Spain's 'English' posse primed for Slovakia test


Spain's soccer coach Vicente Del Bosque attends a news conference in Minsk, Belarus, June 13, 2015. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/Files

MADRID (Reuters) - With an unprecedented number of Spain internationals plying their trade in the Premier League, coach Vicente del Bosque will be relying more than ever on players based outside La Liga in Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier at home to Slovakia.

Pedro became the latest to cross the English Channel when he signed for Chelsea from Barcelona last month, joining fellow forward Diego Costa, midfielders Cesc Fabregas, David Silva, Juan Mata and Santi Cazorla, defender Cesar Azpilicueta and goalkeeper David De Gea in the world's richest league.

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