Tiki-taka is dead. Long live tiki-taka. As a die-hard Real Madrid fan, I thought this year’s Champions League semifinal victory against Bayern Munich was one of the greatest I had ever seen. Its ...

It is said that, at 33 years old, Alexander the Great cried salt tears when he realized there were no more worlds to conquer. Almost two millennia later, in 2009, another young man found himself ...

DOHA, Qatar (AP)The Morocco players fell back on defense and patiently watched as Spain kept passing the ball around midfield during their round of 16 match at the World Cup. Side to side, from one ...

When Spain completed their unprecedented hat-trick of major tournament wins back in 2012, it seemed as though they had cracked the code for non-stop success in international football. Their 4-0 ...

All great teams eventually meet their nemesis. The all-conquering 1961-62 Yankees, which included Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Yogi Berra, turned into the 1965-67 Yankees, which failed to win ...

The public approval rating of Spain's national football team has run an entirely predictable course since 2008—the year they began their tiki-taka takeover of the world. At UEFA Euro 2008, the ...

The 2018 World Cup has claimed another pre-tournament favorite in its early goings. Spain joins Germany and Argentina after losing on penalties to Russia in a game that finished 1–1 after extra time.

Johan Cruyff was the father of tiki-taka football. He was also Barcelona's most successful coach ever, with 11 trophies, until his pupil Josep Guardiola surpassed that. Cruyff was the father of the ...

For his final concept to open in the refreshed Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort, celebrity chef Richard Blais takes inspiration from Spanish tapas bars and Japanese izakayas. Tiki Taka, which began ...

PHOENIX — Celebrity chef Richard Blais is set to debut his latest restaurant concept at the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort. Tiki Taka will start serving creative tapas-style dishes inspired by Japanese ...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Morocco players fell back on defense and patiently watched as Spain kept passing the ball around midfield during their round of 16 match at the World Cup. Side to side, from one ...