Athletic, like Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Osasuna, is a club owned by members. A legal status that differentiates it from most teams, making the member participate in club decisions and many other issues. However, despite sharing this system with the aforementioned clubs, Athletic is always one step ahead for obvious reasons. A special character that showed itself again, this time on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the red-and-white entity. On December 16, the day on which the Zurigorri team will face Atlético de Madrid in the seventeenth matchday of the Liga, the club will hold the closing ceremony of the 125th anniversary. In addition to the more than worthy inauguration of the statue of the great Iribar and other festive events, the day will have another great opponent unknown until now.
Miguel Isasi Balanzategi, 65 years old from Deustuarra and with more than 20 years of experience as a member, was chosen, by draw, as Athletic ambassador last December. On December 16, they will receive on the San Mamés grass and from the hands of the team captain of the day and the Barrika golfer John Rahm, the insignia of the 125th anniversary and of the Athletic Club. A gesture that values the role of members in the club. Because partners and fans in general are a major part of this story. They (and we) make Athletic a family, the ones who row alongside the players to make everything work. The one who is always there in times of trouble and comfort. Because Athletic is a family affair. A great united family where we all have a common sense of ownership and pride in the colors, a philosophy and a unique way of looking at football today.
That’s why a gesture like this has so much meaning. Know how to recognize the role of the fan and the partner. Choosing an ordinary citizen to represent so many people on such a special day for all athletics. Giving him the opportunity to become one of the heroes of the party.
Next December 16th is Miguel Isasi who physically stepped on the grass of San Mamés to receive the recognition, but it was as if all the athletic fans who follow Athletic from anywhere in the world from one point or another gathered right there. Because as he said Aitor Prado In the famous video “What does it mean to be from Athletic?”, “we understand that Athletic is a family issue. “The football thing, believe me, is secondary”
Source: La Verdad
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