Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes has been left out of Spain’s 23-man squad for this summer’s World Cup finals.
The 30-year-old, who played in the last two World Cups and has been a regular in the national team since 1998, will not travel to Germany, with coach Luis Aragones deciding instead to take an extra defender, Valencia’s Carlos Marchena.
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