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Confirmed: Lamine Yamal and three other Barcelona players start for Spain vs Saudi ArabiaSpain will be hoping to get off the mark at the 2026 FIFA World Cup when they take on Saudi Arabia later today.
After being held to a shock 0-0 draw in their opening game by Cape Verde, La Roja, considered one of the favourites to win the tournament, are under pressure to deliver a positive result today.
And, keeping that in mind, manager Luis de la Fuente has made multiple changes to the starting XI for the Saudi Arabia clash.
Lamine Yamal startsThe biggest headline coming from the Spain camp is that Barcelona teenage superstar Lamine Yamal is back in the starting lineup.
Having recently recovered from a hamstring injury, the 18-year-old attacker only made a substitute appearance in the opener against Cape Verde. But given what’s at stake, De la Fuente has opted to reintegrate him into the team.
Lamine’s return on the right flank comes at the expense of his Barcelona teammate Ferran Torres, who endured a difficult outing in the opening game.
Another change sees Dani Olmo start for Spain, slotting in on the left flank, following an eye-catching cameo against Cape Verde. Olmo replaces another Barcelona star, Gavi, in the starting XI.
Pedri, who is an integral part of the La Roja setup, continues in the No. 10 role. The Spaniard, though, will need to proceed with caution as a booking today could rule him out of the next fixture against Uruguay.
Meanwhile, Pau Cubarsi continues at the heart of the Spain defence, where he partners with Aymeric Laporte, meaning Eric Garcia sits out once again.
Joan Garcia, Eric, Gavi, and Ferran are the four Barcelona players who are on the bench for Spain.
Credit: The CWThe NASCAR Cup Series is in San Diego this weekend for the Anduril 250 on Sunday at Naval Base Coronado. On Saturday, a fan made a poor decision during the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals Driven to Serve 250 at the active military base, and The CW Sports broadcast gave viewers a clear look at it.
First, a huge crash forced a red flag.
BIG crash after the restart with @sam_mayer_ hitting the wall hard. pic.twitter.com/JL9k9XpJmM
— The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) June 20, 2026
During the pause in action, a fan wearing flip-flops scaled two fences to reach the track. And once on the track, the fan approached the car of driver Sheldon Creed before concluding the interaction with a fist bump. The fan then hopped the fences again to exit the track.
The CW broadcasters were in disbelief.
On his radio, Creed said, “I think he’s wasted. I didn’t even understand what he was saying. Please let the officials know that we do have no part in this guy.”
“I think he’s wasted.”
A fan just hopped the fence to chat with @sheldoncreed
— The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) June 21, 2026
The CW also showed the fan getting arrested by federal agents.
Attention race fans: Don’t do this.
This guy really wanted to chat with Sheldon Creed. pic.twitter.com/0IwYDittA3
— SPEED on FOX (@SPEEDonFOX) June 21, 2026
Apparently it’s illegal to be a Sheldon Creed fan pic.twitter.com/p1hg3z7HuR
— Daniel Céspedes (@_DanielCespedes) June 21, 2026
If I’m not mistaken, since this occurred on a military base, the individual is facing federal charges. https://t.co/uNtFeinmH1
— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) June 21, 2026
While that fan might be in a whole lot of trouble, Creed told the media that he thought the incident was “hilarious.”
I have two questions for Sheldon Creed and he knows what one of them is pic.twitter.com/kLsrIZlSOA
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) June 21, 2026
“My spotter was like, ‘Ask him the damage,'” Creed explained. “And I’m like, ‘How’s all my damage look?’ Like, yelling at him. And he looks at it, and he’s like, ‘Bad!’ I’m like, ‘Alright.’ And then he said something else, and I didn’t make out what he said. Probably boozing a little bit. And then he looks around and goes, ‘Are you guys still racing?’ I was like, ‘What?’ Like, obviously. And then my spotter, Andy, again was like, ‘You better tell him to get out of there. They’re starting to head that way.’ So, then I just started pointing. Did you see how fast he shot up the fence?
“To be honest, I thought it was hilarious. I know this stuff is taken pretty [seriously]. But from my seat, it was hilarious.”
