Two goals from #HarryKane turned it around for #England into tonight's Round of 32 and their reward for their endeavours is a Last 16 game against #Mexico at the iconic Estadio Azteca! 🇲🇽 Playing the Mexicans on home turf will no doubt be the biggest challenge for Tuchel and his side so far!

Of course you can beat Brazil when you look THIS GOOD! 😍🇯🇵 What a sensational kit! #Japan #BlueSamurais #WorldCup #adidasorginals #trefoil

I was wandering around Lancaster today and as usual, popped my head into Waterstones! 📚 Amongst the sport biographies was this book by Rich Fitzpatrick all about Helenio Herrera. Looking forward to this one - another Summer read secured! 🙌🏻 #footballbooks #spanishfootball #laligahistory

He may have crashed out in this #WorldCup in the Group Stages, but never under estimate the tenacity and genius of Marcelo Bielsa. He's a Madman with a Blue Bucket!

📅 #OnThisDay in 1995 Deportivo de A Coruña won their first ever #CopaDelRey Trophy after a 2-1 win over Valencia! How great was this team? 😍 #SuperDepor #FootballNostalgia

The Story of #CaboVerde keeps on getting better and better! 🇨🇻 Stop Us If You Can.

Anybody else looking forward to Uruguay v Spain at 1AM? I am and here's why! Also, go and check out below for a link to Martin da Cruz's new book all about the history of La Celeste! #WorldCup #Spain  #Uruguay

🇪🇨 And just like that, Sebastián Beccacece became a World Cup icon!

📅 #OnThisDay in 1978. Argentina beat The Netherlands after extra-time to win their first World Cup and on home soil 🏆 The rivalry between La Selección and the Total Football Dutch became a huge storyline in major tournaments over the decade! #WorldCup #Argentina #Netherlands

The Adidas Predator. The finest leather you can wrap around a ball. Power. Precision. Poise. There was no better boot for us. #throughtheyears #adidas #footballboot #beckham

The image of Footballing Sophistication 👌🏻 Zinedine Zidane was more than just a talismanic midfielder. He was an artist with the ball. When he laced up those Adidas Predators, the game was already over. Bon Anniversaire Zizou! 🙌🏻 #zidane #halamadrid #adidas

📅 #OnThisDay 40 years ago, Maradona ruled the World. In one of his greatest ever games, he led Argentina to a 2-1 victory over England in the quarter finals of the #Mexico86 World Cup. Fun fact - the shirt Maradona wore for sold at auction last year for £1.7m! #maradona #diego

Once upon a time for La Celeste 🇺🇾 Forlan, Cavani and Suarez - 163 international goals between them and one #WorldCup Golden Boot. Could Uruguay use these guys right now?

That's more like it from Spain 🇪🇸 It'll be said to the death but Lamine Yamal is so special. This lays down a marker where he can make this tournament his own and bring home a second #WorldCup for España.

Essential clobber for today 💙🤍 #MálagaSonPrimera

WHAT A NIGHT. Málaga CF, after 8 years away join Real Racing and Depor in #LaLiga. A squad built from their cantera, brimming with local lads who know what this means for the club. The future is bright for Málaga!

Hollywood actor and ardent Málaga fan, Antonio Banderas prepares for Málaga taking on Almeria for a place in #LaLiga. Can they return to the top flight for the first time since 2018? 📸 - Malaga CF

Spain have got two incredible kits for this #WorldCup. BUT In 2021, the Spanish Football Federation decided it was time to part company with the old logo - designed by the famous Spanish artist Joan Miró - in favour of the current logo... Has there been a bigger downgrade in football history? 🤦🏻

They will be getting ready to take on Saudi Arabia in the #WorldCup but playing on the top stage has never been an issue for the nation of #Uruguay! 🇺🇾 We were joined by Martin da Cruz to tell us more about the Worlds First Global Footballing Power! 🙌🏻 Listen Now!

It's #WorldCup KO day for Spain and the expectations for Luis de la Fuente and his are high! 🇪🇸 Whilst Spain look to double their trophy tally in North America, why not have a listen to our latest episode on when they hosted the world as the nation emerged from the Franco Era.

Just letting the neighbours know we mean business 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The excitement is building and even the wean is representing! 28 years later, we go again 🙌🏻 #Scotland #TartanArmy #NoScotlandNoParty

People often talk about England's Golden Generation being a failure but the same could easily be said about Spain's team of the 90s and early 00s. This squad had some incredible players but struggled to get through the groups - like when they lost to Nigeria in this brilliant game in #WorldCup 98!

🇺🇾 𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜... We've released two episodes today! One of them was our brilliant episode with Martin da Cruz, all about his new book Uruguay: Football's First Global Power - a brilliant insight on the history of a small South American nation who reshaped the global footballing landscape!

I think we've definitely caught #WorldCup Fever! 😍 To celebrate, we've released two brilliant episodes today! One about España 82 🇪🇸 and the other about Uruguay - Football's First Global Power with the brilliant Martin da Cruz 🇺🇾 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪

⏰ Just over 24 hours to go... How do we get in the spirit for the #WorldCup? By talking about España 82 of course! We talked about Paolo Rossi returning from a two year suspension to propel Italy to a third World Cup success! 🏆 OUT NOW ON PATREON! 🙌🏻

You might be cool... But are you Marcello Lippi winning the #WorldCup smoking a cigar cool?

