The world showcase of the Williams brothers

The brothers Williams They presented the documentary about their life in the BBK room in Bilbao, which also includes their last two years as soccer professionals, since the World Cup in Qatar where the eldest played in Ghana and the youngest in Spain. The majority of the red and white squad, the board led Jon Uriarte and the coaching staff with Ernesto Valverde Up front they supported two first team players. The event is your showcase to the world. “We made this movie Williams is known all over the world,” said its director, Raul de la Fuente.

After a short presentation, the documentary began with British punctuality, at half past five in the afternoon. The film begins with the story of a Ghanaian boy who is fishing in Lake Volta and looks up to famous footballers in his dream of escaping to Europe in search of a better future. They could be perfect brothers who are now making many headlines in the world of football, especially the little one after being one of the most outstanding men in the Euro Cup held in Germany, which he won with the Spanish team .

“He doesn’t have one, not even a bottle,” his mother said Maria from the time that came after jumping the Melilla fence. The firstborn was born and named by them Iñaki as a tribute to Iñaki Mardonesthe priest who helped them when they arrived. The past in Pamplona also has a place in the documentary. Nico He has the postal code of Buztintxuri tattooed, the neighborhood of the Navarrese capital where he grew up. “Nico is a bug,” his mistress acknowledged. “My brother has to act as a father because my father works in England,” said Athletic’s ’10’.

Iñaki He remembers when he signed his first contract as a player for Athletic’s first team, worth around 150,000 euros. “We still have 15 years left to pay off the mortgage, with that money I can pay it all off,” he said. when Nico his first relationship also felt something similar. “I have never seen money in my life, the first thing I thought of was to contribute to the family, my brother is already doing everything possible,” explained the La Roja international.

The most difficult episode experienced by the smallest lion happened in the second leg of the Cup semifinal against Osasuna, when he missed two clear chances that could have meant a place in the final that Rojillo’s team later played. The network was flooded with insults and the player was forced to close his Twitter account. “I had two clear chances in the game and I missed them. Then I thought I was in trouble. I got to the locker room and burst into tears, I couldn’t look into the eyes of my teammates, I was super ashamed of what I did. I sank. “I decided to get off social media,” he said. His greatest fear comes from these kinds of circumstances: “People are disappointing.”

Nico became one of the best players in the Euro Cup, a world celebrity. “He continues to uphold the values ​​that my parents instilled in him, as the best winger in Europe,” he said. Iñaki of his brother in the documentary. “I want to start a football school in Ghana. There is a lot of talent, too christian and we don’t know,” he said. Nico. “The legacy I will leave is to pay attention to the many African people who come to make a living,” he concluded.

The documentary lasts 84 minutes. When it was over, a small discussion was held in which the director defined the goals he had set for the making of the film. “Intimate access to characters in a cinema brand. I want to keep that essence. At first it was not easy because the world of football was not very accessible. I got the first blow in Qatar when I found I had no access to them. The goal is to build bridges between Euskal Herria and Ghana. Another purpose is to create references. The Williams They became references, they were leaders like Mohamed Ali either Martin Luther King. They are like two swords striking on opposite sides. I saw great beauty in them. His story is already known here, but we are making this film for everyone. that the Williams known throughout the world,” said the author of the work.