Spain’s Mikel Merino: ‘The focus is on being a good human first, then a good footballer’

The Arsenal midfielder talks about how Luis de la Fuente has created a team built on respect and how they plan to beat Argentina in the World Cup final The night before the biggest day of their lives, the Spain players who were about to win the 2010 World Cup...

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What happened: The Arsenal midfielder talks about how Luis de la Fuente has created a team built on respect and how they plan to beat Argentina in the World Cup final The night before the biggest day of their lives, the Spain players who were about to win the 2010 World Cup...

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Source attribution: The Guardian Football via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/18/spain-mikel-merino-good-human-footballer-interview-world-cup