This Sunday, the Spanish National Team will play its second match of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar against Germany. But, far from football, this day is twice as special for Luis Enrique because his daughter Is it would be 13 years old.
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From Doha and on his bicycle, the Spanish coach has recorded a video with his mobile phone to send a message dedicated to his little girl, who died in 2019 due to osteosarcoma.
“We are already in the fourteenth day of concentration. Today we are not only playing against Germany. Today is also a very special day because Xanita would be 13 years old. Love, wherever you are, lots of kisses and have a great day. We love you,” said the ex-Barça coach.
The little girl left a great void in the family but she always lives in her memory. A few days ago, Luis Enrique He also remembered in one of his TikTok live streams: “Look how brave. It’s the year 2016, I was seven years old, the first always with a smile.” Now, the one from Gijón is devoted to his work, his wife (Elena Cullell) and their two children, On it (22) y Sira (twenty). The latter, Spanish champion in horse jumping, goes out with the footballer Ferran Torreswho plays for Manchester and has been called up by his ‘father-in-law’ in the National Team.