Spain's star-studded squad, including Chelsea left back Alonso, trained at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday morning ahead of their clash with Argentina later in the day.

KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: His last was against Brighton on Boxing Day – a header after a peach of a ball from Cesar Azpilicueta put the goal on a plate for him at Stamford Bridge.

Spain stepped up their preparations for opening their World Cup campaign against Portugal in five days' time with a training session in Krasnodar on Sunday.

PETE JENSON: ‘Stop asking stupid questions’ Diego Costa told an Iranian journalist last night when he was asked about his ‘provocative’ behaviour in Spain’s win over Iran.

Spain’s Diego Costa warned coach Fernando Hierro that Koke would miss his spot-kick against Russia according to Spanish television images.

Aside from Juventus, United should face easier rides against Valencia and Young Boys, who return to the group stages this year. However Ronaldo's reunion can't be dismissed.

The La Liga outfit confirmed the injury news on Friday afternoon ahead of the weekend's action - in which Atletico take on Real Betis on Sunday afternoon.

Tempers flared in the second half of Barcelona’s draw with Atletico Madrid and Costa was involved in a pushing and pulling spat with Barca’s Samuel Umtiti.

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa appeared to be enjoying himself as he relaxed after a training session at the club's Wanda Metropolitano stadium.

The video assistant referee (VAR) system was once again on everybody's lips and keyboards on Wednesday night as the Champions League trial threw up a few controversial incidents.

INTERVIEW BY PETE JENSON: Valencia defender Gabriel Paulista will never forget the moment he knew he’d arrived in English football. It was his Arsenal debut against Everton.

Real Madrid were torn apart by their fierce rivals in New York as Atletico Madrid put on a seven-goal masterclass in the International Champions Cup clash in New York City.

MLS ALL-STARS 0-3 ATLETICO MADRID: The Spanish giants beat the All-Stars on Wednesday, with Llorente, £114m summer signing Felix and Costa finding the net in the rout in Orlando.

Red Bull Salzburg starlet Erling Braut Haaland entered the record books after converting an 11th-minute penalty in their Champions League draw against Napoli.

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa is facing at least three months out on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on a back problem.

Saul Niguez gave the hosts the lead in the fourth minute and defended well to keep out a dominant Liverpool in the second half. DOMINIC KING was there to rate the players' performances.

Kim Yo-jong (left) sat alongside her brother and his wife at North Korea's mass games in Pyongyang, the first time she has been seen in 50 days following reports she was sent to a labour camp.

President Donald Trump said North Korea's special representative to the U.S. for nuclear negotiations had not been assassinated and said he looks forward to meeting again with Kim Jong-un.

South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg vowed that he wouldn't write 'love letters' on White House letterhead to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if he became president - a jab at Donald Trump.

A Korean NGO has mapped out the 318 places in North Korea where people have been publicly executed - most commonly for theft or damage to property.

Two Bradley Fighting vehicles were seen being driven past the Nationals' baseball stadium on Tuesday. Two M1 Abrams tanks and an armored M88 recovery unit will be at the 'Salute to America' event.

Donald Trump is closing down Washington D.C.'s airspace for his 'biggest fireworks ever' and Air Force One flyby, causing two hours of delays and cancellations for July 4 travelers in the capital.

As final preparations are made for Donald Trump's elaborate 'Salute to America' July Fourth celebration in Washington on Thursday, not everyone is as excited as the president himself.

Choe In-guk - the son of former South Korean foreign minister Choe Dok-shin who defected in 1986 - was filmed arriving in Pyongyang on Saturday where he pledged allegiance to Kim Jong-un.

Starting in Rotterdam, the two Maybach S600s took a four-month route across five countries before it is thought they were flown to North Korea from Russia, before Kim Jong-un took a ride in one (pictured).

Kim Jong-un personally oversaw the test of a 'new-type tactical guided weapon' on Tuesday, North Korean state media said, which was meant as 'a warning' to the US and South Korea.

Donald Trump said South Korea has agreed to pay the U.S. 'a lot more money' for protection after North Korea's Kim Jong-Un conducted a series of missile tests over the past two weeks.

Residents living near the 'forbidden city' in Pyongyang have been faced with the measure to stop them snooping on Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un as he works (file photo).

NBA legend Dennis Rodman thinks he's the key to helping the NBA mend fences with China after a week of fighting over its influence on American companies with which it does business.

Kim Jong Un visited the country's Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory just as North Korean official released a statement on tense US relations to secure nuclear negotiation, yesterday.

Talks in Seoul broke down after both sides alleged a failure to compromise on the cost of keeping 28,500 troops on the peninsula as a deterrent to North Korea. Pictured: U.S. negotiator James DeHart.

New book Model City Pyongyang says the city 'embodies the dream of total planning, to which every architect secretly aspires; jettisoning planning restrictions and space ratio guidelines'.

Alex Meads, now 23, was excommunicated by the London-based Korean Friendship Association's 'paranoid' chairman, Dermot Hudson, earlier this year.

Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed aside threats of a Christmas surprise from North Korea, joking maybe he would get a 'beautiful vase' from Kim Jong Un instead of a missile test. 

If you want to take your ski holiday completely off-piste, then forget the Rockies, Sierra Nevada mountains or the Alps - try the Middle East. Or perhaps North Korea...

Staff Sergeant Byun Hui-su fought back tears as she said being a soldier had been her 'childhood dream' and that she wanted to help guard the tense border with communist North Korea.

The official had been placed in isolation after travelling to China with Kim Jong-un (pictured) imposing military law to enforce the lockdown, South Korean media said.

Kim Jong-un visited Pyongyang's Palace of the Sun on Saturday as he commemorated father Kim Jong-il's birthday, the first time the dictator has been seen in public since January 25.

North Korea claims it has no coronavirus cases, even as its border neighbor China has experienced more than 3,200 deaths from the virus. Experts have called claim 'Impossible'

North Korea maintains it has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, despite tens of thousands of cases in neighbouring China and South Korea.

Russia's ambassador in North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, presented the award to foreign minister Ri Son-gwon on Tuesday at the Mansudae Palace of Congress in Pyongyang.

Coincidentally, the SoCal pop star rivals employ the same stylist, Samantha Burkhart

She turns up the glitz factor as a pop star. And Katy Perry gave off a bit of dazzle even when stepping out in her sweats to grab a cup of coffee in Los Angeles this week.

The singer, 35, reflected on her past battles with depression and revealed how she is helped by fiancé Orlando, whilst posing for pictures in gowns made from recycled materials.

The 35-year-old singer went incognito underneath a hooded sweatshirt paired with leggings after a private sweat session with her pet pooches in tow.

Her fiance's birthday is coming up, and she may have been spotted searching for a gift for him this weekend. 

The singer, 35, took to Instagram on Monday morning to celebrate the actor, 43, who she described as 'loving, kind, compassionate, supportive, talented and deeply spiritual'.

Katy had her arms full as she also carried a large black leather tote as well as her pet. She was dressed in a black padded coat over gray Adidas leggings and stepped out in white Adidas trainers.

Katy Perry looked stunning as she headed to a Royal dinner with Prince Charles in London on Monday, where she was announced as a ambassador of the British Asian Trust·

Katy Perry stepped out for a Valentine's Day dinner at Craig's restaurant in West Hollywood. Perry, who is engaged to Orlando Bloom, appeared to be riding solo for the evening.