Roots on the sidelines, excitement and the desire shared by fans and players to be champions again. Some players who, like the red-and-white team that we will support from Seville, Bilbao and many other points, truly feel what it means to win this title with the red-and-white shirt.
Asked in recent days about the big event, the answers were exciting. “I would trade all my titles to win this Cup” said Yuri Berchiche. “Being able to win a title at Athletic is amazing,” said Iñigo Lekue. “Whatever happens, I want to sit down and have nothing left inside me,” added Unai Gómez.
Some statements that show that the team is more than ready and knows what winning the Cup means for Athletic and all its people. Because in addition to being professionals, most of these footballers are red-and-white fans, and few teams can boast of that.
Because Athletic is different, special. As the video titled What does it mean to be from Athletic? And although now football is more than secondary, it will be something primary, no matter what happens we can be proud to know that we have chosen the right team.
A team that once again achieved the success of attracting around 70,000 people to Seville – more than half without tickets to La Cartuja – with all that will fill the streets of Bilbao, in addition to the San Mamés stadium. Many of them yearn to relive the feeling of complete happiness they must have felt 40 years ago when Clemente’s team lifted the Cup for the last time.
Some of us want to experience it for the first time. Because in many cases the Athletic feeling is inherited. It passes from generation to generation and endures over the years, remaining alive with the same intensity as the first day.
The same goes for all the red and white players who, since the distant May 5, 1984, have contributed so that we are here today, in the final of La Cartuja. They were all part of this great movement and were participants in what was built so that Athletic can now write another chapter in its great history. A feeling shared by all that makes us one big family. This is the year. Today is the day. Against all and against all. Let’s do it. Hey Athletic!
Source: La Verdad
I am Shawn Partain, a journalist and content creator working for the Today Times Live. I specialize in sports journalism, writing articles that cover major sporting events and news stories. With a passion for storytelling and an eye for detail, I strive to be accurate and insightful in my work.
