Santi Aldama visits Spanish national team in training

Spanish NBA player Santi Aldama visited the Spanish national football team during their World Cup training session on Saturday. Aldama, who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies, met with coach Luis de la Fuente and the national team players on the eve of their World Cup match against Saudi Arabia.

During the visit at the Walens Family Stadium at Kennesaw State University, Aldama exchanged ideas about their respective sports with the players and shared his experiences living in the United States for the past seven years. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) noted the interaction, highlighting the camaraderie between the athletes.

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Received by the Director of the National Team, Aitor Karanka, at the Walens Family Stadium of Kennesaw State University, Santi Aldama has chatted with the coach Luis de la Fuente and the Spanish internationals, exchanging ideas about their respective sports and sharing his experience in the United States, a country where the Grizzlies player has been living for seven years.

Team captain Rodrigo Hernández presented Aldama with a personalized national team jersey. Aldama, in turn, gifted Hernández a Memphis Grizzlies jersey. Aldama is expected to watch the crucial World Cup match against Saudi Arabia live from the stands in Atlanta, alongside thousands of Spanish fans. Spain aims for its first World Cup victory in this match, following a goalless draw against Cape Verde in their opening game.

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The captain Rodrigo Hernández has given Aldama a personalized national team jersey, which the NBA star has reciprocated with another Grizzlies jersey from Memphis.