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Morata's painful season gets worse with World Cup snub

Spain World Cup 2018 squad shock as Chelsea pair Alvaro Morata and Cesc Fabregas axed from 23-man party

There was no happy ending for Alvaro Morata at the end of the toughest season of his career, as Spain coach Julen Lopetegui left him out of his World Cup squad on Monday.

Chelsea's 60 million-pound ($81 million) striker slipped down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge after a dramatic form slump and niggling back problem in a chastening first season in London.

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