Roll call: Luis Enrique uses bike ride to announce latest Spain squad
16-Sep-2022 14:27:03 | The Guardian
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The Spain coach, Luis Enrique, delivered more than one surprise when he announced his second-to-last squad before the World Cup while pedalling back-country roads around the hills of Madrid. The 25-man squad for Nations League games included the newcomers Nico Williams, Athletic Bilbao’s 20-year-old winger, and Borja Iglesias, Real Betis’ 29-year-old striker.
Dressed in a red-and-yellow Spain cycling outfit, Enrique revealed the squad via a pre-recorded video filmed while riding his bike that was released on Spain’s Twitter account. The former Barcelona player and coach, who keeps in shape at age 52 thanks to running and biking, called it his “homage to the recent Spanish Vuelta” cycling race that finished last Sunday. The video showed names of the selected players superimposed on the winding roads as he cycled along.
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