Person: Lopetegui

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

soccer

A summer of unrest the precursor to a new season in Spain

Ahead of the 2019/20 La Liga season — which kicks off tonight — Dermot Corrigan looks at the key storylines to follow in the months ahead

soccer

Magical Ronaldo hat-trick gets World Cup party started for Portugal

soccer

Ramos: It feels like we’re in a funeral parlour... we’re starting a World Cup, it’s time to smile

Spain Press Conference - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

soccer

Fernando Hierro picked to unite factions after Spain’s ‘Saipan’

soccer

Clearing up this mess no easy matter for Spain

soccer

Fernando Hierro to manage Spain for World Cup

Spain sack their manager a day before the World Cup

Spain’s World Cup preparations are in turmoil after the sacking of head coach Julen Lopetegui on the eve of the tournament.

Wed, 13 Jun, 2018

New captain, old story: Kane says England can win World Cup

Newly-appointed captain Harry Kane wasted little time setting out his stall by expressing his belief England can win this summer’s World Cup.

Wed, 23 May, 2018

Gerard Pique ready to stand down from international duty if his stance on Catalonia an issue

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says he is ready to stand down from Spain duty if he is deemed a "problem" by national team coach Julen Lopetegui or the Spanish Football Federation as a result of his support for Catalan independence.

Mon, 02 Oct, 2017

Pep Guardiola: Bayern have to take risks

Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg

Tue, 21 Apr, 2015

And the Ballon D’Or goes to...

This evening’s 2014 Ballon D’Or ceremony in Zurich brings an end to a long build-up period to the award which seems to have started almost as soon as Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2013 prize last January, writes Dermot Corrigan.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015