Spain are the European champions. Real Madrid won the Champions League. Rodri won the Ballon d’Or and has only come to seem more important since suffering an anterior cruciate injury. Spanish managers won the Premier League, the Bundesliga and League 1 last season. No fewer than five¹ Premier League clubs are managed by Spaniards.

The Observer (Sport section)29^th December 2024 p20

Note

1 There are three British born managers in the Premier League as of 30^th December 2024