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Detroit – Friday night, top of the seventh inning. The Tigers had just taken ace Tarik Skubal off the hook, scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth to grab a 4-3 lead.
Drew Anderson, who got the final out in the sixth, was entrusted to hold that lead for at least another inning. And the second hitter he faced in the seventh was the White Sox Miguel Vargas.
You might recall, Vargas broke the Tigers’ hearts in Chicago on May 29 by hitting a two-strike, two-out, walk-off home run off a mis-executed kick-change from Anderson.
“Players have good memories about stuff like that,” manager AJ Hinch said. “Especially a big swing like that.”
But if Anderson was experiencing any latent PTSD Friday night, he didn’t show it. He punched out Vargas with three fastballs – 97.5 mph, 96.5 mph, 96.7 mph.
Asked if he left the kick-change out of the bag for that at-bat because of what happened in Chicago, Anderson shook his head no.
“It just looked like he couldn’t hit a fastball,” he said. “Just read and react, that’s all it is.”
Don’t look now but Anderson, who got his four outs Friday to earn the win, has pitched his way into a unique, high-leverage role in the Tigers’ bullpen. Not a traditional set-up man, by any means.
“The way Drew has changed the makeup of our pen is figuring out how long he can go once he comes in,” Hinch said. “You get used to using a pitcher for one inning, but that’s doing a great disservice to Drew Anderson and what he can do to get outs.”
Hinch thought about extending Anderson through the eighth inning on Friday, letting him work through Colton Montgomery and two scheduled right-handed hitters. But there is a tradeoff to that.
“I try to be creative with him so he can continue to go,” Hinch said. “If I let him go 2.1 innings, what does that cost us? It costs us Saturday and Sunday. There is always a balancing act on how much to deploy his pitches, knowing the rest period comes afterward.”
Anderson threw 16 pitches on Friday. He was available for Hinch in the finale Sunday if he was needed.
“For him more than any other reliever, if we need him for the fourth, fifth and sixth, great. Then I can stretch the game,” Hinch said. “But if I need him late, I know he can do a one-inning stint at a moment’s notice. It’s 97 mph with three other pitches. He’s got a lot to offer. I don’t want to minimally use him.
“I also know once I get him to 35, 40, 45 pitches, there is a rest period coming.”
Just as Hinch is learning how to be creative with how he uses Anderson, Anderson has had to learn how to be creative, or judicious, with his main weapon – the kick-change.
“His development in the pen has centered around continuing to be creative,” Hinch said. “He’s so good at landing first-pitch off-speed and the word is out on the changeup. There’s enough video out there showing the funky swings. The other side is doing their advance work, too.”
Anderson, as he showed in the Vargas at-bat Friday, is learning to trust his other weapons. The fastball is a legit power pitch. He is generating a 34% whiff rate and 38% strikeout rate with his curveball. That’s on top of the 37.5% whiff rate and 38.9% strikeout rate with the kick-change.
“With Drew, it’s really easy to fall in love with his best weapon,” Hinch said. “And most of the time you should. But every now and then you need to do something a little differently to give the hitting guys on the other side some pause on how you’re going to pitch. You can’t always throw first-pitch curveballs. You can’t always pitch backwards. You can’t always throw changeups in two-strike counts.
“Hitters are too good at making adjustments at this level.”
Anderson has learned that through some painful lessons.
“Drew is really good,” Hinch said. “He’s got weapons. He’s got pitch-ability. He can miss bats. He’s got velo. There’s a lot to like about Drew no matter where we are in the game. … It’s good to see him be unpredictable.”
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Yankees at Tigers➤Series: Three games at Comerica Park
➤First pitch: Monday – 6:10 p.m.; Tuesday-Wednesday – 6:40 p.m.
➤TV/radio: Monday-Wednesday – Detroit Sports Net, 97.1, 107.9
Scouting report
➤Probables: Monday – RHP Gerrit Cole (2-1, 2.57) vs. LHP Framber Valdez (3-5, 4.09); Tuesday – LHP Carlos Rodon (3-2, 3.50) vs. RHP Casey Mize (2-4, 2.58); Wednesday – LHP Ryan Weathers (2-5, 4.13) vs. LHP Tarik Skubal (3-3, 3.02).
