La Roja holding out for a hero

Spain’s bid to return to the peak of international football begins in La Roja’s first Euro 2016 qualifier at home to Macedonia tonight.

But finding a striker who can score some goals is La Roja’s first issue to confront.

Following the disastrous showing at the summer’s World Cup, where the defending champions were embarrassingly the first team sent home in the group stages, coach Vicente Del Bosque has kept his job, but knows things will have to change.