Navas hoping to end dream Spain career with historic win

On the eve of his final game for Spain, Jesus Navas says he has got the ‘absolute maximum’ out of a career which was his dream as a child.

The 38-year-old wing-back is likely to make-way for Dani Carvajal, back from suspension, as La Roja take on England in Berlin’s Olympiastadion on Sunday night – a game which will be Navas’ last before retiring from international football.

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Across the past 21 years the Sevilla captain has played more than 500 times for the club he joined as a junior, with a four-year spell at Man City sandwiched in the middle.

He has also enjoyed a 15-year international career, helping Spain to win the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 Euros, as well as the Nations League last year.

“For me, it’s been the absolute maximum you could achieve,” he told uefa.com. “It was the dream I had as a little boy – to enjoy playing for Spain, to give everything for my national team.

“I hope we can give the country joy on Sunday night. England are a huge team with world-class players. It’s going to be really difficult, but we are very excited and very eager to play because we’ve been having a really good tournament.”

2006 UEFA Cup Final

Sevilla vs Middlesbrough

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In 2006 Navas was in the Sevilla team which beat Middlesbrough, featuring current England boss Gareth Southgate and coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, in the UEFA Cup final.

“That was a unique experience against Middlesbrough,” he said. “A victory which Sevilla had been waiting for for a long time. It would be incredible to repeat that feeling (against England).”

Navas made more than 120 appearances during his stay in Manchester, lifting the Premier League and two League Cups, meaning he knows he can expect a passionate showing from England on Sunday.

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Author : Alex Hoad

Publish date : 2024-07-13 23:16:58

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