<p>MADRID &mdash; Sergio Ramos was left off Spain’s squad for the European Championship on Monday following a season plagued by injuries.</p>
<p>Spain coach Luis Enrique said Ramos’ lack of play recently made it difficult for the Real Madrid defender to be included in the Euro 2020 squad.</p>
<p>The 35-year-old Ramos missed most of the second half of the season after a series of muscle injures and a knee problem that required surgery.</p>
<p>He would enter Euro 2020 with a chance to break the record for most appearances for a national team. The veteran Spain captain already holds the European record with 180 appearances. The world record of 184 is held by Egypt player Ahmed Hassan.</p>
<p>Spain will play in Group E along with Sweden, Poland and Slovakia. All of its games will be in the Spanish city of Seville, beginning on June 14 against Sweden. Its two warm-up matches will be against Portugal on June 4 and against Lithuania on June 8.</p>
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