– Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque has announced his Euro 2016 squad
– Juan Mata, Santi Carzola and Diego Costa are not included in the squad
– Spain play three warm up matches before the tournament proper
Coach Vincente Del Bosque has dropped a host of Premier League stars for Spain’s provisional 25-man squad for Euro 2016.
Manchester United’s Juan Mata, Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla and Chelsea’s Diego Costa have all been dropped after below par seasons while the likes of Chelsea’s Pedro Rodriguez and Cesar Azpilicueta and Manchester United’s David de Gea were chosen.
Diego Costa and Santi Carzola tackle themselves in training
De Gea would be joined in the goalkeeping department by Sergio Rico and Iker Casillas, despite the latter’s mistake-prone season at Porto.
Fernando Torres was another notable omission, for Spain as they play three warm-up matches for the tournament later this month and at the start of next – against Bosnia & Herzegovina, South Korea and Georgia.
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Spain kick off their Euro campaign against the Czech Republic on Monday 13 June. They face Turkey that Friday, before ending their group campaign against Croatia on Tuesday 21 June.
Juan Mata would not be going for Euro 2016
Full squad
Goalkeepers: David de Gea (Manchester United), Sergio Rico (Sevilla), Iker Casillas (Porto).
Defenders: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Marc Bartra (Barcelona), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Mikel San Jose (Athletic Bilbao), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid).
Midfielders: Bruno Soriano (Villarreal), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Thiago (Bayern Munich), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Isco (Real Madrid), David Silva (Manchester City), Pedro (Chelsea), Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea), Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid).
Forwards: Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), Nolito (Celta Vigo), Alvaro Morata (Juventus), Lucas Vasquez (Real Madrid).
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