➤Cole, Yankees: This will be his sixth start back after being out all last season recovering from Tommy John surgery and he’s been as tough as ever, holding hitters to a .196 average and .614 OPS. The four-seam fastball still rings at 96-97 mph. The slider still misses bats (35.5% whiff) and lefties are going to get the changeup and knuckle-curve. The only change in his arsenal is the absence of the cutter. He hasn’t thrown it this season.
➤Valdez, Tigers: The Tigers have lost six of his last seven starts, and that includes three quality starts in that span. His last start was emblematic of how his season has gone. Back in Houston, he gave up just one run in six innings, but he labored, giving up six hits and three walks, He won some big at-bats, stranding five runners in scoring position. His history against the Yankees has been a mixed bag. In six regular season starts, the Yankees have crushed him (7.22 ERA, 1.9 WHIP). But in Game 2 of the 2022 ALCS, Valdez shut them out for seven innings.
— Chris McCosky
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Tigers' Drew Anderson carving niche as multi-inning leverage reliever
The Los Angeles Rams, after spending hundreds of millions during the offseason, have chosen to hold off on signing players from their 2023 draft class to extensions. The class that includes Puka Nacua, Kobie Turner, Byron Young, Steve Avila, Warren McClendon Jr., and others, who are all set to be free agents after this season.
The Rams' strategy to hold off on signing extensions has come at a price as the league's highest-paid positions continue to set record amounts. The Rams have already given Trent McDuffie the NFL's top deal for cornerbacks, while Matthew Stafford signed an extension that will put him as one of the top-paid quarterbacks for the 2027 season if he plays.
In the meantime, Seattle's Jaxon Smith-Njigba signed a record-setting four-year, $168 million deal for receivers, with Nacua expected to exceed that mark on his new deal.
More recently, Tennessee's Jeffery Simmons signed a new deal, pushing his current contract from $31.75 million per year to $35.2 million, making him the highest-paid defensive tackle in the league. Kobie Turner's price tag has naturally increased as a result, while the market for edge defenders has prompted a potential Byron Young extension to exceed $100 million.
Turning 29 in July, with two years left on his contract, Jeffery Simmons now becomes the first defensive tackle to land $100 million guaranteed.
Here are the highest-paid DTs in the NFL on a per-year basis:
🏈Jeffery Simmons: $35.3M
🏈Chris Jones: $31.75M
🏈Dexter Lawrence:… pic.twitter.com/FxyyoO5S1J
For the majority of the Sean McVay era, the Rams have been able to maintain a competitive roster, but with rates rising across the league, the Rams may be forced to make deals at a quicker pace than they are currently operating on.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams' price tag for 2023 draft class keeps going up
Dana White thinks Alex Pereira's frustration in the aftermath of UFC Freedom 250 is notable because it's out of character from what he knows about the former two-division champion.
Pereira (13-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) has taken advantage of the many opportunities that have come his way since joining the UFC in November 2021, and it's let to unprecedented success in a short window. His bid to become the promotion's first three-division titleholder was stifled at the White House this month when he suffered a second-round TKO defeat to Ciryl Gane (14-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in their interim championship bout.
In the aftermath of the contest, Pereira has expressed outrage toward the closing sequence of the fight, where Gane seemingly landed a number of illegal blows to the back of the head as he attempted to finish the fight. He's called for referee Herb Dean's retirement, and also revealed interest in pursuing an appeal of the outcome.
UFC CEO White has seen Pereira's complaints, and he takes them seriously becomes it's not in tone with how he's come to know the Brazilian.
"If you watch the fight it's undeniable that he got hit with some strikes to the back of the head, but in the middle of the action, when it's going on and guys are rolling around trying to get out of it," White told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Saturday's UFC Fight Night 279 post-fight news conference. "Sometimes the fouls happen. Maybe Dean should've said, 'Watch the back of the head' or warned him or something like that. But I don't know. I can tell you this: Alex Pereira is not a whiner. And Alex Pereira doesn't complain about things or make excuses after fights. So I have to believe that he believed that. That he truly believed that was true."
