Raul has no problem about place on bench

SPAIN striker Raul insists he has no problem with coach Luis Aragones for failing to pick him in today’s Group H opener with Ukraine.

Wed, 14 Jun, 2006 - 01:00
Jon Lees, Leipzig

The 29-year-old, for so long a superstar at Real Madrid, will start on the bench against the World Cup debutants in Leipzig’s Zentralstadion.

Regular injuries and the rise of young pretenders Fernando Torres and David Villa have pushed the Galactico down the pecking order but the striker, who managed just five goals for his club last season, was not about to have a public moan.

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