Luis de la Fuente: "I am not that ugly" — says it is tattoo time for Marc Cucurella

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente declared it was "tattoo time" for Marc Cucurella and said, "I am not that ugly." The comment was reported on July 20, 2026.

Luis de la Fuente, identified as the head coach of Spain, directed the remark at Marc Cucurella. The words include the exact phrase "I am not that ugly" and the assertion that it was time for a tattoo for Cucurella. Reporting that reproduced the comment appeared on July 20, 2026, and has circulated in coverage of the remark.

De la Fuente used the precise wording "I am not that ugly" when speaking about Marc Cucurella. He followed that line with the statement that it was tattoo time for Cucurella, a formulation that was carried verbatim in the coverage dated July 20, 2026. The pair of phrases — the direct quote and the tattoo remark — form the core of the published report.

Marc Cucurella is the named subject of the coach’s comment. Luis de la Fuente addressed Cucurella directly in the language that has been recorded in the report. The published material preserves the exact quote "I am not that ugly" alongside the tattoo reference.

The wording as reported on July 20, 2026, presents both the personal line "I am not that ugly" and the declaration that it was "tattoo time" for Marc Cucurella. Those elements were reproduced in the coverage without alteration to the quoted text. The attribution in the report names Luis de la Fuente as the speaker.

The comments by Luis de la Fuente — including the sentence "I am not that ugly" and the note that it was tattoo time for Marc Cucurella — were documented in reporting dated July 20, 2026. The quoted language stands as published.