Departing Spain coach Luis Aragones has backed Vicente del Bosque as the right man to take over from him at the helm of the newly-crowned European Champions.

AFTER scoring the winning goal in the 1-0 final win over Germany, Fernando Torres hailed Spain’s Euro 2008 success as “a great victory for a whole country.”

Germany 0 Spain 1

Russia 0 Spain 3

Spain 0 Italy 0 (Spain win 4-2 on penalties)

Coach Luis Aragones has played down any suggestion of tension or unrest in the Spain camp as his side prepare to face world champions Italy in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008.

Greece 1 Spain 2

THERE will be two unfamiliar sides on view when Greece take on Spain in what is effectively a dead rubber in their Euro 2008 Group D clash today.

SPAIN striker Fernando Torres has rubbished talk of a rift between himself and coach Luis Aragones as they face into tonight’s clash with Sweden (5pm).

SPAIN coach Luis Aragones felt his side were given a much tougher ride in their Euro 2008 opener against Russia than the final 4-1 scoreline suggested.

SPAIN coach Luis Aragones has given little away over team selection for his side’s opening Group D game of Euro 2008 against Russia (kick-off 5pm).

ANDRES INIESTA has warned Northern Ireland to expect no favours from Spain when the two nations clash decisively in Las Palmas on Wednesday.

COACH Luis Aragones insists Spain are not taking anything for granted in their quest to reach the European Championship finals, even after his side’s potentially crucial victory over Denmark on Saturday.

THE football world is in mourning following the death of Sevilla wing-back Antonio Puerta.

Spain coach Luis Aragones has successfully appealed a €3,000 fine handed to him for making derogatory comments about Thierry Henry.

LEGENDARY Madrid attacker, Raul, has been omitted from Luis Aragones’ Spain squad for the Euro 2008 qualifier against Sweden next Saturday.

FRENCH renaissance? More like a French revolution. Zinedine Zidane reborn?

Veteran coach Luis Aragones has signed a contract extension that will see him remain in charge of Spain until the end of the 2008 European Championships.

THIERRY HENRY insists France’s win over Spain was the perfect answer to Luis Aragones.

Thierry Henry insists France’s win over Spain was the perfect answer to Luis Aragones.

Spain 1 France 3

SPANISH skipper Raul and young Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas will start tonight’s potential classic World Cup round of 16 clash with France, coach Luis Aragones confirmed last night.

Saudi Arabia 0 Spain 1

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is looking to cement his place in Spain’s squad by shining against Saudi Arabia in Friday’s World Cup Group H clash.

Spain 3 Tunisia 1

SPAIN coach Luis Aragones believes there is still room for improvement in his side, ahead of today’s duel with Tunisia.

Spain defender Carles Puyol insists there is no bad blood between himself and Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko.

Spain coach Luis Aragones is adamant his young side can put their country’s poor World Cup record behind them and prosper in Germany this summer.

Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes has been left out of Spain’s 23-man squad for this summer’s World Cup finals.

SPAIN coach Luis Aragones has defended his decision to pick Chelsea left-back Asier Del Horno ahead of Getafe’s Mariano Pernia in his 27-man squad for the pre-World Cup get-together.

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas earned praise from Spain coach Luis Aragones after making his international debut in the 3-2 friendly win over the Ivory Coast.

UEFA’s plan for Thierry Henry and Luis Aragones to put on a united front at an anti-racism conference next year appears doomed to failure.

Arsenal’s Thierry Henry is being urged by UEFA to meet Luis Aragones, the Spain coach who was fined €3,000 for calling him a “black ****”.

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has earned a call-up by Spain coach Luis Aragones for a get-together at the start of next week.

Arsenal forward Jose Antonio Reyes has spoken in support of reported Chelsea target Joaquin after his international team-mate was left out of the Spain squad for this weekend’s World Cup play-off.

REAL MADRID goalkeeper Iker Casillas claims Manchester United are interested in signing him.

Spain coach Luis Aragones has revealed he has appealed against the punishment he received for controversial comments about Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.

Luis Aragones was tonight fined €3,000 by his employers, the Spanish Football Association, for his racist slur against Thierry Henry.

THE director general of Spain’s Upper Sports Council has asked the Spanish FA to urgently resolve the racism claim against Spain coach Luis Aragones.

THIERRY Henry insisted he could “forgive but never forget” Spain coach Luis Aragones’ racist slur as he revealed how it had prompted him to launch a Europe-wide anti-racism campaign.

Thierry Henry insisted he could “forgive but never forget” Spain coach Luis Aragones’ racist slur as he revealed how it had prompted him to launch a Europe-wide anti-racism campaign.

Spain coach Luis Aragones has dug himself deeper into a hole over his remark about Thierry Henry by now referring to Jose Antonio Reyes as “a gypsy”.

Spain coach Luis Aragones is confident he is not going to be punished for alleged racism even though the Spanish FA (RFEF) opened a disciplinary case against him last week.

Spanish national team coach Luis Aragones faces a formal investigation after Spain’s Football Federation yesterday decided to open disciplinary proceedings over racist comments about Thierry Henry of France and Arsenal.