Ignacio Camacho
Spanish journalist and philologist Ignacio Camacho (b. 1957) began his career at the Andalusian newspapers Nueva Andalucía and El Correo de Andalucía. A founding member of Diario 16, he served as deputy director and editorialist for El Mundo, later joining the Seville edition of ABC and becoming the daily’s director in 2004. He writes a caustic daily column for ABC and participates in radio programmes as well. In 2008 Camacho won the Cesar González Ruano journalism prize.
The World Cup kicking off on 11 June in South Africa is a lot more than a sporting event: it has become a mass sociological phenomenon that eclipses our daily doldrums. A case in point is Spain: a country in a fix but favorites to win the tournament.