David de Gea Quintana

"Rather today than in Russia," said David de Gea after gifting Switzerland a goal in a World Cup warm-up this month. Well, now it has happened in Russia.

AS Editor Alfredo Relaño analyses the draw between Portugal and Spain in World Cup 2018 Group B, which saw Cristiano Ronaldo score a hat-trick.

We in Spain find ourselves with a new minister for 'Culture and Sport', one who at times has shown little interest for the latter.

 "Happy, but not getting carried away", was our headline after Friday's draw in Germany, in which Spain played very well but took all too few shots...

Match-ball design is a science that tends to work against the goalkeepers. That's been the case for a while now, and shows no sign of abating

The date of March 13, 2018 will be forever etched in the annals of Sevilla FC sitting alongside other key matches in the club's history