Merino’s late heroics fire Spain into World Cup semi-finals to face France
Mikel Merino has done it again. The Arsenal midfielder scored a late winner against Belgium to send Spain into the World Cup semi-finals, where they will face France for a…
De la Fuente’s Spain chasing history as unbeaten run reaches 35 games
Spain are bidding to become just the fourth team to hold both the World Cup and European Championship crowns simultaneously. Should they lift the trophy, they would join their compatriots…
Collina’s zero-tolerance crackdown on corner chaos is reshaping World Cup refereeing
Fifa’s head of referees Pierluigi Collina delivered a clear message to coaches before the World Cup: excessive holding and blocking in the penalty area would not be tolerated. To referees,…