MARC CUCURELLA’S girlfriend has revealed his wacky promise if Spain beat England in the Euro 2024 final.
The Chelsea star has been one of the most impressive full-backs at this summer’s Euros in Germany.
Spain have won every single game in the European Championships this year.
And La Roja have secured their spot in the final to face the Three Lions at the Berlin Olympiastadion after beating France 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Lamine Yamal has been Spain’s main man, or boy, this summer – with the 16-year-old stealing the show against the French with his sensational equaliser.
But it may be Cucurella who makes all the headlines after Sunday’s showdown – after making an incredible promise to dye his iconic curly locks RED if Spain win.
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His girlfriend Claudia Rodriguez revealed: “Marc promised somewhere that he would dye his hair red.”
“But he didn’t promise me anything and I won’t force him to do it.”
During the group stage Cucurella told the radio show El Partidazo: “If we win the title, I’ll have my hair dyed red.”
Cucurella recently also revealed how his iconic curly look came about.
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He said to Spanish outlet AS: “As a child, your mother decides what your hairstyle should be and mine just liked it that way.
“So I played football with it and it went well for me, people recognised me by my hair – so I let it grow like that.”
Inside the baffling, brilliant story of Lamine Yamal – from being bathed by Messi to doing homework while taking Euros by storm
LAMINE YAMAL has confirmed his status as football’s next superstar at Euro 2024 – but has only been playing 11-a-side games for four years, write Jack Rosser.
Spain’s incredible 16-year-old bent home the goal of the tournament so far against France as La Roja sealed the spot in the final.
But his first five years in Barcelona’s academy were spent playing seven-a-side football, up until the age of 12 in 2020 when he finally got a crack at 11-a-side games.
Yamal’s story is baffling, brilliant and barely believable in equal measure.
He is a boy born to a Moroccan father and a mother from Equatorial Guinea, who turns 17 tomorrow and was cradled by footballing royalty at just six months old.
Staggering pictures of Yamal as a baby being held and bathed by Messi, taken for a Barcelona charity calendar 16 years ago, resurfaced this week.
He did not restrict his brushes with greatness to Barcelona either, with footage of Yamal as an academy player walking as a mascot with Spain and Real Madrid icon Sergio Ramos at an El Clasico in 2016.
There is a touch of fate about this gem, Spain’s “little MVP”, as team-mate Nico Williams has dubbed him.
Yamal has been doing homework in his spare time and received exam results during the tournament. He passed, obviously.
Now he’s the youngest ever goalscorer at the Euros, also becoming the youngest player to ever start a major semi-final – claiming that title from Pele.
But it’s Yamal’s humble approach on and off the pitch that most impresses everyone he meets.
And France star Adrien Rabiot probably felt quite embarrassed as he boarded his plane back home from Germany.
He had tried to intimidate Yamal ahead of their semi-final clash – telling Yamal he “needs to do more.”
Was this good enough, then? Yamal responded with a goal for the ages and a man of the match performance.
A season which started with a pre-season game against Tottenham where Yamal excelled but was overshadowed by Oliver Skipp scoring a brace will end on the biggest stage European football has to offer on Sunday.
From being outshone by Skipp to eclipsing Pele’s records is not a bad year’s work – just imagine what he will do when he grows up.
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The Chelsea ace now keeps his luscious locks for his wife.
He joked to El Partidazo: “I would let them cut my hair if we won the European Championship – but my girlfriend would kill me for it. She likes my hair like that.”
Cucurella was booed in Spain’s clash against France after neutral German fans in the stadium were still angry at a handball decision from the quarter-final.
Germany were not awarded a penalty in extra-time of their last eight against Spain despite the ball striking Cucurella’s hand.
The game was tied at 1-1 when the controversial call was made.
It came after Jamal Musiala had a goal-bound shot blocked by the arm of Cucurella.
Spain went on to win the game with a dramatic 119th-minute winner courtesy of Mikel Merino.
England vs Spain record
England have played Spain 27 times in total – here is a look at every result…
- May 1929, Spain 4-3 England – International Friendly (L)
- December 1931, England 7-1 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- July 1950, Spain 1-0 England – World Cup (L)
- May 1955, Spain 1-1 England – International Friendly (D)
- November 1955, England 4-1 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- May 1960, Spain 3-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- October 1960, England 4-2 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- December 1965, Spain 0-2 England – International Friendly (W)
- May 1967, England 2-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- April 1968, England 1-0 Spain – European Championship (W)
- May 1968, Spain 1-2 England – European Championship (W)
- March 1980, Spain 0-2 England – International Friendly (W)
- June 1980, England 2-1 Spain – European Championship (W)
- March 1981, England 1-2 Spain – International Friendly (L)
- July 1982, Spain 0-0 England – World Cup (D)
- February 1987, Spain 2-4 England – International Friendly (W)
- September 1992, Spain 1-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- June 1996, England 0(4)-(2)0 Spain – European Championship (W)
- February 2001, England 3-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- November 2004, Spain 1-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- February 2007, England 0-1 Spain – International Friendly (L)
- February 2009, Spain 2-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- November 2011, England 1-0 Spain – International Friendly (W)
- November 2015, Spain 2-0 England – International Friendly (L)
- November 2016, England 2-2 Spain – International Friendly (D)
- September 2018, England 1-2 Spain – Nations League (L)
- October 2018, Spain 2-3 England – Nations League (W)
Overall, England have won 14, drawn three and lost 10 matches against Spain.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
