'We are winning everything' - why are Spain dominating football?

At each levels, Spain are dominating shot correct now.

The men's nationalist squad hit England to beryllium crowned European champions this summertime while nan women's squad won nan World Cup past year.

They besides clasp nan 2 biggest titles successful European nine football, pinch Real Madrid and Barcelona winning nan men's and women's Champions League respectively.

They could soon adhd an Olympic golden badge to their database of achievements too, pinch Spain into nan men's last successful Paris connected Friday. The women's squad conscionable missed out, being beaten by Brazil successful nan semi-finals.

It is simply a hugely awesome database of achievements - and possibly worrying for rival countries fixed nan occurrence has travel contempt a chaotic backdrop arsenic a consequence of nan sexism scandal that overshadowed nan women's World Cup win.

So really person Spain go specified a ascendant force?

Spain's triumph astatine this summer's European Championship was their first Euros title since 2012. In fact, nan nationalist squad had knowledgeable a comparatively thin play successful nan years betwixt nan wins.

But erstwhile Spain do scope nan business extremity of tournaments, they mostly travel retired connected apical - arsenic 1 unthinkable statistic highlights.

Whether successful World Cups, European Championships, nan Champions League aliases nan Uefa Cup/Europa League, successful nan past 27 men’s finals involving Spanish teams, each 27 resulted successful wins for Spain.

Meanwhile, nan women's crippled successful Spain has thrived successful nan past decade and is besides starting to reel successful large successes successful nan high-pressure games.

The country's triumph complete England successful past year's Women's World Cup last came successful conscionable their 3rd quality astatine nan tournament, having made their debut successful 2015.

Spain's women won nan Nations League earlier this twelvemonth while Barcelona person won nan past 2 Women's Champions League titles.

"The changes successful women's shot successful Spain person been particularly significant," erstwhile subordinate Maria Garrido, who is now a journalist, told BBC Sport.

"Ten years agone erstwhile I played for FC Barcelona, location was nary La Masia [the famed academy astatine Barcelona] for girls. We covered our ain carrier costs, our parents brought america to training, and we didn't gain immoderate money.

"But successful nan past 5 years, nan business has improved dramatically. There has been a important push to beforehand women's football, including nan creation of much younker categories, amended accommodation and conditions, and nan constitution of a dedicated shot academy for girls.

"This translator has not only revolutionised nan athletics but besides elevated nan respect for women's shot successful Spain."

These successes for some nan men's and women's teams followed lifting galore titles astatine younker level complete nan past decade, pinch nan players from those teams taking that winning mentality into elder football.

Salma Paralluelo is conscionable 20, but she was portion of Spain's Women's World Cup-winning squad and is already two-times Women's Champions League victor pinch Barcelona.

At younker level, she won nan Under-20 and Under-17 Women's World Cup, arsenic good arsenic nan Under-17 Women's European Championship.

"We are moving very good but we are seeing that successful nan little categories," she said successful an question and reply pinch Fifa past year.

"We are winning everything. In nan extremity we are normalising winning. It is unthinkable what is being done."

Familiarity and continuity look to person besides played a important domiciled successful Spain's caller dominance.

The man who guided nan Spanish men's squad to Euro 2024 occurrence this summertime was Luis de la Fuente.

The 63-year-old took complaint of nan nationalist squad successful 2022 but antecedently managed respective of his squad pinch nan Under-19s, Under-21s and Under-23s.

The triumph successful Germany was his 3rd European Championship triumph pinch his federation - having besides won pinch nan Under-19s and Under-21s.

"De la Fuente knew astir of these players from nan academies and they are increasing arsenic a team," erstwhile Spain midfielder Juan Mata told BBC Sport.

"This is not only a squad for nan present, but besides a squad for nan future."

Jorge Vilda, who managed Spain arsenic they won nan Women's World Cup past twelvemonth earlier he was sacked amid nan fallout from Luis Rubiales scandal, had been nationalist squad head for 8 years.

He had antecedently won titles arsenic head of nan Under-17 and Under-19 nationalist sides.

Vilda was replaced by his erstwhile adjunct Montse Tome, who became Spain's first female caput coach, and she led nan squad to triumph successful nan Nations League astatine nan first attempt, beating France successful February.

"The believe of promoting coaches from nan Under-17 and Under-19 levels to nan elder teams has fostered a accordant tactical attack and accuracy wrong nan Spanish nationalist teams," adds Garrido.

"This seamless modulation allows players to create nether acquainted leadership, ensuring a coherent and unified playing style from younker to elder levels."

When nan men's squad past enjoyed a play of power - successful nan precocious 2000s and early 2010s - they were renowned for their short passing and 'tiki taka' style of football.

That era of axenic 'tika taka' is now mostly complete but while Spanish shot has not wholly abandoned its principles, it has evolved them.

Possession is still an important portion of their game, but not rather arsenic important arsenic it utilized to be.

In their 3-0 triumph against Croatia astatine Euro 2024 they had little possession than their force for nan first clip since nan Euro 2008 last - ending a singular tally of 136 matches.

Technique and positioning are now cardinal elements of nan Spanish game, and some are besides nan main attraction successful women's and younker football.

The eventual purpose is that players are acquainted pinch a strategy done each levels.

"What's awesome astir this Spain team, they cognize their roles and really to fresh in," erstwhile Manchester City defender Micah Richards said pursuing Spain's triumph complete England astatine Euro 2024.

"With England astatine times, we're benignant of conscionable getting our champion players connected nan pitch. This Spanish broadside conscionable managed to find a measurement and prime nan players who are going to effect successful this system."

For each nan bully that has happened pinch Spanish shot successful caller years it is still trying to repair its estimation pursuing nan sexism ungraded that overshadowed nan country's Women's World Cup triumph past year.

Rubiales resigned arsenic caput of nan Spanish shot federation pursuing disapproval for kissing Spain guardant Jenni Hermoso astatine nan final's badge position ceremonial without her consent. Rubiales has ever denied immoderate wrongdoing.

"Despite nan contention pinch erstwhile president Luis Rubiales and nan sexism scandal, Spanish shot is still thriving," says Garrido.

"The ungraded did bring immoderate antagonistic attraction and mightiness person affected morale, but Spain's beardown shot strategy and talented players helped support things connected track. Their occurrence shows really dedicated and resilient they are.

"In nan agelong run, this ungraded could lead to affirmative changes successful Spanish football. There’s a push for much transparency, inclusivity, and gender equality wrong nan federation.

"With immoderate basal reforms, it tin go moreover stronger and much inclusive, ensuring ongoing occurrence and growth."