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Koke Resurreccin and his Atltico Madrid teammates feel right at home in the Spain setup. Koke, Marcos Llorente and lvaro Morata are used to not thinking too far ahead, as Atltico coach Diego Simeone is an avid proponent of the match-by-match attitude. He has gone by that motto since arriving at the club a decade ago and his players have fully embraced it. Spain coach Luis Enrique has been pushing the same thinking. The World Cup is in two months but Luis Enrique wants his players to focus on a more pressing issue qualifying for the Nations League Final Four. It feels like the World Cup is right here, but there's still a lot of time left, Koke said. Now we are focused on trying to qualify to the Final Four in a tournament in which we were very close to winning last time. Hopefully we can make it and that would give us a lot more confidence for what is ahead. Spain lost last year's Nations League final to France. It leads Group 2 entering the last two group stage matches at home .
Another match by second-division club Mirands was postponed on Monday because of the coronavirus. The team's game against Tenerife on Wednesday was postponed after the club said 13 players and staff tested positive for the virus. The weekend match at Rayo Vallecano had already been postponed after six positive results were discovered last week. Mirands said all those who tested positive were in good condition and in isolation. The club is in 11th place in the 22-team standings with 41 points from 30 matches.
Spanish football club Sevilla FC and FC Bengaluru United on Friday announced a five-year collaboration. Through this partnership, Sevilla FC will look to strengthen their presence in the Indian football ecosystem. For FC Bengaluru United, owned by Gaurav Manchanda, this "represents a great opportunity to share Sevilla FC's vast sporting experience and know-how". As part of the agreement, fans will be able to see FC Bengaluru United as well as their academy players in Sevilla FC's traditional white and red colours from the start of the 2021-2022 season. Sevilla FC and FC Bengaluru United will also explore opportunities to set up shared footballing schools in Karnataka. As part of the endeavour, Sevilla FC will assist FC Bengaluru United in various aspects such as sports management, analysis, talent spotting, player development and optimisation of performance and usage of sport technology. Commenting on the partnership, Manchanda said, "Sevilla FC's desire to be part of the Indian
First it was Lionel Messi, and now it's Sergio Ramos with his future in question. Ramos is ready to return from a left knee injury that has sidelined him since mid-January, but his commitment to Real Madrid is not assured with his contract set to expire on July 1. Negotiations between the central defender and the club are apparently going nowhere. "I would like to be able, as of today, to say something, but there is nothing new to mention," Ramos said this week. In 16 seasons with Madrid, Ramos has helped the club win four Champions League titles, five Spanish leagues and two Copa del Reys, with both his hardnose defending and some timely goals. For several years, Ramos has remained one of the top central defenders in Europe and Madrid's on-field leader. Karim Benzema has carried the scoring weight since the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo, but Ramos was the player to step forward as the undisputed team whip. Although no details of his talks with Madrid have emerged, it appears that Ra