Spain national team boss Vicente del Bosque has lamented the fact David Villa has suffered serious injury in the World Club Cup in Japan, but has urged caution before ruling the Asturian out of next year’s European Championships in Poland and Ukraine. Villa fractured a tibia in his left leg after falling awkwardly in the 4-1 win over Qatari side Al-Sadd, and Del Bosque told Europa Press: “The news is very bad, awful, but mainly for ...More

Spain boss Vicente del Bosque believes his side has been handed a ‘difficult’ task at Euro 2012 after the draw held in Kiev on Friday. The reigning European Champions have been drawn in Group C alongside Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia for the tournament to be held in Poland and Ukraine between June 8 and July 1next year. “It is going to be difficult because there are 16 very strong teams and every one of them will be hard to ...More

Roberto Martinez believes that the dominance of Barcelona on a European club level and Spain on an international level have been down to good planning and player development. Martinez, a Spaniard himself, never made an appearance for the Spanish national team and has gained more recognition for his exploits in England. The Wigan boss believes that the Spanish FA have spent the last 10 years building up a system where they bring through...More

Spain boss Vicente del Bosque was a relieved man after his World and European Champions managed to reverse a two-goal deficit to salvage a 2-2 draw from Tuesday’s friendly with Costa Rica in San José. First-half goals from Randall Brenes and Joel Campbell had given Jorgé Luis Pinto’s men an unlikely advantage in front of 35,000 spectators in the Estadio Nacional, but an 83rd minute David Silva strike and a last-gasp David Villa equali...More

Fernando Llorente has been forced to pull out of Spain’s final training session before the friendly with Costa Rica after suffering some discomfort in a knee, and the Athletic Bilbao striker is now doubtful for the game. Boss Vicente del Bosque revealed the 26-year-old was due to share the main striking duties over the 90 minutes with Fernando Torres, but the Chelsea man could now get the nod if Llorente is ruled out. On the other han...More

England’s surprise victory over Spain saw Fabio Capello’s side enjoy a relatively rare success, defeating the reigning World and European Champions at Wembley. While some purists have criticised the approach adopted by the home side, Capello’s gameplan would make his side the first team to keep a clean sheet against Spain since Portugal almost 12 months earlier. Despite resting captain John Terry, favouring Joleon Lescott and Phil Ja...More