Buenos Aires: Angel di Maria says he tore up a letter sent on the morning of the World Cup final by his then club Real Madrid telling him not to play for Argentina against Germany. <img title="Angel di Maria" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/nov/7Angel-di-Maria-1.jpg" alt="Angel di Maria" /> Angel di Maria&nbsp;
The 26-year-old did not play in the 0-1 defeat by Germany in any case as he failed to recover from a groin injury.
"A letter from Madrid arrived at 11 in the morning on the day of the final saying that I should not play," Di Maria told Argentine radio station America.
"I tore it up, I didn't give it a second thought."

Angel di Maria says he tore up a letter sent on the morning of the World Cup final by his then club Real Madrid telling him not to play for Argentina against Germany

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Angel di Maria says he tore up a letter sent on the morning of the World Cup final by his then club Real Madrid telling him not to play for Argentina against Germany

Real Madrid asked Angel di Maria to miss WC final

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