Tag: Spain

Mkhitaryan gives his favourites to win the World Cup – leaves out two major...

Speaking in a Q&A with fans, Henrikh Mkhitaryan named his favourites to win the World Cup this summer, but left out two major contenders for the competition.

Full UEFA Nations League draw: England to face Spain in Group 4

Gareth Southgate's England side were drawn in League A/Group 4 and will face Croatia & Spain. Group 1 features Netherlands, France & Germany. Ireland drew Wales in League B/Group 4.

International round-up: Ramsey’s Wales eliminated, Monreal wins with Spain

Aaron Ramsey's Wales have failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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Ozil gets international call-up as Mustafi and Bellerin both snubbed

Mesut Ozil has been called-up for Germany's upcoming international games but it was a different story for two other Arsenal players.
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International round-up: Sanchez’s Chile progress while Mustafi watches on as Germany go through

Germany and Chile both qualified for the knockouts as the Confederations Cup group stages drew to a close.

Bellerín: “England better than Spain for developing youngsters”

Hector Bellerín believes England is a better place for young players to develop in comparison to his native Spain due to a higher level of professionalism and more opportunities being available.

Chambers and Holding aiming for the semi-finals of the European Championships with England

Calum Chambers and Rob Holding are aiming for the semi-finals of the U21 European Championships tonight.

Monreal believes Bellerin will stay at Arsenal

Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal says club and country teammate Hector Bellerin will stay at the club, despite rumours suggesting Barcelona are close to completing a deal to sign him.

International round-up: Ramsey scores pen, Maitland-Niles involved as England u20s win World Cup

It was another mixed evening for Arsenal players on international duty yesterday. How did they fare?

Arsenal’s international roundup: Ospina kept busy in goal, Monreal and Asano both subs for...

Three Arsenal players were involved in international duty for their respective countries on Wednesday evening. So how did they fare?

Alexis Sanchez stars, Calamity Kos, Elneny scores & more: Arsenal international round up [with...

Alexis Sanchez, Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud, Mohamed Elneny, David Ospina, Joel Campbell and Ainsley Maitland-Niles have all been in action for the respective countries.

Juventus to scout Bellerin on Monday night

Juventus are expected to be in the crowd on Monday night to scout Hector Bellerin when Spain’s u21s take on Italy in Rome.

Cazorla set to attend England v Spain despite no call-up

Santi Cazorla will be at Spain's friendly against England at Wembley tonight (Tuesday).
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Overjoyed! Monreal reacts to his first international goal

Nacho Monreal netted his first international goal as Spain beat Macedonia 4-0 and he was clearly delighted with the whole thing.
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Watch: Monreal scores first ever goal for Spain

Nacho Monreal scored his first ever goal for Spain on Saturday as they beat Macedonia 4-0.
LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE - JUNE 10: Hector Bellerin of Spain faces the media during a press conference on June 10, 2016 in La Rochelle, France. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Bellerin – What it’s like to share dressing room with idols

Hector Bellerin recently spoke to Arsenal's official podcast about what it was like to get his first call up for Spain's senior team during the Euros.

Giroud, Mustafi and Monreal get call-ups, Ozil rested

Olivier Giroud, Shkodran Mustafi and Nacho Monreal have all received call-ups ahead of the international break next week.
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Watch: Bellerin provides Munir with expert assist for Spain u21s

There were doubts over Hector Bellerin's fitness after he picked up a knock against San Marino but he appears fit and well after he played a full 90 minutes for Spain's u21s against Estonia.

Who said footballs have it easy? Monreal’s last minute dash to Albania

Nacho Monreal finally got his first call up since 2013 for Spain's match against Albania on Sunday but getting there in time was easier said than done.

Watch: Monreal assists Spain in 2-0 victory

Nacho Monreal finally got the chance to prove himself during Spain's 2-0 win over Albania on Sunday.
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Monreal finally gets Spain call up

Nacho Monreal has been drafted in by Spain after Jordi Alba had to withdraw from the squad with injury after their 1-1 draw against Italy in Turin.

Chambers, Holding, Asano and Bellerin all get minutes for respective countries

Calum Chambers, Rob Holding, Takuma Asano and Hector Bellerin have all featured for their respective countries during the interlul so far.

Watch: Bellerin assists as former Arsenal youngster misses penalty

Hector Bellerin provided a silky assist during Spain's u21 match against Sweden, while ex-Arsenal youngster, Kristoffer Olsson, missed a penalty.

Bellerin benched again as Spain crash out of Euros v Italy

Hector Bellerin was, once again, an unused sub in Spain's 2-0 loss against Italy in the Euros.

Ozil and Xhaka among 10 best at Euro 2016

Mesut Ozil and new boy Granit Xhaka have been named in the top ten best performing players at this year's Euros so far.

More on Morata – Could he still join Arsenal?

On Tuesday, Real Madrid activated their buy-back clause and signed Alvaro Morata from Juventus but it looks as if Arsenal (and Chelsea) could still get a look in.
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Tuesday recap: Is the chase for Morata over?

Here's a look at what happened in the Goonerverse on Tuesday.

Bellerin benched, Cech naive

It was a bad day at the office for Hector Bellerin and Petr Cech; Cech let in two goals while Hector didn't get a look in.
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Celta Viga president: I think Nolito will leave

Celta Vigo's president, Carlos Mourino, may have just handed Arsenal the boost we needed.

Bellerin was benched but didn’t Morata do well?

Hector Bellerin was on the bench for the entire match... again.
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Five of Bellerin’s ‘boldest’ fashion statements

After Hector Bellerin (and Aaron Ramsey) were selected for Vogue's most stylish footballers at the Euros feature, we thought we'd take a look at some of the Spaniard's 'bolder' looks.

Monday Arsenal recap: Nwakali, Hysaj, Cavani, Umtiti and more

With just one game on Monday featuring Arsenal players to entertain us, a little more gossip than we’ve had lately creeped into the equation.

Rosicky sets new record as Czechs struggle against Spain

To the surprise of Arsenal fans everywhere, and half of Spain, Hector Bellerin was named on the bench while Juanfran was handed a start for their first game of the tournament.

Sunday recap: Cavani? Giroud v Benzema + actual football

With the Euros underway and Arsenal players to focus on, it seems as if the transfer gossip mill is taking a little break. In fact,...

Bellerín hails Cech, Rosicky, speaks about call up

Hector Bellerín has told UEFA that he would not have believed it possible that he would be at the Euros and that he found out he was included in the provisional squad through a relative who saw it on TV.

Fabregas: Cech will be difficult to beat

Cesc Fabregas has praised his former team-mate, Petr Cech, ahead of Spain's Euro clash against the Czech Republic.

Wednesday recap: Another new midfielder + Mkhitaryan, Mahrez, Vardy, more

Another day, another load of rumours, but this time it seems like we might have something concrete to report.

11 new football rules you need to know ahead of the Euros

As the Euros get ready to start, many people haven’t realised that there have been a host of rule changes. Here are 11 of the 95 changes so you know what’s going on at least some of the time (although some are quite ridiculous)

Bellerin gets third cap in poor Spain defeat

Hector Bellerin was a halftime substitute in Spain’s last game before the Euros but could not stop his side losing, embarrassingly, to Georgia.

Club to act to safeguard Bellerin’s future

Arsenal are set to offer Hector Bellerin a new deal to ward off interest from Barcelona according to reports in the press today.