Football Champions

With 72 hours before the Spanish Football season kicks-off, the Spanish Internationals were in PUERTO RICO representing SPAIN in an International Friendly match which Spain won 1 - 2. The game had no real sense except for some political favours between Football Federation Officials & the money paid to see the European & World Champions. The worries of some local Coaches become a reality when

Two years ago exactly on this day 11th of June SPAIN won its first ever FIFA WORLD CUP title defeating Holland 0-1 in extra-time with a now historical goal from Andres Iniesta. To live some of those memories again watch this video tribute to SPANISH FOOTBALL & its NATIONAL TEAM.

The World Football governing body "FIFA" has released its monthly ranking (June-July) of the Football
Nations. It´s no surprise to see SPAIN consolidate its Nº1 position after recently
winning the European Nations Cup. There is a notable drop in positions for Holland
which was knocked out early in the Group phase of the Euro competition.





Spain Euro 2012



Here is the top 10 Football

The "inventors" ( back in 1956 ) of the "Golden Ball Award ", France Football, has come out publicly today to defend Spanish National Team Goalkeeper IKER CASILLAS & let drop that perhaps it is time that the Spanish Captain receive the Award.The accolades have been close to perfect for any Football professional: "...for  the breathe of his work & the length of permanence at at the Top, but for

SPANISH NATIONAL U-21 FOOTBALL TEAM Coach Luis Milla has handed in today his list of 22 players that will represent SPAIN in the upcoming London Olympic Games. The 
current U-21 squad is the reigning European Champions & is full of top World class
players who are regular members of European elite Clubs.

Three in the list have recently been crowed "European Champions" after participating 
in the

Perhaps it is the moment to finally give the next FIFA World Player Award to FC Barcelona & Spanish International player ANDRES INIESTA. Many feel - myself included - that Iniesta should have been given the 2010 Fifa World Player Award instead of Lionel Messi after his great FIFA World Cup performance with winning goal included. The Spanish midfielder has been announced the 2012 Euro MVP player,

SPAIN has made Football History after defending & winning ( retaining ) the 2012 EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP 4 - 0 against ITALY in the Final.Never before has a team (nation) won the "triple crown" : Euro 2008- Fifa World Cup 2010 & now Euro 2012. The below team pictured as the starting 11 has managed to shut many mouths - happily mine as well - throwing into the rubbish bin criticisms about internal

SPAIN will attempt tonight to win back-to-back European Nations Cup titles & thus create History as the only National squad to win Euro (2008) - World Cup (2010) - Euro (2012). If they can manage to defeat the difficult & inform ITALY in tonight's FINAL this SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM will certainly go down as the "Greatest Football Team in History" overtaking the unbelievable 1970 Brazil

Approximately around 21 days back SPAIN & ITALY played the opener of the Group C match of the EURO 2012 Championship. It finished in a 1 - 1 draw result & the starting line-up team photos of the game & of both countries are below.




Spain 2012


This Sunday both again will meet but this time in the Final in the city of Kiev to determine who will be the 2012 European Nations Champions.



Italy

A cliff hanger, the first semi-final of the EURO 2012 went into extra-time & ended going into a penalty shoot-out that SPAIN won 0 (4) - PORTUGAL 0 (2) & thus qualifies itself for the next Sunday Final were they will defend their European title won back in 2008. 



Negredo


Spain again surprised everyone with a Centre Forward that was not Torres, but ALVARO NEGREDO from the start. The tactic

Big day in European Football with the first semi-final of the 2012 Euro Championship scheduled tonight. World & current Euro Champs SPAIN play neighbours PORTUGAL which has grown in strength & form as they have progressed. The star player for Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo has also lifted a few gears & is clearly the main danger for the Spanish defense, but not the only. Said all this, the SPANISH

Less than 24 hours away from tomorrows first EURO 2012 semi-final between PORTUGAL - SPAIN. Plenty of respect between both sides & many weary of the "big" players - Cristiano Ronaldo, Iniesta, Nani, Silva etc - & how to counter-balance their possible dangers. 

Portugal won Spain 4 - 0 in Lisbon last time they met in an International friendly match, so the memory is still fresh. The other news