01.08.2007 14:23
Krkic misses on Far East tour
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Frank Rijkaard has named the same squad that travelled to Scotland for the tour of the Far East, with the exception of Bojan Krkic who will join up with the Spanish Under-17 squad.
The Dutch coach has named a 24-man squad for the three-game trip which start with a flight to
Beijing on Thursday and will see the team tralve onto Yokohama and Hong Kong. One player missing,
however, will be Krkic who has had to travel to the Under-17 preparation phase ahead of the World
Championships in Korea later this month. The Spain squad will assemble in Las Rozas, just outside
Madrid, and will train between August 2 and 12 before heading to the tournament on August 13.
The absentees
Eidur Gudjohnsen, Carles Puyol and Edmílson are all still out injured and will not travel and
neither will the trio of Rafael Márquez, Lionel Messi and Gaby Milito, who will all begin
pre-season training in Barcelona after appearing in the Copa América.
The 24-man squad
The squad that will depart for the Far East tour on Thursday is: Valdés, Jorquera, Oier,
Belletti, Sylvinho, Zambrotta, Abidal, Valiente, Oleguer, Thuram, Olmo, Xavi, Touré Yaya, Iniesta,
Motta, Deco, Crosas, Dimas, Giovani, Ronaldinho, Eto’o, Henry, Maxi and Ezquerro.