Vicente Del Bosque
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Manchester City now facing a rejuvenated Real Madrid
- Champions League
- August 7, 2020, 08:00
A long, long time ago, Manchester City beat Real Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. It was a strange game in that whi(...)

Ken Early: Hard to believe Neymar snr did not approve of son’s move to PSG
- International
- June 24, 2019, 07:00
March 8th, 2017, Camp Nou. Barcelona lead PSG 5-1 in the last minute of injury time. Neymar aims a free kick into the area. The ball is cleared and he(...)

Things look brighter for Spain as Costa returns to menacing best
- International
- June 21, 2018, 23:00
Fernando Hierro might reckon that Diego Costa can do even better at this World Cup than the three goals in two starts that he has managed so far, but (...)

Bond between Rafa Benitez and Anfield formed on facts and lies
- English Soccer
- September 30, 2017, 08:00
The telephone rang in Freddy Shepherd’s holiday villa in Majorca. It was late July 2004 and Shepherd, the Newcastle United chairman, was about to part(...)

Zidane takes his time but ready to make final point to Juventus
- Champions League
- June 3, 2017, 06:00
Zinedine Zidane was late. On the Juventus team bus, Carlo Ancelotti consulted his watch. Then he did so again. And again. One of Ancelotti’s qualities(...)

Football mad Ander Herrera ready for belated Spain debut
- International
- November 14, 2016, 09:02
Ander Herrera puffs out his cheeks for the hundredth time, eyes gleaming again, and says something that does not need saying: “I like football.” You c(...)

‘Tired’ Gerard Pique to walk away from Spain duty
- Soccer
- October 10, 2016, 09:16
Influential Spain defender Gerard Pique has said he will retire from international soccer after the 2018 World Cup, because he is “tired” of the crit(...)

Gianluigi Buffon’s blushes spared as Italy hold Spain in Turin
- International
- October 6, 2016, 22:46
Italy 1 Spain 1 Italy’s Daniele De Rossi scored a late penalty to earn a draw against Spain in their World Cup qualifier on Thursday, sparing home go(...)

Former Porto boss Julen Lopetegui named as new Spain coach
- International
- July 21, 2016, 15:58
Julen Lopetegui is the new manager of Spain, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said on Thursday. The 49-year-old former goalkeeper and Porto man(...)

Vicente del Bosque steps down as Spain coach
- International
- June 30, 2016, 22:36
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said he was stepping down from the job just three days after the defending champions were knocked out of Euro 2016 by (...)