For Atletico, who have been forced to evolve their style of football since 2014, his footballing intelligence has been crucial. This season, Koke is La Liga's leading assister along with Luis ...

Then manager Gregorio Manzano took special interest in Koke and handed him his debut for the first team in 2009 against Barcelona. He completed his first full 90 minutes of senior football against ...

When football eventually does resume, matches will initially be played without supporters, something Koke is not so keen on. "Football without fans is very strange. I'm not used to the idea.

What makes it even more special is when they have come through the youth ranks at the same club and then go on to play international football. In the last year, Koke’s emergence at Atletico ...

But football is not a game about individuals ... Juanfran and Jorge Resurreccion Merodio, known as Koke. Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press The former two players are 29 and 30 respectively ...

"For me, only Barcelona play good football," Koke said to RNE. "They're favourites to win the Champions League. "If Messi plays well then there's not much that can be done." Continuing to discuss ...

Koke has challenged Atletico Madrid to hit ... LaLiga chief Javier Tebas has said "the return of football is a sign that society is progressing to the new normal" following the impact of COVID ...