Cucurella Gets De la Fuente World Cup Tattoo
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- Marc Cucurella got a tattoo of Spain coach Luis de la Fuente, fulfilling a promise he made after the World Cup final and posting photos and video of the reveal on social media with the caption 'Promise kept.'
- The tattoo is a portrait of De la Fuente holding the World Cup alongside the number 26.
- De la Fuente joked about the wager at his post-match news conference, saying 'I'm not so terribly ugly that they will need to put it somewhere nobody can see it. But it makes me laugh and I am proud they keep their promises.'
- Cucurella, 28, helped Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup final this month and joined Real Madrid from Chelsea for £52m in June.
- Throughout the tournament, Cucurella carried his wife's pyjama top as a lucky charm and said he keeps his trademark long, curly hair so his child can easily track him during matches.
Why it matters: Cucurella's permanent tribute — blessed by the coach himself — underscores the unusually close player-coach bond behind Spain's World Cup win over Argentina, with the Chelsea-to-Real Madrid defender's £52m summer move making him a high-profile ambassador for De la Fuente's legacy.
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