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Luis Enrique backed by Spain despite continued absence for family reasons

Luis Enrique will not be replaced as Spain coach amid his continued absence for family reasons, according to the Royal Spanish Football Federation's (RFEF) sporting director Jose Molina.

The former Barca coach had to return home to attend a family emergency instead of presiding over March's 2-0 win over Malta and he is reported to have only had one meeting with the RFEF hierarchy since.

Assistant coach Robert Moreno took charge on that occasion and is expected to do so again in June when Spain face the Faroe Islands and Sweden in Euro 2020 qualifiers, with Luis Enrique set to be absent for the same reason as before.