"First Englishman in 60 years": Spaniard gave postman his World Cup medal

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·2 August 2026

"First Englishman in 60 years": Spaniard gave postman his World Cup medal

Marc Cucurella has caused quite a stir in recent weeks.

First, after winning the World Cup, he got a tattoo of Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente, and then he also treated himself to a new hairstyle.

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But Cucurella’s biggest highlight so far came when he gave an English postman probably his most exciting day at work in a long time.

The left-back, who is still living in London for now and is set to join Real Madrid shortly, even let his mailman Gary wear his World Cup medal and posed for a photo with him.

👏😂 „Ich hatte heute das Vergnügen, mich mit dem aus der Gegend stammenden Weltmeister Marc Cucurella zu unterhalten, als ich ihm die Post gebracht habe“, sagte Postbote Gary. „Er ist ein sehr netter, bodenständiger Typ. Er hat mir erlaubt, seine Siegermedaille in die Hand zu
– Saturday, 1 August 2026

"I think I’m the first Englishman in 60 years to hold a World Cup medal in my hands," he joked afterward.

A huge win for both of them.

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