Angel Di Maria has revealed that he tore up a letter from Real Madrid requesting that he miss the 2014 World Cup final with Argentina.
Di Maria was ever-present in the Albiceleste's campaign in Brazil until he suffered a muscle injury in the first-half of the quarter-final match against Belgium.
He missed the semi-final victory over Netherlands ended up an unused substitute as his side lost 1-0 after extra-time to Germany in the tournament decider.
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The winger says that he was determined to make the squad for the final against Joachim Low's team, but Madrid got their way in the end.