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Spain bring in new faces for new era

Spain's first squad announcement since their disastrous World Cup has seen a number of new faces ...
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14.44 29 Aug 2014


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Spain bring in new faces for new era

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14.44 29 Aug 2014


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Spain's first squad announcement since their disastrous World Cup has seen a number of new faces included.

With national team legends like Xabi Alonso and Xavi having retired since this summer's group stage exit, manager Vicente Del Bosque has brought in Valencia's talented young striker Paco Alcacer, experienced Atletico Madrid midfielder Raul Garcia and Athletic Bilbao defender Mikel San Jose.

Relative newcomers like Athletic's Ander Iturraspe, Dani Carvajal and Marc Bartra have also been called up.

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However, Manchester United's Juan Mata and Chelsea's Fernando Torres are among those to have been dropped for the upcoming friendly against France and the Euro 2016 qualifier against Macedonia.


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