Sunday, May 8, 2016

Shadow of Brazil still looms over Spain, Del Bosque says (Reuters)

Football - Spain Training - Jose Rico Perez Stadium, Alicante, Spain - 12/11/15 Spain coach Vicente del Bosque during training Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic

By Richard Martin MADRID (Reuters) - The shadow of their disappointing 2014 World Cup campaign still hangs over Spain as they prepare to defend their European Championship crown in France next month, according to coach Vicente del Bosque. Although they finished top of their qualifying group for Euro 2016, Spain failed to sparkle against relatively weak opposition and have won just two out of seven friendlies since the World Cup. “The origin of everything is Brazil and that disappointment,” Del Bosque said in an interview with international news agencies.


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