Cucurella beats Spain's stars to it: the first to fulfil his World Cup coronation promise
Spanish footballer Marc Cucurella is the first of his national team to fulfill a promise made before winning the World Cup by planning a tattoo of his coach, Luis de la Fuente. Cucurella is also preparing for a move to Real Madrid.
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The story captures the cultural intersection of sports celebrity, personal commitments, and high-profile club transfers in professional football.
Cucurella beats Spain's stars to it: first to fulfil his World Cup coronation promise M. Cucurella Real Madrid Spain L. de la Fuente LaLiga World Cup Spain After lifting the World Cup: Cucurella completes his first task off the pitch
The euphoria of victory still hangs over Spanish sport after La Roja claimed their second World Cup star. Now comes the time to fulfil the promises the players made to themselves before achieving the world title.
Ferran Torres, Pedri, Gavi and Lamine Yamal all vowed to carry out special acts if they claimed the world throne. Yet defender Marc Cucurella has so far been the only one to take the initiative and put his promise into action.
The left-back posted a picture on his official social media accounts alongside the famous tattoo artist "Ganga", revealing the new design set to be inked on his body: coach Luis de la Fuente.
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