Touch. Cut. Finish. Dennis Bergkamp the expert with a classic finish against Argentina at the 1998 #WorldCup! 🇳🇱

Last night I had the pleasure of being joined by Martin da Cruz to talk all about the brilliant Uruguay side, who became the worlds first global footballing power! 🇺🇾 Uruguay - Football's First Global Power is out TODAY! I'm really enjoying reading more about a new part of football history for me!

New episode out now where Nick & Paul are joined by Rob Potts, author of A Football Odyssey to discuss his brand new book, focussing on the must make journeys for football fans when heading over to Spain! Out now wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube 🙌🏻

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 With the #WorldCup less than a week away, it could only be one topic for the end of Series 2! España 82 was the biggest World Cup of the time but it was also an opportunity - where a new Spain could announce itself on the world stage. www.patreon.com/posts/160213...

One of the worst fouls you'll see in football happened in #España82, where West Germany's Harold Schumacher seriously injured the Frenchman Battison. The anger was huge and Schumacher was even branded the most disliked German in France in a poll. You wouldn't believe who was second? 👀😆

The last time Liverpool had a Spanish manager, it didn't work out too badly did it? 🇪🇸

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland fans celebrate qualifying for Mexico 86! The Tartan Army are on the march again, heading to their first #WorldCup in 28 years. It's great to welcome them back isn't it? 🙌🏻

No teasing about what we're recording about tomorrow. We're a Spanish football nostalgia podcast and the #WorldCup is just around the corner... España 82 🇪🇸🍊 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗢𝗢𝗡

A first Copa Mundial without you 💔🇪🇸

The 1994 #WorldCup in the USA was where football truly met entertainment. Hollywood glamour alongside football powerhouses. These are some of the best things I love about the tournament, looking back at the madness of USA ‘94! 🇺🇸 Link Below 👇🏻 open.substack.com/pub/elpartid...

How great were kits back in 1994?! This Nigeria away kit was a personal favourite 😍

📅 #OnThisDay back in 1997. Not quite the #WorldCup but La Tournoi - a 4 national tournament between France, Brazil, England and Italy. In it, Roberto Carlos produced one of the most incredible free kicks you'll ever see! 💥 Is this his best goal ever?

Tonight I'm writing about my favourite things I love about the 1994 #WorldCup - even though I was only 4 at the time. Always time for Diana Ross's crossbar cracking penalty! 💥

To echo what many people have already stated - it's a crime that the #WorldCup final won't be held here! 🏟️ - Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

With the haunting prospect of all 4 B teams reaching the Primera RFEF play off finals - Nick has a rallying cry for fans of Sabadell, of Zamora, of Europa and of Ponferradina! New Episode of El Pozo Out Tomorrow!

𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙀𝙋𝙄𝙎𝙊𝘿𝙀 - 𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙉𝙊𝙒 🚨 The latest podcast is out now wherever you get your podcasts. Whilst Elche CF may have survived the relegation fight this season, in our latest episode we looked back at the season Javier Tebas sent them down administratively! Out Now 👇🏻 youtu.be/lKPj5lFnE8k?...

Today's Sunday article has just been released over on our Substack. It's a well known tale but that has taken on a mythical status in the last two weeks. How does Gipuzkoa produce such brilliant managers? We explore the Basque Blueprint that is the envy of European football.

A good day to be wearing my CE Europa shirt! They're celebrating 100 years of the Escapulat (the blue chevron that appears on their shirt). They take their first step to a possible return to professional football. How great would it be to see Europa get promoted this season?

We've got a great evening lined up here on @el_partido_es, as we're going to be joined by the author of 'A Football Odyssey', Rob Potts. His book contains over 80 destinations of must visits but as we're a Spanish football podcast, we're going to be looking at a few of these!

🗓️ #OnThisDay in 2011 - Pep Guardiola's Barcelona put on one of the greatest Champions League final performances ever at Wembley. 🏆 The victory also took Spain's European Cup tally to 13, becoming the most successful country in the competition's history. 🇪🇸 #Barcelona #uefachampionsleague

What next for Pep Guardiola after an incredible decade in Manchester? 🤔 In this article, we explore what options he could take on the next step of his career with plenty of avenues open to him. We also ask what next for Manchester City and is Maresca really the man they should be turning to…

Tomorrow's Substack entry is pretty much there and we're talking... What Next for Pep? 🤔🩵

🗓️ #OnThisDay in 2021 - That night in Gdańsk where Villarreal lifted their first ever major trophy! 🏆💛 They beat Man United on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the final. For Unai Emery, it was his 4th #UEL winning a first major honour in their 98-year history! 🥹 #VillarrealCF #UEL #EuropaLeague

🗓️ #OnThisDay in 2012 — Pep Guardiola said goodbye to Barcelona in the most fitting way possible. 🔵🔴 Athletic Club were swept aside 3-0 in the Copa del Rey final at the Vicente Calderón. 🏆 It was Guardiola's 14th trophy in four seasons - making him Barcelona's most successful ever coach.