And replace him with who exactly? De Gea is nursing an injury right now and Reina wouldn't have done much better under the same onslaught.

Spain has plenty of young talent here at the World Cup, its just that Del Bosque plays favorites.

This being said, I don't think this is the end of an era for Spain. They'll crash out of this tournament but this is the perfect opportunity for them to destroy and renew. They still have plenty of young talent and underused talent and with the inevitable sacking of Del Bosque imminent if this game finishes as is, I…

Damn, we could very well be seeing the end of Iker's Spain career.

Statistics wise, I understand why Diego Costa is getting selected up front. But being a lethal striker for 2 seasons while only playing 2 matches for your country does not guarantee you'll be a goal machine. I'm disappointed Villa has been benched, yeah he's not unstoppable like he was in 2010 but still, I'd take a…

Come back Puyol from retirement 2010 version of Puyol!

Doesn't look like putting Martinez has made any difference to improve Spain's defending

Do the family and deployed soldier live close by to each other? I'm thinking if this was a sitcom episode, it'd end with the family looking after the dog (since I wouldn't trust the girlfriend to do at this point) until he came back, theres a heartfelt reunion between the dog and soldier, kids are sad to see the dog…

This guy was my favorite ultimate player to play with on FIFA 07, the first soccer game I ever got.

I see what you did there, +1

Red Card Pepe

We need Germany to crush Portugal and Ghana, since we face them last there's a good chance if they've dominated their first two games that they might play a weaker lineup. Doesn't mean we would win, it just would make it easier for us to try and steal a draw.

If a news organization ever ends a headline in a question, the story itself is most likely bullshit.

lol

Ahh I think your thinking Of Salvatore Sirigu, he's #12 I think. Unless Buffon pulls his back like in 2010, Sirigu won't displace him though. Knock on wood of course.

Why wouldn't he be the starter, he's the teams captain!

You wouldn't want to read this pretty gruesome trilogy then

Get a life you racist piece of shit

This is the same judge that previously sentenced a 14 y/old black male to 10 years in juvenile hall for killing someone with one punch. By no way am I condoning what that kid did, but its fucking ridiculous and messed up this wealthier white male gets off easier.

Because apparently the Japanese were buying up America, now the fear is in China buying up America.