Spain National football team

On Monday, the Spanish Football Federation began its latest 'express' coaching course for elite ex-players at its headquarters on the outskirts of Madrid.

All players leave, taking with them a piece of that gratifying life that football gives us, but some take a larger piece than others, and Iniesta's is one of the largest.

I was disappointed to see that Simeone failed to give "El Niño" Torres playing time at the Bernabéu on Sunday.

The first game Spain played after winning the World Cup was in Argentina, a friendly that was basically a result of cronyism...

 "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...