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Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming out of the rich and intense climes of La Liga and beyond.

It’s been a big week at Real Madrid, which is saying something, given it should have been all about Spain’s Euro 2024 celebrations. Celebrations that weren’t all smooth.

Manchester City’s Rodri Hernandez has caused a minor diplomatic incident after his ‘Gibraltar is Spanish chant’, with Chief Minister Fabian Picardo comparing it to the sort of stunt Dictator Francisco Franco would pull. Mikel Oyarzabal and Mikel Merino were branded ‘traitors’ by someone in their hometowns with particularly strong Basque feeling, and Dani Carvajal went viral for giving Spanish President Pedro Sanchez the cold shoulder. Perhaps the most wild was seeing Alvaro Morata launch a cup at a fan from their open-top bus due to a sign they were holding.

Apartt from that, it was mostly wholesome, with Marc Cucurella, Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams providing the good vibes. It has not calmed speculation around Williams though. This week Barcelona met with his agent to finalise personal terms, but Athletic Club coach Ernesto Valverde declared he was expecting him back in training on the 12th of August. Arsenal and Chelsea probably won’t drop out of the race until they know Barcelona have the money to do a deal. Barcelona also launched their new kit with a brilliant announcement video.

All that before even getting to Kylian Mbappe’s presentation. The Frenchman packed out the Santiago Bernabeu, with a rumoured 80,000 there to see him ‘accomplish his childhood dream’. A big Real Madrid love-in, one-year extensions for Lucas Vazquez and Luka Modric almost faded into the background.

It did leave Real Madrid stunned when Leny Yoro called them to say that he would be joining Manchester United. The local press say that Lille threatened to send him to the stands if Yoro did not accept Manchester United’s offer, although with phrases like ‘Real Madrid overestimated his determination to play for them’, it read a little like saving face.

All the same, Real Madrid do not have a plan B. They let Rafa Marin join Napoli earlier this month, they were that certain of getting Yoro over the line, but now face either a scrambled effort for another defender, or using Aurelien Tchouameni there as an emergency option.

Finally, the 11 Spanish venues were confirmed for the 2030 World Cup, with no Mestalla in Valencia, or Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan or Benito Villamarin in Seville. Sevilla will have La Cartuja at least, but reportedly politics got in the way of Spain’s third-most populous city missing out entirely…

 

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Footage has emerged of England and Spain fans fighting in the streets following the Euro 2024 final between the two nations.

England suffered yet more heartache as they fell to a 2-1 defeat which means their 58-year wait for international success goes on, whilst Spain’s win saw them become European Champions for a record fourth time.

Nico Williams gave Spain the lead just after the break, before Cole Palmer levelled three minutes after coming off the bench, but England conceded with just four minutes left as Mikel Oyarzabal popped up with the winner.

Following the conclusion of the final footage was captured of English and Spanish fans fighting in the streets in unsavoury scenes which didn’t appear to be from Berlin, with some social media users saying it looked like it could be in Benidorm.

Fans were seen brawling with punches being thrown, with one person seemingly knocked out in what is a sad way to end the tournament.

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]]> https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/15/england-spain-fans-fight-in-street-after-euro-2024-final/feed/ 0 1594096 (Image) Damning stat highlights Harry Kane’s lack of impact in Euro 2024 final https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/15/damning-stat-highlights-harry-kanes-struggles-at-euro-2024/ https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/15/damning-stat-highlights-harry-kanes-struggles-at-euro-2024/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:08:24 +0000 https://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=1594088 Harry Kane suffered defeat in yet another final as his and England’s wait for a trophy goes on following defeat to Spain in Berlin.  Kane was replaced by Ollie Watkins after just 61 minutes having failed to make an impact again for the Three Lions again. Nico Williams gave Spain the lead just after the […]

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Harry Kane suffered defeat in yet another final as his and England’s wait for a trophy goes on following defeat to Spain in Berlin. 

Kane was replaced by Ollie Watkins after just 61 minutes having failed to make an impact again for the Three Lions again.

Nico Williams gave Spain the lead just after the break before Cole Palmer equalised three minutes after coming on, but Mikel Oyarzabal broke England hearts as he scored the winner four minutes from the end.

