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Let’s talk about Mikel Oyarzabal: Spain’s quiet man forced into the limelight

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The 29-year-old forward always avoided attention, but his World Cup goals have dragged him into the centre of the conversationWe have to talk about Mikel Oyarzabal. When Spain scored their third goal against Austria in Los Angeles, cameras caught Lamine Yamal’s little brother celebrating, fists clenched and shouting “come on!”. The picture couldn’t have been more perfect, and not just because Keyne is impossibly cute. Even the apparent imperfection was just right. On the row below, clapping and half-hiding the three-year-old, was a woman in sunglasses, prompting a Spanish TV…

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