{
  "id": 8243299,
  "title": "Spain coach De la Fuente offers 'full support' to people of Ceuta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/spain-coach-de-la-fuente-offers-full-support-to-people-of-ceuta",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:22:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/form-fernandez-included-spain-nations-110933457.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spain's World Cup-winning coach Luis de la Fuente expressed his full support for the people of Ceuta, a North African exclave, as the small territory grapples with a significant migration crisis. Over 70,000 migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco on July 30 and 31, resulting in numerous fatalities and sparking controversy over immigration issues. The topic of immigration has become a major political concern in Spain in recent times, with the debate recently extending to football ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections.\n\nDe la Fuente addressed the issue during his announcement of the squad for four upcoming Nations League games on Friday. He stated, \"I'm not forgetting our compatriots in Ceuta, who are in a very difficult situation,\" and added that he hopes they will be able to return to normal life as soon as possible. The 65-year-old coach also offered his full support to the people of Ceuta in a video filmed in the territory.\n\nThe World Cup-winning coach named several players to his squad, including uncapped striker Roberto Fernandez, who has scored six goals in six La Liga games so far this season. Other call-ups included Inter Milan goalkeeper Josep Martinez, Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia (who is injured), and Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez.",
  "summary": "Spain's World Cup-winning coach Luis de la Fuente said on Friday he wanted to offer the people of Ceuta his \"full support\", as the north African exclave grapples with a migration crisis.\"I hope they will be able to get back to normal life as soon as possible, I offer them my full support,\" the 65-year-old added after appearing in a Spanish football federation video filmed in Ceuta.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}