It remains to be seen if Pereira's camp will actually file an appeal to have the result overturned. White said that's not in his wheelhouse to comment on the validity of an appeal, but reiterated that if Pereira is pushing back this hard over what happened, then it should not be easily dismissed.
"I don't have any thoughts on (the appeal)," White said. "That's something they'll have to work out with the commission. Not my area. Like I said: Alex Pereira is not a whiner. The guy doesn't ever complain about anything. So you have to believe if the's that serious about it, that he's upset about and believes it to be true."
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Dana White reacts to Alex Pereira's outrage at Ciryl Gane, Herb Dean
Dec 7, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) hands the ball to running back Quinshon Judkins (10) against the Tennessee Titans during the fourth quarter at Huntington Bank Field. © Scott Galvin-Imagn ImagesCleveland quarterback Shedeur Sanders is currently engaged in one of the most intriguing QB1 battles in the league with veteran Deshaun Watson.
After a rocky rookie season in Cleveland, where he was buried in the depth chart, Sanders finished the season as the Browns’ undisputed starter under center.
Browns Insider Makes Bold Shedeur Sanders ClaimDuring Friday’s segment of the “Rich Eisen Show,” Browns announcer Andrew Siciliano predicted that Sanders and Watson would share playing time, but that the former Colorado quarterback would start more games next season.
“I’m gonna say because one guy is younger and there’s certainly an eye on the future. I think they both do start games this year. I will say Shedeur Sanders will start more games this coming season. It is a difficult schedule to start the year; the Browns have five games this year against teams that made the playoffs a year ago.
“If you had to get an answer from me right now, it would be the man who wears number two, his college number.”
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Sanders had to fight for his place in the Browns’ quarterback room after Joe Flacco started last season as the undisputed QB1, with the polarizing Dillon Gabriel as his backup. Sanders had to bide his time until Gabriel went down injured and the former Buffaloes star secured a stranglehold on the starting spot for the rest of the season.
On the other hand, Watson missed the entire 2025 season while recuperating from a reruptured Achilles tendon that had ended his 2024 season. He is in the final year of a mammoth five-year, $230 million contract signed after being traded from the Houston Texans in 2022.
After improved performances during the OTAs and mandatory minicamp, Browns coach Todd Monken lavished praise on Sanders’ growth over the last few months.
“I think he’s being more decisive,” Monken said. “Now, it’s easy to say we’re not in pads. It just feels like he’s making quicker decisions. The ball’s coming out of his hands, which he’s gonna have to do.
“Not that he doesn’t have playmaking ability, because he does, but his ability to process quicker and get the ball out of his hands and eliminate lost yardage plays is going to be huge for us to be able to stack plays and score, which is ultimately the number one thing here.”
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Sanders registered 1,400 passing yards on 56.6% completion, resulting in 7 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, while adding 169 rushing yards and one score for the Browns last season, earning a PFSN QB Impact score of 56.7.
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLCJustin Gaethje came through his bout with Ilia Topuria without taking too much damage, even though the featherweight landed some heavy shots.
The fight headlined last Sunday’s UFC card at the White House, unifying the lightweight titles in what was one of the sport’s most high-profile events.
Gaethje won by TKO and finally became the undisputed 155-pound champion, a title that had slipped through his grasp twice before.
Topuria took a lot of punishment and ended up retiring on his stool after four rounds. While he was visibly battered from the contest, Gaethje didn’t show nearly as much wear and tear.
In contrast, Gaethje finished the fight without a scratch, even though he took several clean shots during the contest. He controlled much of the later rounds but still absorbed his share of punishment.
Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLCJustin Gaethje explains why he looked so fresh after Ilia Topuria’s fightSpeaking on The Pat McAfee Show, Gaethje shared why his face often stays clear of visible damage, even in tough fights like this one.
“One word describes it all, and it’s timing,” Gaethje said. “The more you watch the sport, the more you can maybe grasp the concept of that. Creating angles but sending direct lines of energy in straight lines through their body and through their face.
