Luis Aragones Soccer News

Luis Aragones has signed a new contract to stay on as Spain's national soccer coach until June 30, 2008. Aragones' new deal gives him the opportunity to lead the national team at the 2008 European Championship in Austria and Switzerland _ if Spain qualifies. ``To my knowledge he signed on Tuesday but the contract was already agreed anyway, as the law says, because a verbal agreement has the same value ...

Spain coach Luis Aragones may have saved his job with Wednesday's 2-1 friendly win over Argentina. Aragones said he had received assurances about his future from Spanish soccer federation president Angel Maria Villar. ``Whether I continue or not doesn't depend on me. But I speak to the president and he is sure. From what he has told me, I am sure too. I'm not leaving here. They will have to make me leave,'' Aragones was quoted by ...

Beleaguered Spain coach Luis Aragones retains the support of his country's federation despite his team's 2-0 defeat against Sweden in a European Championship qualifier. ``We're on the side of the coach and we support all his work. He has had a splendid career. If two years ago there was unanimity about his appointment ... he now has even more experience,'' federation president Angel Villar told Spanish state TV. ``He will keep working to take the team to ...

Luis Aragones' job as Spain coach is not dependent on his team's result against Sweden in Saturday's European championship qualifier at Solna. Spanish soccer federation president Angel Maria Villar says Aragones has his organization's ``full and absolute support.'' ``We have always believed that Luis Aragones is the ideal person to lead the national team,'' Villar was quoted as saying Saturday by sports daily Marca. ``We support him, he is the man in whom the federation has placed its ...