MADRID, June 6 : Spain arrive at the World Cup as favourites and manager Luis de la Fuente, architect of the side who won the Euros in remarkable fashion two years ago, is in no mood to play down the hype.Sitting down with Reuters before the tournament, he embraced the favourites tag as a long-overdue pat on

El seleccionador español asume la etiqueta de favorita, pide prudencia y defiende que España llega al Mundial con madurez, confianza y una ambición real

June 5 : Coach Luis de la Fuente was happy Spain came through their final home friendly without injuries and used the opportunity to hand debuts to several youngsters, but said…

MADRID, June 5 : Spain's 64-year-old manager Luis de la Fuente looks like a man who has made peace with football's chaos.Kind, warm, smiling and armed with the serene certainty of…

Coach overcame early media scepticism to lead win Nations League and Euro titles. Now they could be World Cup favourites

MADRID, June 6 : Spain arrive at the World Cup as favourites and manager Luis de la Fuente, architect of the side who won the Euros in remarkable fashion two years ago, is in no…

Spain gave a taste of what makes them one of the World Cup favourites with a 3-1 win over Peru on Monday in their final friendly before the showpiece kicks off.