“When you see my face, and it’s not messed up, you’re like, ‘Oh, something wrong with the skin.’ It’s really not that,” he continued. “If you watch frame by frame, I’m constantly dissipating the energy that (Topuria) is trying to send in straight lines, and they’re all coming off and glancing off my body.
“It’s like computers processing code, and you constantly make adjustments. I was able to reset his feet every 1-2 seconds. I fought a perfect fight.”
The most difficult moment for Gaethje during UFC 350 came in the second round when Topuria targeted his body. Several hard liver shots had him backing up before he managed to regain control.
The American overcame a brutal stretch of body shots that included a knockdown before rallying back as early as round three to retake momentum and gain control throughout much of rounds four and five until Topuria was pulled out by his corner at the end of round four.
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Fofana played 38 times in a largely injury-free campaign last season [Getty Images]In Wesley Fofana's final act of the season, he was sent off as Chelsea suffered the consequences of failing to qualify for Europe.
The 25-year-old centre-back, signed for £70m in 2022, pulled down Wilson Isidor as Sunderland held on for a vital win on the final day of the Premier League season to secure European qualification at Chelsea's expense.
It was another low point for Fofana, who received a second yellow card moments after Cole Palmer had pulled a goal back in the 2-1 defeat at the Stadium of Light. The incident added to the late-season criticism he has received from supporters.
It was his second red card and a club-record eighth in the Premier League (11 overall) in a torrid campaign where the club finished 10th in the table.
Yet, internally, there is no indication that Chelsea are actively looking to sell Fofana.
The France international, who was not selected for his country's World Cup squad, is effectively under scrutiny as Chelsea look to reduce the size of their squad before next season under Xabi Alonso.
The picture at centre-back is already crowded, and Chelsea are looking to add at least one high-quality option in that area and perhaps another depending on sales.
The idea is to deliver a Premier League-ready option to partner highly regarded defender Levi Colwill, a role once reserved for Fofana given his price tag, but which is now no longer guaranteed.
The situation may be recoverable, but it remains uncertain for Fofana, who must impress Alonso upon arrival when pre-season begins at the end of the month.
Chelsea know where they need to strengthenFofana was highly rated by former manager Enzo Maresca, who, according to sources, often told him privately he was "better than the others". His pace was integral to the Italian's preferred high line and style of play.
Under Maresca, Fofana built an effective partnership with Colwill, but the England international suffered a long-term knee injury and missed almost the entirety of last season.
Throughout the campaign, Chelsea's defensive record lagged behind eventual champions Arsenal, even when they were being touted as title contenders in November.
There was a rapid decline in all areas of the squad following Maresca's departure after a falling-out with the hierarchy, while his successor Liam Rosenior lasted just four months.
Fofana was among a large group of players, including members of the Spanish-speaking contingent, who were not enamoured with Rosenior and his form declined further as a result.
During this period, Chelsea also recalled Mamadou Sarr from his loan spell at Strasbourg to reunite with Rosenior, but he struggled for minutes, as did Benoit Badiashile, Tosin Adarabioyo and Josh Acheampong.
This was despite Colwill being sidelined, and now, without European football and with another centre-back expected to arrive, the position appears overcrowded.
Acheampong and Colwill are regarded as "untouchable", leaving Tosin, Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah and Fofana as potential candidates for sale, while Sarr remains highly regarded.
Adding into the mix, Tosin and Chalobah have just two years left on their contracts, which usually sparks talks over a new deal or a sale at Chelsea, with Fofana having three years left and Badiashile four.
In Fofana's case, he arrived with the highest price tag, and due to the way football accounting works, the club would need to receive at least £30m to avoid recording a loss on their accounts.
Fofana is not actively seeking a move but his previous injury record may deter potential suitors. That said, he was largely injury-free last season, aside from a spell out with concussion following a clash with goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen.
Ultimately, Alonso will have a huge say, alongside the wider hierarchy at Stamford Bridge, as the squad is trimmed in a season without European football.
Who will Chelsea sign at centre-back?Chelsea acknowledge they need to add physicality, quality and leadership in their incoming signings, particularly at centre-back.