Despite scoring three goals, which earns him a share of the Golden Boot, Kane hasn’t looked fit and has endured a really difficult tournament.

England had set up to play defensive football and hit teams on the counter which hasn’t suited Kane as he doesn’t run in behind defenders, and there were no runners beyond him which he needs.

The England captain cut a forlorn and isolated figure for not just the final but large parts of the tournament, with England looking more of a threat without him on the pitch.

A damning stat has highlighted Kane’s struggles with the former Tottenham striker having just one touch in the box across both the Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 finals, less than Jack Grealish who didn’t even make Gareth Southgate’s squad this summer.

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]]> https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/15/damning-stat-highlights-harry-kanes-struggles-at-euro-2024/feed/ 0 1594088 (Image) Former Tottenham player slams Declan Rice for his performance against Spain https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/van-der-vaart-slams-rice-performance-against-spain/ https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/van-der-vaart-slams-rice-performance-against-spain/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2024 22:34:43 +0000 https://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=1594081 Former Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart slammed Declan Rice’s performance against Spain in the final of Euro 2024, labelling the midfielder useless. England suffered more heartache in Berlin as they slipped to a second consecutive European Championship final defeat. Cole Palmer scored a brilliant equaliser to cancel out Nico Williams’ opener, and with ten minutes […]

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Former Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart slammed Declan Rice’s performance against Spain in the final of Euro 2024, labelling the midfielder useless.

England suffered more heartache in Berlin as they slipped to a second consecutive European Championship final defeat.

Cole Palmer scored a brilliant equaliser to cancel out Nico Williams’ opener, and with ten minutes to go England were still in the game, but Mikel Oyarzabal popped up four minutes from time with the winner to break English hearts.

Van de Vaart isn’t one to hold back his words and was scathing in his criticism of Rice at full time, labelling the Arsenal star useless and criticising him for not being able to pass forward.

Rice started every game for England out in Germany, but in the end he was unable to help the Three Lions end their 58-year wait for international success in what could be Gareth Southgate’s final game in charge.

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Jude Bellingham vented his frustrations after England’s defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024 by kicking a water cooler as he made his way towards the tunnel at full time.

It wasn’t to be for England again, and they succumbed to a second consecutive European Championship final defeat.

Nico Williams gave Spain the lead just after the break, but Cole Palmer levelled brilliantly three minutes after coming off the bench.

Unfortunately for England Mikel Oyarzabal popped up with the winner four minutes from time although the Three Lions went agonisingly close through Declan Rice’s header before Dani Olmo cleared the ball off the line but Spain held on.

Bellingham, has had a mixed tournament and despite his heroics against Slovakia in the last 16 he’s not had the sort of impact many would have expected given the season he had for Real Madrid.

Losing big matches isn’t a regular occurrence for the 21-year-old and he took his frustrations out on an water cooler by kicking it over before taking a seat on the bench on his own.

This will hurt Bellingham but he will likely have many more moments in his career when he’s on the winning side of things.

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]]> https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/bellingham-kicks-water-cooler-in-frustration-following-england-loss/feed/ 0 1594071 (Video) “I don’t think now is a good time to make a decision like that” – Southgate non-committal on future https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/southgate-now-not-time-to-discuss-future/ https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/southgate-now-not-time-to-discuss-future/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2024 21:46:03 +0000 https://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=1594066 Gareth Southgate has said now isn’t the time to make a decision on his future following England’s defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024. England suffered more heartbreak in Berlin as they lost a second consecutive European Championships final. Nico Williams gave Spain the lead two minutes into the second half, but England […]

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Gareth Southgate has said now isn’t the time to make a decision on his future following England’s defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024.

England suffered more heartbreak in Berlin as they lost a second consecutive European Championships final.

Nico Williams gave Spain the lead two minutes into the second half, but England hit back through substitute Cole Palmer, and were very much in the game with ten minutes remaining, only for Mikel Oyarzabal to score the winner four minutes from the end.

Southgate has guided England to two finals and a semi final in his four tournaments at the helm, but he could have managed his final game, despite the FA reportedly wanting him to to continue.

After the game Southgate was asked about his future but said it wasn’t the time to make a decision, but it certainly feels like the end of an era for England, and perhaps it’s best they move in a new direction with this young exciting crop of players coming through.

