EURO 2008 INFO

Raúl González still believes that he has a chance of being called up for Euro 2008 by Luis Aragonés despite not playing for the national team for almost two years.

The Real Madrid captain is supported by a huge media campaign in his bid to win his place with la Furia Roja back and has said that he would do anything to be in Austria and Switzerland.

Aragonés has named a provisional squad of 31 players that required innoculations for the tournament and Raúl was not included, but he has now pleaded to be allowed to travel with the squad, even it means being the water boy.

"I would go to the European Championships even if it means carrying the water for the team," he said during Madrid's title celebrations.

Madrid's media have run an ineffective campaign to see Raúl recalled to the squad with Aragonés sticking to his position, having left the striker out in September 2006 and now having recalled him since.

While the 30-year-old has been a guiding light in Madrid retaining the title, the fact that other players have were central to Spain's qualification for the European Championships means that they will be ahead of him in Aragonés' thinking.

Fernando Torres, David Villa, Raúl Tamudo and Dani Güiza are the likely quartet to be named to play up front for Spain, while Espanyol's Luis García has also impressed.