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L et t erf r om St a mf or dBr i dge Igr ewupi nRealOv i edo.WhenIwas v er yy oung,pl ay i ngi nL aF r es neda, i nt he S t adi um,Idr eamtofbei ng abl et opl ayi nRealOv i edooneday andbec omepar tofi t ss oc c ers c hool . I twast hebes tnewsIc oul dhav e.I t was t he dr eam ofev er yc hi l di n Ov i edoyIwasl uc kyt opr oudl ywear t het -s hi r tofmyc i t y ' st eam.
RealOv i edoonl ybr i ngsmepos i t i v e andnos t al gi cmemor i es .I r emember goi nt ot heol dCar l osTar t i er e.I twas s uc h an ev entt os ee Del yVal des ' goal sort heamazi ngki c ki ngbal li n Pompei .I twast her et hatIgr ew up ands hapedmy s el f .Andi twast hat l ear ni ng t hatl ed met ol at erent er RealMadr i d,pl ayi nVal enc i aorj oi n Chel s ea.Ic annotf or gett hei nc r edi bl ec oac hess uc hasTomasorBl as bec aus et heyhel pedmet opr ogr es s andi mpr ov emygamei nThe Requexon. Myhear ti sbl ue.E v er yt i meIc oul d Iwentt os eet hepl ayof f .Amemor y not hi ng c oul d ev erear s ef r om my mi ndwass eei ngt heCar l osTar t i er e pac kedwi t hf ansmov ef r om Thi r dt o S ec ondBdi v i s i n.Wewantour s t adi um pac kedandi nf i r s tl eague. i ev eIs har et hatdr eam wi t hal l Ibel ov i edi s t s . I f eel wear enotal one. Thi s gr eats oc i almas smov esand ev en mor ei nt hes edi f f i c ul tt i mes .
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L et t erf r omt he E mi r at esSt adi um RealOv i edohasas pec i almeani ng andanunques t i onabl er el ev anc ei n mypr of es s i onalc ar eer .F i r s t l y ,i ti s myhomet own' st eam.I t ' st het eam I di d,doandwi l ls uppor t .Igr ewupi n RealOv i edo.Iwi l lnev erf or getwhen I bec amepar toft hej uni orc at egor i es whenIwasni ney ear sol d.Idi dnot l eav eunt i lIwas18.I nt hatt i me,I bec ame a f oot bal l erand a per s on s ur r ounded byf ant as t i cc ol l eagues and c oac hesofwhom Ihav ef ond memor i es . Ial way swor nt hebl uet -s hi r t .I twas an honor t oc ar r y RealOv i edo' s s hi el di nmyhear tandI woul dl i ket o beabl et odoi tagai noneday .F or t hat ,weneed ev er y body ' ss uppor t . Bec aus ei t ' shi s t or yandi t ' s s uppor t er s ,t hi s ent i t y des er v es t o r et ur n as s oon as pos s i bl et oi t s or i gi nalpl ac e:f i r s tdi v i s i on.Thati s t heai m and t her oad s t ar t st oday wi t h ev er y body ' s hel p.We wanta s t r onganduni t edOv i edoandIt r us t t hatev er y t hi ngwi l l ber es ol v eds oon. PuxaOv i edo!
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Unt i l t heend, goonReal Nobodys ai di twoul dbeeas y .Andi t i snot .TheRealOv i edoi sv er yweak butov i edi s mi sf el ts t r ongl yandi t ' s notgoi ngt ol ett het eam pas saway . Weneedt oac hi ev ei t ,bet weenal lof us .Thes pi r i ti ss t i l lal i v e,mor et han ev er .Wehav es eeni tes pec i al l yt hes e l as tday s .TheRealOv i edohasc ome t hi sf ar ,t oE ngl and,butal s ot o Thai l and,I ndi a,US A ymanyot her c or ner si nt hewor l d.I ti st hepower ofoutf eel i ngs .Thi si ss omet hi ng v er ybi gwes houl dnev erf or get .We hav et oomuc hi nRealOv i edo:our c hi l dhood, our f r i ends , our bes t memor i es .Thi si sourpas i on,our r oot s .We c an' tgi v e up now.Real Ov i edowasev er y t hi ngf orme.
Igr ew up t her e,bec ameaper s on andaf oot bal l er .Myf i r s tmemor yi s an Ov i edo- Bar c a i n t he ol d Tar t i er e. 2-1wi t hMol l er ' sgoali nt he v er yl as tmi nut e.Iwast her e, unc hai ned.Iwentt oev er ygameas anot herf an. Thatwasamazi ng. I al s o r emembermov i ngt oS ec ondB.Iwi l l nev erf or gett hat .I twas c r azy ,i t s eemedasi fwehadwont he Champi ons .Ihav es omany memor i esIc oul dkeepgoi ngandf i l l i naf ul lpage.I am 26y ear sol dandI s t i l lhav e pos t er sofOv i edo i n my bedr oom. E ac hper s onbel ongst ot hei r f eel i ngs .Andt hef eel i ngsweal l hav e f orOv i edoar ev er ys t r ong.I ti st i me wemakeanef f or tf orourc l ub,get t oget her ,gi v eourbi tofs and,eac h onewhat ev ert heyc an.Weneedt o gett hem up. Thewhol ec i t ydes er v es i t ,t het eam des er v esi tandi t sv er y s pec i alf ansdot oo.Unt i lt heend,go onReal !
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I hav ebeenbr eat hi ngov i edi s ms i nc e Iwasbor n.I nmyhous eev er y body s uppor t sRealOv i edo,s pec i al l ymy f at her . I r ememberwhenI wasac hi l d andheus edt ot aket ot heol dCar l os Tar t i er e.Wewer en' tal way sabl et o go,butwhen wedi di twasabi g t hi ng.F orme,i twass i mpl y unbel i eav abl et o wat c ht he games t her e,l i v e.Ius edt oenj oyt hatpi t c h. Iwasl i t t l e,butt her ewass omuc h pas i on,Iwasal mos tabl et ot ouc hi t . Thatc onec t i on oft he s uppor t er s wi t ht het eam wass pec i albac kt hen al r eady . Todayy ouc ans eet hatf ansar et he f i r s tv al ueoft hi sc l ub.Themov et hat ov i edof anshav emadet hes eday st o s av et he t eam i s an exampl et o f ol l ow.And Ij oi nt hen.F or me, Ov i edo i ss omet hi ng v er ybi g,i ti s t hec l ubwher eIgr ew upasapl ay er andt heonet hatt oughtmel ot sof t hev al uesI nowhav e.Mydad' st eam andal lt hef ami l y ' s . Now,i nt hemos tdel i c at edt i mei n Ov i edo' shi s t or y ,al lofuswhof eel Ov i edoneedt ohel p.E ac hofusas wec an.A s har ei s10, 75 eur os .A c l ubs obi g,t hati tbr i ngss omany memor i es ,needst os t ay sal i v e.We needt omakei t . #S av eReal Ov i edo.
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