Spain players receive vaccines

MADRID: Spain's players were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Friday at their training centre, bringing an end to a long saga but provoking fears of potential side effects before kicking off their Euro 2020 campaign against Sweden on Monday.

Members of the Spanish army administered the vaccines to the squad and coaching staff, the Spain team said in a statement, a day after finally agreeing with the government to inoculate players following a fierce debate on whether they should be allowed to jump the queue ahead of citizens.

Spain's preparations for the tournament were thrown into chaos when captain Sergio Busquets tested positive for the virus on Sunday, forcing the team to isolate and training individually to minimise the risk of further infections. Agencies

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