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The national coach Vicente del Bosque will participate this Tuesday in the programmed events of the XIX Torch of Concord for Fair Play. He will be in charge of lighting the torch in the Mountains of Fire, which will travel through a good part of the island of Lanzarote and La Graciosa, and which tries to promote fair play, harmony and respect for the arbitration group. Del Bosque, in the press conference offered on Monday afternoon, advocates for respect for the rules of the game and the eradication of bad behavior during football matches.
Vicente del Bosque knows perfectly everything that moves around the Torch of Concord and acknowledged that he knows the events that are held in the Canary Islands through the General Secretary of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. "We are obliged to promote everything that corresponds to fair play," explained the national coach, adding that "we must respect the rules of the game and eradicate bad behavior."
The Torch of Concord is part of the events of the XXII Tagoror Clinic developed by the Technical Committee of Referees of Las Palmas. Vicente del Bosque commented that "it is the group that we must support the most and the weakest", alluding to the numerous criticisms they receive at the end of the matches. The national coach expressed all "his support for the arbitration group."
With the arrival of the decisive matches of the season, it is the period in which there are more doubts about the actions of the referees, to which Vicente del Bosque responded by explaining that "the competitions are developed with the greatest possible cleanliness." Del Bosque stated that he is a defender "of the existence of cleanliness in football and if there are incidents, they are isolated."
Rubén Castro, candidate to be international
The Confederations Cup in Brazil will be the next international competition that Spain will face in June. The Canary striker Rubén Castro is one of the aspirants to be among those selected and on this matter Del Bosque assured that "Rubén Castro is one of the options we have for the block of forwards." The national coach announced that it will be at the end of May, more specifically after the dispute of the penultimate day of the League, when the final list of players called up for the Confederations Cup in Brazil will be announced.
Vicente del Bosque gave his opinion on the development of the competition in the Second Division "A", a category in which UD Las Palmas is fighting to ascend to the First Division. "This season there is a block of very even teams," said the national coach. Del Bosque expressed doubts if UD Las Palmas has options to fight for the two places that would give them direct promotion and on the contrary assured that "it is one of the candidate teams to occupy the four places to play the promotion phase."
Spain could play in the Canary Islands next year
Spain could play an international match in the Canary Islands next year. This is what emerges from the words of the President of the Inter-Island Football Federation of Las Palmas, Antonio Suárez. "Gran Canaria is on a very extensive list of cities that aspire to host a match of Spain and there is a predisposition on the part of Ángel María Villar to play a friendly or qualifying match." In reference to this aspect, Vicente del Bosque assured that "they are not very demanding and the objective is to bring the team closer to all corners of Spain." "The only thing we ask for is a good field where you can play football well," added the national coach.
Vicente del Bosque will be in charge of lighting the XIX Torch of Concord for Fair Play on Tuesday morning. An act that will take place at 10:00 am in Las Montañas del Fuego (Timanfaya). Subsequently, the torch will travel through a good part of the island of Lanzarote and for the first time in its history the fire that advocates for fair play and respect for the rules of the game will reach the island of La Graciosa.
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