Raul misses tournament as Spain looks to new faces

Former captain and leading all-time scorer Raul and Barcelona teenager Bojan Krkic were left out of the Spanish squad. The surprise inclusions in coach Luis Aragones’ squad for the European Championship were uncapped Villarreal midfielder Santi Cazorla...

Former captain and leading all-time scorer Raul and Barcelona teenager Bojan Krkic were left out of the Spanish squad.

The surprise inclusions in coach Luis Aragones’ squad for the European Championship were uncapped Villarreal midfielder Santi Cazorla and Real Zaragoza forward Sergio Garcia.

Raul has recaptured his form at title-winning Real Madrid this season and is the club’s top scorer with 18 goals.

He is Spain’s leading scorer with 44 goals and with 102 caps has made more appearances than other Spaniards.

Meanwhile, Krkic ruled himself out in an agreement with Aragones on the count that he needed rest.

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