Under 17 international squad

Sevilla's Diego Capel and Betis's Cristian Pecci have been included in the 18 man squad for the under-17 European qualifying tournament which takes place in Mallorca next week. The two are the only surviving members of the side which finished runner up to France in last season's edition of the championship. Juan Santiesteban has also called up five players from Valencia and four from Real Madrid for the three games against Denmark, Switzerland and Poland. The winners will go on to the European Championship finals, which take place in Italy next May. The full squad is as follows:

Betis: Pecci
Espanyol: Oscar
Mallorca: Emilio, Guasp
Osasuna: Martínez
Real Madrid: Adrián, Bueno, Pedro, Ramos
Real Murcia: Pico
Sevilla: Capel
Valencia: Alexis, Carles, Jaume, Montoro, Ñiguez
Villarreal: Salva
Zaragoza: Montejo.

The following were also called up for training but didn't make the squad: Coto and Rueda (Barcelona), Jon (Osasuna), Alex (Racing Ferrol), Mario and Picón (Racing Santander), Mata (Real Madrid), Gimeno (Valencia). (23.03.05)

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