Spain
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are currently the front runners to win the Ballon d'Or. One could make an argument that the race is no longer in contention after Messi's historic goal scoring pace. However, neither of those two are garnering as much attention regarding the coveted prize.
Catalan President Artur Mas will continue running the regional government but will have to negotiate with the ERC to push ahead on his proposed referendum.
The northeastern region of Spain will be voting for a new parliament on Sunday, as well as a mandate on an independence referendum.
Defender Sergio Ramos is finally getting the recognition he has long fought for.
Andres Iniesta is having arguably the best year of his career.
Only one goalkeeper has ever won the Ballon d'Or in the award's history. Lev Yashin, perhaps the greatest keeper in the history of the sport won the award in 1963.
However, if there is ever going to be a keeper to match this feat it will be Spain's Iker Casillas who had a monumental 2012.
It seems clear that Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will not request a sovereign debt bailout from the European Central Bank this year, as reported by Agence France-Presse, based on remarks made by the Prime Minister during a Spanish radio interview on Tuesday.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have long been the front runners for the 2012 Ballon D'Or, but one player has creeped into conversation as a potential dark horse winner. That player is Iker Casillas of Real Madrid.
As the 2014 World Cup nears, a few teams are already being anointed as favorites to win it all.
Spain settled for a 1-1 draw with France as Olivier Giroud's last second score recompensed a successful performance for France. The crucial game left both squads with seven points atop group I in the World Cup Qualifiers with another five matches left to play.
The UEFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers resume Tuesday with 22 matches, but one will garner the most attention as heavy weight teams Spain and France face off for what could be the deciding match of Group I.
The World Cup Qualifiers 2014 continue on Tuesday but before that, let us take look back at some of the best goals from Friday’s matches. They are in no particular order.
The defending champs play one of their most important matches against Belarus Friday.
Spain continues the defense of their 2010 World Cup Championship on Friday when they take on Belarus in a pivotal match for the defending champions. However, the glaring omission of Juan Mata from the upcoming roster brings a great deal of doubt regarding the champs' chances.
Real Madrid gets back into action against FC Sevilla as they hope to continue ridding themselves of a mediocre start to the season.
