Mariano Rajoy didn't even wait a single night. As soon as Spain had booked their place in the World Cup final, the former prime minister returned to his opinion column in 'El Debate' (source in Spanish) with a new piece, entitled 'You need to keep your sense of humour', in which he revisits, without softening it in the slightest, the row he himself had sparked days earlier over the French national team.
The text devotes its opening paragraphs to the match, praising Luis de la Fuente and the team's efforts before moving on to politics. There, Rajoy takes a veiled swipe at Pedro Sánchez, saying he hopes Spain wins, "not that the best team win", as he himself stresses, in a clear allusion to the message the prime minister had sent him after his previous article.
