Luis Aragones has left Real Madrid striker Raul off the roster for the upcoming 2008 European Championships despite scoring 18 La Liga goals this season, opting instead to take uncapped Zaragoza forward Sergio Garcia. Raul has not played for Spain since 2006 but still leads the country with 44 Goals in 102 International Matches.

Bojan Krkic was left out of the squad as well after informing Aragones that he was suffering from fatigue after he debut season with Barcelona.

David Albelda was not included due to his troubles with La Liga club Valencia.

Spain has friendlies set with Peru May 31st and the United States on June 4th.

They will face Russia on June 10th to start their Euros campaign, Sweden on the 14th and Greece the 18th to end the group phase.

VIA BBC SPORT

Spain squad for European Championships:
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Andres Palop (Sevilla).
Defenders: Raul Albiol (Valencia), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Juanito Gutierrez (Real Betis), Fernando Navarro (Mallorca), Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona), Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool).
Midfielders: Xavi Hernandez (FC Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (FC Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), David Silva (Valencia), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), Ruben De La Red (Getafe), Marcos Senna (Villarreal), Santi Cazorla (Villarreal).
Forwards: Fernando Torres (Liverpool), David Villa (Valencia), Daniel Guiza (Mallorca), Sergio Garcia (Zaragoza)

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While Iker Cassillas made his 300th La Liga appearance, it was Raul that stole the show during Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Espanyol.  Stretching their lead to 8 points over Barcelona, Raul netted his 200th La Liga goal in the 74th minute after being pulled down in the box by Espanyol defender Daniel Jarque and stepping up to slot past keeper Carlos Kemeni.

Looks like that 10 grand he spent on a sleep decompression chamber was a pretty decent buy.

image via MasqueFootball

Raul and Iker Casillas declared their love today for Real Madrid after signing life contracts on Valentines Day. While left out of the Spanish National Team set up despite being one of the hottest goal scorers in the country, the 30 year old striker signed another extension to keep him at the club until 2011. First choice for both Club and Country, Casillas signed an extension that will keep the 26 year old at the club until 2017. Both have an automatic One Year extension clause that will trigger when the player competes in 30 official matches in one season. No word on the amount of money, but I can only dream.