MADRID (AP) — Spain has agreed to extend the contract of World Cup-winning coach Luis de la Fuente until 2032.
The Spanish soccer federation's board of directors unanimously approved the contract extension on Monday, the federation said.
The new contract will keep De la Fuente in for the 2030 World Cup that Spain will co-host with Morocco and Portugal, and the 2028 and 2032 European Championships.
“We are looking for a project built on stability and trust," federation president Rafael Louzán said. "It is a proposal based on confidence in Luis de la Fuente and the sporting project he leads, spanning a multi-year competitive cycle that includes major tournaments.
“We are talking about the most decorated coach in the national team’s history,” Louzán said. “After 14 years with us, a long-term future at the federation is something Luis de la Fuente deserves.”
De la Fuente led Spain to its second World Cup title in July. The win over Argentina in the final gave Spain a record 38-game unbeaten streak.
He took over the national team from Luis Enrique after the team's elimination to Morocco in the round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
De la Fuente has won 38 of his 50 games in charge of the main squad. He had been coaching Spain's youth squads before taking over.
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FILE - Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente arrives at the stadium before the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, file)
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Yu Zidi, the 13-year-old Chinese swimmer, on Monday won her second gold medal at the Asian Games as she points to much larger things at the Los Angeles Olympics in two years and a showdown with Canadian Summer McIntosh.
That head-to-head could come even earlier in next year's swimming world championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Yu took the 200-meter individual medley in 2 minutes, 6.10 seconds in the Tokyo Olympic pool. That is just off the world record of 2:05.70 held by McIntosh. Yu also won the 200 butterfly on Sunday, and she'll swim the 400 IM later in the week.
She said winning never gets old.
“I felt the same. I’m just as excited today,” Yu said. “The result reflects all the hard work I’ve put in during training with my coaching team.”
She said she got many congratulatory messages after Sunday's victory, but she had to keep her focus.
“I don’t want to get too confident,” she said. “I’ll just keep working hard.”
McIntosh won three gold medals in the Paris Olympics in 2024, all in the same races that Yu contests. McIntosh also holds the world marks in all of those events: the 200 fly (2:01.65), the 200 IM (2:05.70) and the 400 IM (4:23,65).
As a 12-year-old at the World Championships a year ago in Singapore, Yu finished fourth in her three events, and won a bronze medal in a relay.
She made more headlines earlier this year when she defeated American Regan Smith in the 200 fly in a meet in China. Smith was the silver medalist in the event in the 2024 Olympics.
Asian Games officials said it was unclear if Yu is the youngest gold-medal winner at the event, which dates from 1951 in New Delhi, because records are incomplete.
She's not even the youngest contestant entered this time. That is believed to be 11-year-old Yuki Kurihara, who competes for Japan in esports.
China won six of the seven gold medals on Sunday, It was not quite as commanding on Monday, but still won gold in five of seven events. In the 100 breaststroke, China's Dong Zhihao and Shin Ohashi of Japan tied with the same first-place time (58.64).
China won 28 gold medals in swimming in the Asian Games three years ago in Hangzhou, China, with South Korea getting six and Japan with five. It looks set to at least match that mark.
Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong, the two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 100 and 200 free, repeated her Asian Games titles in the 200 free.
“I am very happy to win another gold medal,” she said. “That’s a really precious moment. Just happy to be here.”
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Gold medalist Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong celebrates on the podium after the women's 200-meter freestyle final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Gold medalist Yu Zidi of China, center, flanked by silver medalist Yu Yiting of China, left, and bronze medalist Mio Narita of Japan pose on the podium after the women's 200-meter individual medley final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Yu Zidi of China waves after competing in the women's 200-meter individual medley final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Yu Zidi of China competes in the women's 200-meter individual medley final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Gold medalist Yu Zidi of China poses on the podium after the women's 200-meter individual medley final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
