championships in Canada next month.




Goalkeepers: Ainhoa Tirapu (Athletic de Bilbao); Lola Gallardo (Atlético de Madrid) & Sandra Paños (Levante)

Defenders: Ruth García (Barcelona), Celia Jiménez (Alabama), Melanie Serrano (Barcelona), Marta Torrejón (Barcelona)

FIFA RANKING | SPAIN 10TH PLACE

FIFA released this months World Ranking in Football-Soccer. As expected current World Champions Germany retain the top spot with 1,687pts with Argentina close second with 1,494pts. Surprisingly Spain remains in the Top 10 with 10th place with 1,132pts, taking into account some less than average performances in last official & friendly matches.




World Top 10 Ranking by FIFA:

.1) Germany 1.687

FIFA RANKING | SPAIN FALLS OUT OF THE TOP 10

FIFA released today its monthly list - ranking of top Football Nations with the news that Spain falls out of the Top 10 to sit in the 11th place.  The current FIFA World Champions Germany sit in the Nº1 spot with 1,770 pts, followed by Argentina & Colombia in third place.

FIFA Rankings TOP 20 - released 12th of March:

1 Germany 1770 pts
2 Argentina 1577
3 Colombia 1499
4 Belgium 1471
5

SPAIN 0 - GERMANY 1 RESULT | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY GAME

Lots of hype before the match between Spain & Germany, but the end result was somewhat disappointing. The final result 0 - 1 to Germany with a late goal from Toni Kroos (88th min) that included a mistake from substitute goalie Casilla. The terrible weather conditions & wet turf did not help & Spain may well feel they were unlucky.

The Germans went in with only 4 "regular" names, while Spain gave

SPAIN - GERMANY | SPANISH FOOTBALL FLASHBACKS

Tonight in the Spanish City of Vigo, Spain meets the current FIFA World Champions Germany in an International Friendly. Top match beforehand even though the Germans visit with plenty of the players that won Argentina in the World Cup Final in Brazil out with "injury".  The Spaniards themselves are undergoing a "smooth revolution" with Coach Del Bosque injecting new blood to replace what many

FIFA RANKINGS | SPAIN IN 10TH POSITION

FIFA has released its monthly Football Nations World Rankings, in this case for the month of October. In the case of SPAIN they drop to Nº10 from Nº8 position, with the defeat against Slovakia 2 - 1 in their Euro 2016 Group match a prime cause. 

Current World Champs Germany remains on top & Nations like Colombia & Belguim are enjoying some unprecedented high positions. Portugal gets back into

SPAIN DRAWS 0 - 0 WITH SERBIA | U-21 EURO 2015 QUALIFIER

The Spanish U-21 National Team drew away 0 - 0 to Serbia in their Group U-21 Euro 2015 match. The result puts qualification on hold as the decider will be played by both again next Tuesday here in Spain (Cadiz).

Spain dominated the encounter but found the uneven & difficult turf not to their Football liking, while Serbia put up a defensive wall which saw how Spain kept bouncing off. However,

EURO U-21 QUALIFIERS | SPAIN TO FACE SERBIA

The Euro U-21 2015 qualifiers have been settled today with Spain matched up with the very difficult Serbia. The upcoming qualifiers will be in home & away format scheduled the 9th & the 14th of Octobre.

The winners of the Groups will qualify to go into the 2015 Euro U-21 Champions Finals to be held in the Czech Republic. The Top 4 European Nations of this tournament will also qualify for the

SPAIN 5 - MACEDONIA 1 | EURO 2016 GROUP C QUALIFIER

Spain began its Euro 2016 campaign with tonights Group C qualifier match against Macedonia in the City of Valencia (Spain). An important game as the Spanish Football National Team was under the microscope after their disastrous World Cup in Brazil, the exit of key veteran & historically irreplaceable players & a loss last week against France in a friendly. However this was official & the players

WHO IS MUNIR EL HADDADI ?

Who is MUNIR EL HADDADI? Three months back the only people who could have answered this were those involved with FC Barcelona & its "B Team". Today the 19 year old Football player is known all over Spain, branded a new Football promise & has been called up by Spanish Football National Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque to fill the place left vacant by "injured" Diego Costa.




But who is

SPAIN LOSES 1 - 0 TO FRANCE | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY

Spain lost 1 - 0 to France in their International Friendly in Paris tonight with a "new look" team which begins its reconstruction to attempt to get back to the dizzy heights the Spanish Football Team maintained themselves the last 8 years.



The Spanish starting 11 had new faces as the photo shows above:David de Gea, Sergio Ramos, San José, Busquets, Raul Garcia, Diego Costa, Azpilicueta,

SPAIN FOOTBALL TEAM LIST OF PLAYERS FOR FRANCE & MACEDONIA

Spanish Football National Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque has handed in his list of players that will represent Spain in the upcoming Friendly International game against France on the 4th of September & for the Euro 2016 Group qualifier against Macedonia on the 8th of September.




Here is the full list of players:
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas, David De Gea & Kiko Casilla.

Defenders:

SPAIN FOOTBALL TEAM, WHAT NEXT?

The Spain Football Team is back home after a disastrous World Cup 2014 campaign. Their elimination from the Group phase was humiliating & their poor exhibition is still an unknown. But the question now is, what next?

After some reflection & deep analysis some people have to assume responsibility  & embark on making some deep changes & determined decisions . Current Selector & Coach Vicente Del

SPAIN SAYS GOODBYE WINNING 0 - 3 AUSTRALIA | WORLD CUP 2014

Last match for Spain in this World Cup in Brazil with a 0 - 3 victory over Group B opponents Australia. Both teams leave eliminated from the competition with Spain at least finding today its "lost Football" & winning back some lost pride, while Australia is a young side that is building up experience with the Asian Cup - which they host - coming as their next big objective in the near future.