His decision was not well received by some. According to former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) director Albert Luque, Lamine Yamal's father faced extreme backlash, including death ...

His decision was not well received by some. According to former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) director Albert Luque, Yamal’s father faced extreme backlash, including death threats ...

Rabat – Retired Spanish football player Albert Luque recently sparked a controversy for his derogatory remarks against Morocco and African football. Luque made his negative claims in a recent ...

Remarkably, though, his charges led on aggregate by half-time in the return, Walter Pandiani, Juan Carlos Valerón and Albert Luque making it 3-0 – before substitute Fran González added a fourth.

Former Spain men’s team director Albert Luque has lifted the lid on the behind-the-scenes drama, revealing just how intense the fight was to secure Yamal‘s allegiance. Speaking to El Larguero, Luque ...

In the program El Larguero de la Cadena Ser, Albert Luque, the former sporting director of the Spanish Federation revealed the ins and outs of the choice of the FC Barcelona star: “It is not a simple ...

Despite this pressure, Yamal had remained true to his decision to represent Spain, which according to former director of the Spanish Football Federation, Albert Luque, was difficult. "It was not an ...

Jorge Vilda, coach of the World Cup-winning side, Rubén Rivera, the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)’s former head of marketing, and Albert Luque, former sporting director, were all cleared.

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