Marc Cucurella has sarcastically thanked former England right-back Gary Neville for his support after Spain won the European Championship.
La Roja overcame England 2-1 in Sunday s final in Berlin to win their fourth European Championship title, with Mikel Oyarzabal coming off the bench to score a late winner.
Oyarzabal was assisted by Chelsea defender Cucurella, who had an excellent tournament and was comfortably the best left-back at Euro 2024.
Before Spain s tournament kicked off, Manchester United legend Neville pretty much wrote off Spain when discussing their credentials in Germany, singling out Cucurella as a weak link.
He s aggressive, he s tenacious, he s a busy little full back, he said. The price tag still astounds everyone to this day.
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