Madrid turned into a fiesta on Tuesday night as Spain punched their ticket to the World Cup final, sending the home crowd into a frenzy. Pedro Porro doubled La Roja’s lead with a stunning strike, and Oyarzabal’s penalty had the fans in dreamland. Frank Leboeuf didn’t mince words, calling France’s semifinal exit ‘a failure’—and honestly, it’s hard to argue. The defending champs looked lost against a Spanish side that refused to take its foot off the gas.
The change of ball for the semifinals? Some teams might be sweating it, but Spain adapted like they’d been using it all year. Meanwhile, across the pond, Lamar Jackson’s fall to No. 69 on the NFL Top 100 list has Ryan Clark calling it ‘INEXPLICABLE!’ He’s not alone. Buster Olney had a blast at the Home Run Derby, Jalen Hurts dropped to sixth tier in a QB survey—oh, the horror—and Michigan’s AD insists he’s not ready to go. ‘I love this place,’ he said. We’ll see.
Adam Schefter thinks the Rams’ return is ‘awfully enticing’ for Aaron Donald—and who can blame him? But the real question: Can Bill Belichick take North Carolina to the next level in Year 2? And what about Baker Mayfield and the Bucs? Camp’s looming, and no deal yet. Schefter’s got his ear to the ground. The headlines keep coming, but Spain’s the story right now. This team is hungry, and they’re one win away from glory.