As Spain celebrated its World Cup title, some fans in Barcelona told CBS News' Emmet Lyons that President Trump lingering on stage during the trophy celebration was "disrespectful." Squad arrived home at 2.30pm local time on MondayVictory festivities to centre around the Plaza de CibelesMore than a million Spaniards, many still bleary-eyed and feeling a little delicate after the country’s historic World Cup victory against Argentina, are expected to descend on central Madrid on Monday night to welcome the triumphant national team home.La Roja, who beat Argentina 1-0 in the final in New Jersey on Sunday night, were afforded the first of many heroes’ welcomes when they touched down at Madrid’s Barajas airport at 2.30pm local time on Monday. A teenager died and several people were injured during celebrations of Spain’s victory in the World Cup after a fountain collapsed in western Spain, local authorities and media said on Monday.
“The city hall of Ciudad Rodrigo expresses its sadness and presents its condolences for the death of a boy of 13,” the municipality said in a Facebook post. “What should have been a celebration of Spain’s team in the football World Cup turned into tragedy,” it said, adding that several others were... A 13-year-old died and two people were injured when a fountain partially collapsed in western Spain in the early hours on Monday, marring mass celebrations of the country’s second-ever soccer World Cup victory, emergency services said.
Tragedy struck in the Salamanca province when the 13-year-old died during celebrations for the win against Argentina. Two other young people were injured after a fountain partially collapsed in Salamanca's Ciudad Rodrigo. For the second time in as many years, the US president made sure he was a part of a moment of triumph he had little to do withHe did it again.
There was a world championship trophy, waiting to be held aloft at the same gargantuan stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. There was Gianni Infantino, waiting alongside the US president. And there was that same US president, Donald Trump, fresh off a round of stadium-wide booing and jeering, handing off the trophy with Infantino and then staying stubbornly in the frame as another team enjoyed the pinnacle of their professional careers with an octogenarian standing awkwardly in the shot.Should we be surprised?
Marc Cucurella probably wasn’t – the defender was on stage for both occasions, first as a member of Chelsea as they lifted the 2025 Club World Cup, and then again on Sunday when Trump once again remained in the shot as Spain celebrated their World Cup victory.
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