Those within the club have been tight-lipped on specific targets, but checks were made on Ibrahima Konate before he joined Real Madrid from Liverpool, while Nottingham Forest's Murillo is admired.
Jan Paul van Hecke was linked before his move to Tottenham from Brighton, while Crystal Palace's Maxence Lacroix is also reportedly on the radar.
Chelsea are also looking to sign a versatile attacker. Multiple sources suggest a deal has been agreed for Argentina international Valentin Barco from Strasbourg, who can play in central midfield and at left-back, although the club have not confirmed the transfer.
Marc Cucurella has joined Real Madrid for £51.8m, while there is uncertainty surrounding several other players, including Enzo Fernandez, Alejandro Garnacho and most of the club's strikers, with the exception of another 'untouchable' in Brazil forward Joao Pedro.
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Motorsport photoSurprisingly, Denny Hamlin managed to edge closer to Tyler Reddick in the points battle after the San Diego street course race.
While battling for the race win, Tyler Reddick made contact with teammate Corey Heim, and cut a left-front tire down soon after. That cost him over 20 points as he fell to 25th in the running order. Hamlin finished 14th, slicing the margin from 19 points to just eight entering Sonoma Raceway.
The biggest gainer in the standings is Ryan Preece, who vaulted back up into the Chase, moving from 19th to 16th after a strong points day in San Diego. Shane van Gisbergen's promising day ended in a huge crash, dropping him three positions in the standings to 17th, now five points out.
But SVG wasn't actually the biggest loser overall, as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. dropped four positions from 22nd to 26th.
There's also a new driver popping up inside the top ten, with Chase Briscoe replacing Christopher Bell in P10.
2026 NASCAR Cup points after San Diego (Race 17 of 36)Pos.DriverPointsPositions gained or lost
1Tyler Reddick 716--2Denny Hamlin708--3Ryan Blaney583--4Kyle Larson536+25Ty Gibbs535--6Chase Elliott534-27Chris Buescher500--8Daniel Suarez478--9Carson Hocevar476--10Chase Briscoe431+211Bubba Wallace429+212Christopher Bell422-213William Byron421-214Erik Jones372+115Austin Cindric370+116Ryan Preece367+3CHASE CUTLINECHASE CUTLINECHASE CUTLINECHASE CUTLINE17Shane van Gisbergen362-318Joey Logano357--19Brad Keselowski354-220AJ Allmendinger346+121Michael McDowell333-122Ross Chastain327+123Zane Smith316+124Riley Herbst309+325Todd Gilliland306--26Ricky Stenhouse Jr.303-427John Hunter Nemechek298-128Austin Dillon270--29Noah Gragson216--30Josh Berry208--31Ty Dillon202--32Alex Bowman199--33Cole Custer194--34Connor Zilisch165--35Cody Ware152--36Kevin Magnussen11N/A37Casey Mears10-138Jimmie Johnson9N/A39Katherine Legge8-240BJ McLeod3-2Note: Kyle Busch scored 217 points before his tragic passing, and we have followed NASCAR's decision to no longer classify Busch in the weekly driver standings.
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Confirmed: Real Madrid new signing Marc Cucurella starts for Spain vs Saudi ArabiaThe Spain national team are back in action today at the 2026 FIFA World Cup as they take on Saudi Arabia.
After failing to defeat minnows Cape Verde in their opening fixture, La Roja are under pressure to deliver a positive performance and grab three points.
Given the situation, manager Luis de la Fuente has made multiple changes to the starting lineup for the game.
Cucurella features againHowever, one of the few players who has been retained in the starting XI by the Spain manager happens to be Real Madrid new signing Marc Cucurella.
The left-back was one of the players who left a positive impression from the goalless draw against Cape Verde, showing good attacking instincts while also being reliable defensively.
As such, he holds on to his spot in the La Roja starting lineup against Saudi Arabia, ahead of Alejandro Grimaldo, who is close to signing for Real Madrid’s local rivals Atletico Madrid.
Cucurella happens to be the only Real Madrid player in the Spain squad and the Merengues will be watching closely to see how their new signing, who cost €55 million plus €5 million in add-ons, fares at the grandest stage of them all.
