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England’s quest to end 58 years of pain and disappointment ended in failure as they were beaten by Spain in the Euro 2024 final at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Gareth Southgate’s side were sunk by Mikel Oyarzabal’s late winner to leave England heartbroken again and unable to end the long wait for …

Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana became the youngest goalscorer in European Championship history as Spain beat France in an absorbing contest to reach the final of Euro 2024. After Randal Kolo Muani headed in Kylian Mbappe’s cross to give France an early lead, Yamal curled home a stunning strike from outside …

England’s wait to win a first Women’s World Cup title goes on after Spain deservedly triumphed in the final in Sydney. The Lionesses, looking to become the first England senior side since the men’s team in 1966 to win the World Cup, suffered heartbreak after being outplayed by a Spanish …

Japan have qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup as Group E winners after a shock 2-1 win over Spain. Alvaro Morata’s header gave La Roja the lead in the first half, but two quickfire goals from Ritsu Doan and Ao Tanaka after the break were enough for …

Nico Williams, the younger brother of Ghana international Inaki Williams, has played his first match for Spain. The young forward made a second half appearance in the 2010 World Cup champions’ UEFA Nations League defeat to Switzerland on Saturday. Manuel Akanji gave the away side a surprised lead in the …

A Spanish bishop, Xavier Novell has quit the Catholic Church after he reportedly fell in love with an author of satanic erotic fiction. The 52-year-old cleric, who became Spain’s youngest bishop in 2010, resigned at the end of last month, citing “personal reasons”. Catholic publication, Religión Digital, reported that he …

Brazil edged Spain to the gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 (in 2021) Men’s Olympic Football Tournament after a late goal from substitute Malcom in extra-time sealed a 2-1 win. It took a goal deep in extra-time from super-sub Malcom to see Brazil beat Spain 2-1 and claim their second …