Spanish Coaches Face Off in Euro Qualifier

Spanish national team coach Luis de la Fuente will face a familiar challenge this Saturday as Spain plays against the Czech Republic. The match will see de la Fuente opposite two fellow Spanish coaches with whom he shares a professional history - Santi Denia, who worked alongside him for a decade at the Ciudad del Fútbol, and Pablo Amo, his assistant coach during Euro 2024.

Despite the reunion on opposite sidelines, de la Fuente remains unfazed, joking that he always keeps "an ace up his sleeve" for such situations. The success of Spanish coaches under his leadership has reportedly opened doors for Spanish coaches in various national teams worldwide, highlighting the growing influence of Spanish football coaching methods globally. michezonews.co.za

A summer of NCAA football and basketball players gaining a fifth year of eligibility has given way to a fall of seeing those decisions reversed. On Friday, court rulings in Ohio and Kentucky left multiple players without eligibility for the 2026-27 season — at least for now. One player reportedly impacted by the outcome in Kentucky is Texas Tech quarterback Thomas Castellanos. The 12th-ranked Red Raiders ruled Castellanos out for Saturday's game against Colorado (7:30 p.m. ET on FOX). Castellanos had been serving as the backup to starting quarterback Will Hammond throughout Texas Tech's 4-0 start to the season. He transferred to Lubbock, Texas, from Florida State after receiving a temporary restraining order on July 31st. The Red Raiders acquired Castellanos after the NCAA ruled former quarterback Brendan Sorsby ineligible for the 2026 season following a gambling scandal. Texas Tech is trying to return to the College Football Playoff, and defend its Big 12 title. Several college basketball programs were also impacted by Friday's court rulings. A ruling in Ohio deemed Cincinnati's MJ Collins ineligible, while the ruling in Kentucky deemed Mark Mitchell (Missouri), Seth Trimble (Louisville) and Skyy Clark (LSU) ineligible, among others. Collins followed coach Jerrod Calhoun from Utah State to Cincinnati after finishing fourth among all Mountain West players in scoring last season (17.5 points per game). Mitchell returned to Missouri, Trimble transferred to Louisville after four seasons at ACC rival North Carolina and Clark was hoping to play at a fourth school in five seasons. It's important to note, each of these decisions remains temporary.

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Javier Torralba (Barcelona, 44 años) está a unas horas de vivir una pirueta insólita: debutar en la Liga Femenina y hacerlo con la etiqueta de gran favorito. Es lo que tiene sustituir a Rubén Burgos, el técnico que ganó 11 títulos con el Valencia Basket, el campeón en las últimas cuatro ediciones de una competición que arranca este sábado con equipos muy reforzados. “Va a ser la Liga más igualada de los últimos años”, asegura Torralba, que deja atrás el Segle XXI, un equipo de formación en el que fue el maestro de jugadoras como Elena Buenavida, Maite Cazorla, Helena Pueyo, Paula Ginzo, Laura Gil, Andrea Vilaró o la mismísima Iyana Martín, la sensación del último Mundial.

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