23 October,2010 07:10 AM IST | | Correspondents
Spain's 23-man World Cup-winning squad was presented a prestigious award on Friday but only coach Vicente del Bosque and 10 players attended the glittering ceremony broadcast live on television.
Carles Puyol
The coaches of Real Madrid and Barcelona initially barred their Spanish internationals from attending the ceremony in the northern city of Oviedo because it comes on the eve of league matches.
But in the end Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho relented and allowed Spain captain Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos to attend while Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola allowed Xavi Hernandez to make the trip, but didn't allow skipper Carles Puyol.
