Mikel Merino scored a hat-trick as Spain ran riot to stay perfect in its World Cup qualifying campaign with a 6-0 thrashing ...

Arsenal's Mikel Merino scored a hat trick as European champions Spain maintained their 100 percent start to World Cup qualifying with an emphatic 6-0 win in Turkey. Pedri got on the scoresheet twice ...

Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino scored a hat-trick as Spain thrashed Turkey in World Cup qualification on Sunday. The European champions dismantled their hosts in Konya to take charge in Group E.

Spain’s march towards the 2026 World Cup shows no sign of slowing. In Konya, La Roja absolutely tore Turkey apart, running out 6–0 winners in a statement of intent at the top of Group E. From there, ...

KONYA, Turkey, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Mikel Merino’s hat-trick helped Spain to thrash hosts Turkey 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday as the European champions remained firmly in control of Group E.

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday this season, The Athletic will discuss some of the biggest questions from the weekend’s football. With the Premier League on hold and international matches ...

Spain made a massive statement with a 6-0 win over Turkey in FIFA World Cup Qualifying (WCQ) Group E that included moments of supreme quality, while also recording the 11th clean sheet from their last ...

This time last year, discussions around Mikel Merino felt quite black and white. It seemed like Arsenal’s final permanent signing of the summer 2024 window would slot in seamlessly to create a ...

KONYA: Mikel Merino struck a hat-trick as Spain hammered Turkey 6-0 on Sunday to take charge of their 2026 World Cup qualifying group. Barcelona’s Pedri Gonzalez netted twice with Ferran Torres also ...

Last season, Mikel Merino was deployed as Arsenal’s makeshift striker for much of the campaign, an unusual role for the midfielder, which provided him with a unique opportunity to develop his ...

Mikel Merino could hardly have chosen a better occasion to write one of the brightest chapters of his already distinguished career. The Arsenal midfielder emerged as one of Spain’s heroes last night ...