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The coach of the Spanish national football team, Vicente del Bosque, announced the preliminary composition of 30 players for the World Cup in Brazil. Seven players will be removed from this list before the start of the tournament, as only 23 players can be taken to the championship. The coach will do this on May 25th. The team with the most representatives in the team is "Barcelona," the defending champions of the "Primera" this season - seven players. Both Madrid clubs, "Real" and "Atletico," have four members each in the team. Twelve out of the 30 players in the Spanish national team play abroad, three of whom defend the honor of the recently crowned English champions, "Manchester City." Aside from "Barcelona," "Real," and "Atletico," there are only two players from other Spanish clubs in the national team. The preliminary composition of the Spanish national team is as follows: Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas ("Real"), Pepe Reina ("Napoli"), David de Gea ("Manchester United") Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta ("Chelsea"), Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Sergio Ramos, Daniel Carvajal (all from "Barcelona" and "Real"), Juanfran ("Atletico"), Raul Albiol ("Napoli"), Alberto Moreno ("Sevilla") Midfielders: Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas (all from "Barcelona"), Thiago Alcantara, Javi Martinez (both from "Bayern"), Xabi Alonso ("Real"), Koke ("Atletico"), Ander Iturraspe ("Athletic"), Jesus Navas, David Silva (both from "Manchester City"), Juan Mata ("Manchester United"), Santi Cazorla ("Arsenal") Forwards: Diego Costa, David Villa (both from "Atletico"), Pedro ("Barcelona"), Fernando Torres ("Chelsea"), Alvaro Negredo ("Manchester City"), Fernando Llorente ("Juventus").
