La Roja
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Spain qualified for the last 16 of Euro 2024 with a match to spare on Thursday after beating Italy 1-0 in a dominant display which ensured that La Roja would go through as Group B winners. Riccardo Calafiori’s own goal nine minutes after half-time was the difference between the two sides at Gelsenkirchen in the…
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Call it shutting mouths, call it vindication, call it pulling a thorn out of his side. Redemption. The player most discussed, questioned and at times lynched of the Spain national team is Alvaro Morata. He was a protagonist in the win over Croatia that took La Roja through to the quarters of Euro 2020. The…
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Spain reached Euro 2020’s quarter-finals by the skin of their teeth in a thriller against Croatia. Luis Enrique’s side looked to be sailing through when Croatia hit two late goals to force the game into extra time. Croatia took the lead against the run of play when Pedri’s pass-back, from near the half-way line, was…
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Atletico Madrid star Koke believes Spain must change to a mix of two styles of play–the famous “tiki-taka” and “fury”–if they are to stand a chance of winning the European Championship. Image: Koke in training at Euro 2016. According to the player, if Spain’s best tactics are adopted at Euro 2016, the team should be…
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