Euro2008 Victory Unites Spain
July 1st, 2008 - Chris MarshallIt seems that the recent victory has done more than unite the people watching it in Al-rruz and the rest of Almerimar.
I just read a interesting article that made some great observations:
On and off the pitch, this was a celebration of youth. But two venerable Spanish gentlemen gate-crashed the fiesta.
In the stands, a fist-pumping King Juan Carlos led the travelling support, and later took his turn at clutching the cup in the victors’ dressing room.
“I’m delighted for the boys, the team and for Spain,” grinned the 70-year-old king.
“We’ve suffered, but it was worth it.”
The other prominent senior citizen was the man to whom these players owe their chance.
On Sunday, Luis Aragones was coaching Spain for the final time. At the end, the surly 69-year-old slipped away quietly into the tunnel but he was brought back to be hoisted aloft by his players, to roars of approval from the watching crowd in Madrid.
In a rare sign of the game’s British origins, Spanish managers are known as “El Mister”, and the tag fits Aragones perfectly.
The point being that while the victory was put down to the ‘youth’ of the Spanish team, yet again we see here in Spain how the young and the old mix, and how much respect the youth have for the older generations.
It also seems that in a country with more than a few disputes the football has gone some way to bringing people together.
In a pre-match newspaper article, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero wrote: “We have all identified with the red shirt… with the ball at their feet, we’ve seen an understanding between Andalucians, Basques, Catalans and Valencians.”
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Almerimar is located in the region of Andalucia, Spain. The nearest airport is 30km away in Almeria. Other airports that are within 3 hours include Malaga, Murcia, Granada, and Alicanti. Other holiday resorts in the region include Mojacar , Aguadulce and Roquetas de Mar
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