English player that the Spanish players hold a grudge against.
- Cole Palmer had a falling out with a Spain international during last year’s U21 Euros.
- Former teammate Sergio Gomez has previously criticised Palmer in the media.
- Palmer’s chances of starting in the final are slim, with Southgate preferring Saka.
The life-or-death battle between England and Spain in the Euro 2024 final
Fast approaching, but there seems to be a slight heated issue outside the game, ยูฟ่าเบท reveal that some of the Spanish players still have a grudge against Cole Palmer from the Euro U-21 final last year, and the Bulls are ready to play with all their might for victory in order to slap Palmer in the face for what he did.
We have to go back to the cause in 2023. Which was the European U21 Championship final between England and Spain, which the Three Lions won 1-0 from Cole Palmer’s free kick that hit Curtis Jones and changed direction past the goalkeeper. But the point is that when the ball crossed the goal line, Cole Palmer ran to celebrate in front of the Spain bench. Causing chaos before England coach Ashley Cole was sent off and players Levi Colwill and Oihan Sancet were booked.
The incident also prompted Palmer’s then team-mate Sergio Gomez to criticise the media, calling it an inappropriate act.
“It surprised me, he (Palmer) didn’t feel like he had to apologise like the other team-mates. I don’t know, I would have celebrated in a different way, like my team-mates would have celebrated in a different way. “
They (England) have this attitude all the time. It’s not the first time it’s happen to our team. We try to represent the national team in the best way possible, including showing respect to the opponent, but they chose to celebrate in this way, and after we missed a penalty.”
However, Cole Palmer’s chances of starting on Sunday look slim with Gareth Southgate. Favouring the likes of Bukayo Saka and the Arsenal forward has in impressive form over the last two games.