Now for a slightly bizarre story from today’s edition of
the Spanish newspaper Marca .
Apparently, Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas has only taken
three jerseys to Austria/ Switzerland - one for each match of the
group stage. If his side reach the quarterfinals, new shirts will
need to be sent to him from his homeland, but the current Spanish
transport strike would make this impossible.
Hence, Marca are suggesting that the indefinite strike
- which has been called over soaring fuel prices - will affect
Spanish team selection if it continues past June 21 (the date of
Spain’s first potential quarter-final match).
Quite why they couldn’t (a) fly the shirt over or (b) go and buy
one from any sporting goods store in Austria/ Switzerland or (c)
put one of his qualification stage jerseys in the wash, remains a
mystery.
