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MADRID (AP)—Spain internationals from Barcelona and Real Madrid gathered Tuesday and vowed to put the bad blood from a series of ill-tempered matches behind them.

The World Cup winner plays the United States in a friendly on Saturday before traveling to Venezuela three days later for its first internationals since the four meetings in 18 days between bitter rivals Barcelona and Madrid over April and May.

The two Spanish clubs have a combined 11 players in the squad, even though Barcelona regulars Carles Puyol and Xavi Hernandez will both miss this trip.

Madrid defender Sergio Ramos says “we have to forget this matter … it’s in the past and we have to worry about the national team now.”

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