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- Ramos eager to get started
Spain defender Sergio Ramos admits the European champions are now champing at the bit ahead of their World Cup opener against Switzerland on Wednesday.
Coach Vicente Del Bosque is just happy to have all of his Spain players available for selection. Fernando Torres, Cesc Fabregas and Andres Iniesta all suffered inj View more »- Del Bosque: We can make the World Cup great
- Spain coach Vicente del Bosque heads into his team's opening Group H game against Switzerland believing South Africa's tournament can still be remembered as the best World Cup of all time. Del Bosque said he and his players feel a sense of responsibility to make the tournament a success so the people in the host count View more »
- Spain eager to light up World Cup
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque heads into his team's opening Group H game against Switzerland on Wednesday believing South Africa's tournament can still be remembered as the best World Cup of all time.
Del Bosque said he and his players are determined to help make the tournament a success so the people in the host View more »- Iniesta set for Spain’s opener
- DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA(AP) —Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta likely will be available for the Group H match against Switzerland after taking part in a full training session. Iniesta took the field at Moses Mabhida Stadium for the 60-minute session Tuesday, a day after completing his first full practice for the Euro View more »
- Iniesta will start - Del Bosque
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque is confident Andres Iniesta will be fit enough to start against Switzerland in their World Cup opener on Wednesday.
Iniesta suffered a thigh injury during a 6-0 friendly win over Poland and has been training away from his team-mates as he looks to recover in time.
And Del Bosque t View more »- Banks dismisses Casillas claim
Gordon Banks has hit back at Iker Casillas' "disrespectful" claim that England's goalkeepers are not up to scratch.
The Spain number one said earlier this week that David James, Rob Green and Joe Hart lacked the big-match pedigree to cut it at the World Cup. He argued that the trio's lack of Champions League exper View more »- Iniesta has 'minor muscle injury'
Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta has a "minor muscle injury", the national team doctor has revealed.
Iniesta brilliantly set up two goals in the opening 15 minutes and was the star performer as Spain dominated the first half of a World Cup warm-up match in which they thrashed Poland 6-0 in Murcia on Tuesday night.
View more »- Ruthless Spain hammer Poland
Fernando Torres made a scoring return from injury as Spain thrashed Poland 6-0 in their last warm-up match before departing for the World Cup.
Torres came on after 66 minutes and showed no ill effects from the injury which had seen him miss the end of the season with Liverpool, but Andres Iniesta went off with a t View more »- Spain 6 Poland 0
Read a full match report of the international friendly between Spain and Poland on Tuesday June 8 2010.
Fernando Torres marked his return from injury with a goal as Spain routed Poland 6-0 in their last World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday, but the European champions were left with doubts over Andres Iniesta after th View more »- Xavi backs Lampard and Gerrard to shine
Spain playmaker Xavi is an admirer of England's midfield stars and would not be surprised to see Fabio Capello's side triumph at the World Cup in South Africa.
The Barcelona midfielder picked out Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard as the players who can fire England into the latter stages of the tournament.
He to View more »
