De Gea wants public apology from Spanish PM
Spain goalkeeper David de Gea has demanded a “public apology” from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over comments he made in connection with a false 2016 sex slur. Sanchez criticised De Gea two years ago amid sexual assault claims against the Manchester United player. At the time Sanchez said he did not “feel comfortable with De Gea as the national team’s goalkeeper”. Last week, when Sanchez came to see the Spanish team off ahead of the World Cup, De Gea was pictured with his hands in his pockets, remaining on the fringes of the group. “I accepted his apologies politely,” the goalkeeper said. “The thing is, though, that what he said at the time was in public so I think his apologies should also be made publicly.”