Malaga are reportedly preparing an offer for Arsenal forward Nicklas Bendtner. The 24-year-old Denmark international, who has two years remaining on his Gunners contract, is looking to move away from the Emirates Stadium this summer after Arsenal signed forwards Lukas Podoski and Olivier Giroud this summer. Bendtner’s agent Tom Brookes is confident that the player […]

Spain has named its preliminary squad for this summer’s London Olympics and it includes two members of Spain’s Euro 2012 winning side; Juan Mata and Jordi Alba Mata’s involvement is not a surprise after he agreed his commitment to Spain’s Olympic plans with Chelsea earlier this summer: “I have confirmed with Chelsea that I can […]

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque believes the first-half goals his side scored were key in Sunday’s 4-0 win over Italy in the Euro 2012 final. Despite the Azzurri dominating proceedings early on, it was Spain who hit the front foot in the 14th minute when David Silva opened the scoring, before Jordi Alba raced out […]

Boring Spain? I don’t think so. Spain took Italy apart today in the Euro 2012 final winning 4-0 and becoming the first side to win three successive major tournaments. This was a record breaking performance by Spain as Iker Casillas became the first player to win 100 international games and Vicente del Bosque became the […]

Few would have predicted that Italy and Spain’s 1-1 draw on June 10 would end up becoming a preview of the EURO 2012 final just three weeks later. Each squad has fought off adversities, injury problems, and questionable form among its players to make it to Sunday’s clash at Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. Lineups […]

The two sides had been drawn in Group C early on in the tournament. They played each other in their opening fixture and drew 1-1 and the Azzurri subsequently went on to draw against Croatia in their next game. This meant that Italy needed a favourable result between Spain and Croatia in the final group […]

Spain captain Iker Casillas insists the team are united in their desire to reach as many finals as possible. The reigning champions will face either Germany or Italy, who meet on Thursday, in the Euro 2012 showpiece on Sunday after squeezing past Portugal on penalties. Spain’s style of retaining possession at all costs has been […]

Vicente Del Bosque praised his side’s fighting spirit and looked ahead to Sunday’s final against either Germany or Italy, saying: “The players have played so many matches and they have to show their best in one more.” Del Bosque added: “It was a very even match but maybe we were a little better in extra time. […]