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THE SHIRT OF THE MAJOR OF THE GASOLS
The NBA and the Lakers praised Pau
Pau Gasol took another step on his path as a great sports legend. He didn’t even have to be active to put an end to a long career that made him an icon of the most mythical basketball league, the NBA. That a universal mass spectacle like American professional basketball and, above all, a referential team like the Los Angeles Lakers, decided to retire the number 16 jersey worn by the oldest Gasol is another milestone in his career. So far, the NBA has taken down the facade of the Town Hall of his hometown, Sant Boi de Llobregat, a giant shirt with the number 16 of the Lakers, a unique appetizer before the official action will be held at dawn from Tuesday to Wednesday the taking off his shirt. To measure the dimension of this gesture, Gasol, who won two NBA rings, will enjoy the honor that only 12 players enjoy on the Lakers. The names that appear next to Pau are stunning: Wilt Chamberlain (13), Elgin Baylor (22), Kobe Bryant (8 and 24), Gail Goodrich (25), Magic Johnson (32), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33 ), Shaquille O’Neal (34), James Worthy (42), Jerry West (44), Jamaal Wilkes (52) and George Mikan. An amazing cast that Pau now joins. To stand up.
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THIS IS ‘MISTER CLASSIC’ NOW
‘Busi’ has played and won more Clásicos than anyone
In a week where there have been great sporting performances -there’s the great return of Fernando Alonso- it’s time to highlight the hierarchy of one of the greats, certainly the most unfairly undervalued of our football, Sergio Busquets . The Barça midfielder, a culé youth player, became the player with the most Clásicos on his resume since the Cup match at the Bernabéu against Madrid, 46. And not only that, thanks to the victory of FC Barcelona (0-1) in the first leg of the cup semifinal, he also surpassed Gento with the most Clásico victories, 22, 13 of them in Madrid.
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LUIS WAS TAKEN OUT OF ATHLETIC MATCHES
Simeone, more than anyone
Another record holder of the week is ‘Cholo’ Simeone. In a football where any setback will cost you the position of coach, his number of games in charge of Atlético was a triumph: the Argentine celebrated with a 6-1 victory over Sevilla the milestone of passing to the legendary Luis Aragonés with 613 games in eleven years. ‘Two thumbs up’.
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DETAILS FOR 80 YEARS OF IRIBAR
Black tribute to ‘Chopo’
Few footballers, and more so goalkeepers, have left as much of an impression on our League as ‘Chopo’ Iribar. Whoever managed the Athletic team between 1962 and 1980 was only 80 years old. The Bilbao club has asked Primera goalkeepers to wear black in honor of the color that ‘El Chopo’ always wears. A detail match.
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SENTENCED FOR ABUSE OF A MINOR
Cortés, another blow to football
That the values of society have directly declined and football is no stranger to this fact is something that, unfortunately, is no longer surprising. The last known was the sentence of the former president of Valencia CF and former federation, Pedro Cortés, to one year and ten months in prison for sexually abusing a 16-year-old youth squad.
Source: La Verdad
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