De la Fuente claims 'no racism' in Spain before England showdown

Luis de la Fuente confidently stated on Saturday that there is no racism issue in Spain ahead of Spain's Nations League match against England. This declaration came despite the team facing a stadium capacity reduction penalty for anti-Muslim chanting that had taken place earlier in the year in a match against Egypt. De la Fuente made these remarks to reporters following England's coach Thomas Tuchel's comments, in which he mentioned discussing the anti-racism protocol with his players before the Sunday match in Madrid.

England players had experienced racist abuse during a game in Madrid in 2004, and Spain has had numerous other incidents of racist abuse in recent years, particularly targeting Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior. Although Tuchel did not specifically address Spain's racism problem, he emphasized the importance of players understanding the protocol and clarified that he never discussed racism in Spain, only responding to a question about the consequences of such actions.

De la Fuente also commented on Lamine Yamal's potential availability for the match, noting that the team would wait to see if he is fit to play the full 90 minutes.