Cucurella keeps De la Fuente tattoo pledge after Spain World Cup win

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Spain international Marc Cucurella revealed a new tattoo of coach Luis de la Fuente on his arm on Tuesday, keeping a promise he made before the country’s World Cup win.

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The left-back vowed at the start of the summer to get a tattoo of the coach’s face if Spain won the tournament, which they did by beating Argentina 1-0 on July 19 in the New Jersey final.

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Real Madrid’s Cucurella posted a photo of his new tattoo on social media along with the words “promise kept”.

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In his tattoo De la Fuente is depicted wearing a suit and brandishing the World Cup trophy, Spain’s second after they first triumphed in 2010 in South Africa.

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“Historic,” wrote Cucurella’s Spain team-mate Mikel Merino on his Instagram post, while tennis star Carlos Alcaraz said it was “awesome”.

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Cucurella, 28, joined Madrid from Chelsea ahead of Spain’s first game at the World Cup, a frustrating 0-0 draw against Cape Verde, which De la Fuente said helped provide the team motivation on their run to glory.

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The 65-year-old coach was appointed as Luis Enrique’s successor in 2022 and has also won Euro 2024 and the Nations League in 2023 with La Roja.

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AFP

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