Alfredo Relaño

No sooner had last night’s Champions League tie concluded than Butragueño unequivocally showed his support for Lopetegui, who will be in the dugout to oversee Sunday’s El Clásico.

A head coach whose days are numbered, a president who is is looking (and failing) to find a replacement...

Alfredo Relaño discusses why Julen Lopetegui's reputation is now in tatters, and the rumours that Real Madrid are already searching for a replacement.

AS editor Alfredo Relaño analyses the situation at Real Madrid after they lost against Levante 1-2 at the Bernabéu.

There was nothing but joy in Melilla yesterday as UD Melilla hit the jackpot in the Copa del Rey draw.

Fed up of living in Messi's shadow, Neymar moved to Paris Saint-Germain to make his successes his own but he finds himself batlling with Mbappé now...

Now Real Madrid have stated in writing their opposition to Javier Tebas' plan to hold the Girona-Barcelona LaLiga fixture in Miami, things feel rather different.

I was speaking with a friend of mine yesterday about Sergio Ramos playing with the Spanish national team and it reminded me of the joke about the two Basques who went out early to pick mushrooms.

Too much confidence can be a mortal sin in the game of football. Spain took to the pitch in Seville with such an air of superiority so much so that England were 0-3 ahead at the interval.

The Nations League has gone so smoothly for Spain that they only need a point from this evening’s game to reach the finals, to be played in June next year between the four group winners.

Alfredo Relaño examines Toni Kroos' recent declarations, in which he reminded Julen Lopetegui that he is a very different kind of player to Casemiro.

Alfredo Relaño studies Arturo Vidal's situation at Barcelona which has deteriorated significantly during the recent international break.

Alfredo Relaño praises the early goal glut brought to the Spanish national team by new manager Luis Enrique after the friendly win over Wales.

The newly rolled out Nations League fills a number of international dates previously given over to friendlies, but not all of them...

We are already eight matchdays into LaLiga, a total of 79 games, and it seems like a good time to reflect on the impact of VAR's introduction.

Prestigious Paris based magazine, France Football yesterday confirmed their 30 player shortlist ahead of the 2018 Ballon d'Or award

Everybody is asking when Julen Lopetegui is going to go

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Real Madrid's latest defeat, to Alavés, another blow for Julen Lopetegui's team who have not scored in four matches.

In the 2011/12 season, Real Madrid won LaLiga with 100 points and, the following year, Barcelona did likewise...

Like everyone else, I could only sit back and admire Jordi Alba - the quality of his play, the form he's in, his enthusiasm - as I watched him at Wembley...

Real Madrid have now gone three games without scoring, and the fans are up in arms. It's no surprise...

The game began with a colossal error from Toni Kroos, who sloppily knocked a ball back towards his own area

Tonight, Real Madrid play in Moscow, a city which, in my generation's collective consciousness, has traditionally held an aura of mystery..

The most fervent Atlético-supporting friend I have sent me a text straight after the derby. "With VAR or without it, life stays the same," he wrote.

AS Editor Alfredo Relaño analyses a hard-fought Madrid derby, and the effect Leo Messi had on the Barcelona - Athletic match, after starting on the bench.