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Spain became European Champions for a record fourth time as they beat England 2-1 in Berlin to make it seven wins out of seven at Euro 2024.

In a cagey first half Spain had plenty of possession, but didn’t offer much in the way of a goal threat, with England going closest through Phil Foden.

The Spanish were dealt a huge blow with Rodri forced off with injury at half time, but it didn’t harm them as they took the lead just two minutes into the second half through Nico Williams.

Cole Palmer equalised with a fine effort just three minutes after coming on, but Spain won it late on through Mikel Oyarzabal.

Spain were full of joy at full time and Alvaro Morata kicked off the celebrations as he collected the European Championship trophy and hoisted it into the air, before passing it to his team mates.

The Spanish deserved to win and will no doubt celebrate long into the German night as they rightly should.

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]]> https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/spain-lift-record-fourth-european-championship/feed/ 0 1594061 (Image) Lamine Yamal breaks yet another record as Spain break England hearts in Berlin https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/lamine-yamal-breaks-yet-another-record-as-spain-beat-england/ https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/lamine-yamal-breaks-yet-another-record-as-spain-beat-england/#comments Sun, 14 Jul 2024 21:17:13 +0000 https://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=1594058 Teenage sensation Lamine Yamal broke yet another record as Spain beat England 2-1 in the final of Euro 2024. The first half was a cagey affair with neither side offering much in the way of an attacking threat with Phil Foden going closest for England. Spain were dealt a blow losing Rodri to injury at […]

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Teenage sensation Lamine Yamal broke yet another record as Spain beat England 2-1 in the final of Euro 2024.

The first half was a cagey affair with neither side offering much in the way of an attacking threat with Phil Foden going closest for England.

Spain were dealt a blow losing Rodri to injury at half time, but it didn’t seem to bother them as they took the lead two minutes after the break through Nico Williams.

England turned to their bench and Cole Palmer came up trumps as he fired in a brilliant equaliser three minutes after coming on, but it was late heartbreak for the Three Lions as Mikel Oyarzabal converted Marc Cucurella’s cross.

Yamal has had a brilliant tournament and had a couple of opportunities to score in the final, but the 17-year-old has been creating history throughout the tournament, and he broke another record by becoming the youngest player to ever win the Euros.

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]]> https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/lamine-yamal-breaks-yet-another-record-as-spain-beat-england/feed/ 1 1594058 (Video) Harry Kane replaced after just 61 minutes as England look for way back against Spain https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/kane-replaced-by-watkins-in-euro-2024-final/ https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/14/kane-replaced-by-watkins-in-euro-2024-final/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2024 20:29:45 +0000 https://www.caughtoffside.com/?p=1594048 Gareth Southgate has rolled the dice with half an hour to go against Spain replacing his captain Harry Kane with Ollie Watkins. Kane has struggled all tournament and despite being in with a chance of winning the Golden Boot he’s struggled to get involved in games. The Spain defence were having far to easy a […]

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Gareth Southgate has rolled the dice with half an hour to go against Spain replacing his captain Harry Kane with Ollie Watkins.

Kane has struggled all tournament and despite being in with a chance of winning the Golden Boot he’s struggled to get involved in games.

The Spain defence were having far to easy a time, with the England captain not offering a threat in behind, and with England looking to play on the counter Watkins with his pace and runs in behind would seemingly offer England the best chance of getting back into the game.

Southgate will be hoping Watkins can have a similar impact to the semi final where he scored a last minute winner against the Netherlands.

England need Watkins to make an impact as they haven’t started the second half well and find themselves a goal down with Nico Willians giving Spain the lead just two minutes into the second half.

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Spain have been dealt a huge blow with Manchester City star Rodri forced off with injury at half time with Matin Zubimendi replacing him.

Rodri has been a talisman for Spain and not having him in the second half could be a huge blow, and hand England a possible advantage.

The first half was cagey with not many opportunities and neither side took too many risks with Phil Foden going closest, whilst Spain dominated possession.

The options from the bench could make a big difference if the game is still level heading into the latter stages with England possessing a number of match winning options including Cole Palmer and Ollie Watkins.

England are looking to end their 58-year wait for international success, and a win would also see them win their first tournament on foreign soil, whilst Spain are looking for a major trophy since 2012, but they will have to do it without Rodri.

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