Croatia national football team

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.

Luis Enrique celebrated his first match in charge with a victory – a prestigious one at that, which puts Spain in a good position at the start of the UEFA Nations League.

Last night saw the start of a new Uefa competition: The Nations League, the brainchild of the European governing body designed to eliminate meaningless friendlies from here through to November

The winner of this year's ‘The Best’ award will be one of: Modric, Cristiano or Salah. We'll find out which player scoops the prize on Monday September 24th

AS editor Alfredo Relaño believes that Luis Enrique has the energy and desire to take charge of a team dedicated to renewing itself.

The Video Assistant Referee system has impressed Alfredo Relaño although there is still more work to be done...

Alfredo Relaño, editor of AS, analyses France's second World Cup triumph, after they beat Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow.