Spain will be going into their opening game of Euro 2020 without captain Sergio Busquets after the Barcelona midfielder tested positive for Covid-19, but this is not the first time negative news has hit La Roja on the eve of a major tournament.
The 2018 World Cup was marred by the sacking of former manager Julian Lopetegui, who was dismissed from his post just 48 hours before Spain's opening game due to negotiating a deal with Real Madrid behind the back of the Spanish football federation.And in 2016, as the two-time champions geared up to mount a defence of their 2012 title, their preparations were scuppered by sex-scandal allegations aimed at goalkeeper David De Gea and Iker Muniain.Spanish authorities did clear both De Gea and Muniain of.
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