2023-08-22 02:02:35
Updated Tuesday, August 22, 2023 – 02:02
More than 20,000 people receive the champions at Madrid Rio at dawn
The players of the national team during the celebration of the title in Madrid Río. JAVIER BARBANCHO
Las champions received the deserved shower of masses. More than 20,000 people waited for more than two hours for the selection on the esplanade of Puente del Rey, in the madrid river. Nobody moved. On the contrary. They came and they came, despite a heat wave. They did it before the plane in which the champions arrived landed in Barajas. He did so at 9:15 p.m. Later, the coach of the champions began its journey, encouraged by the people in the streets, until the explosion in Madrid Río shouting “world champions!”.
Olga Carmonascorer in the final who also lost her father two days before, was the player who received the most affection, along with the ovations for Salma Paralluelo, Jenni Beautiful y Aitana Bonmatí “Olga, Olga, Olga…!”, could be heard shortly after being blanketed by her teammates.
The Sevillian wanted to thank the public for the support they had given her:_”Today has a complicated part for me. Yesterday was a day of many emotions. At times the best day of my life and then it turned into the worst. I am excited to be able to bring you this joy. We have this star, but all the stars that are in the sky have accompanied us.
Jenni Hermoso then took the microphone to proclaim: “I am Spanish, but long live Madrid and long live the people of Madrid, we are the best in the world.” There was no mention of the controversial kiss that Luis Rubiales gave him, who did not appear on the Madrid Río stage. The last to be announced and leave were Jorge Vildathe coach, together with Olga Carmona and the captain in this world, Ivana de Andres.
Vilda also thanked the fans: «Without your support this would be impossible, it is yours. We said that we were going to put you on your feet, to take to the streets. I want to remember the players who have not been able to be in the World Cup. Without these stars we would not be world champions.”
“It’s hot, but this is a unique experience and we couldn’t miss it,” said Carlos García, one of the thousands of fans who held out at Madrid Río until the arrival of the national team coach, accompanied, yes, by the Musical performances.
Angel Herrero, who attended the event in the company of his girlfriend, was clear that he wanted to celebrate this feat of women’s football, a sport that, as he admitted, “I have been following for many years.” In addition, he joined the millions of fans who have followed the tournament with great interest through their televisions, although he admitted that he could not follow the game at three in the morning: “It is true that I did not see all the games , because some were very early, but I have followed it closely ».
Thousands of shirts, sleeves and flags dyed the space red. A place where, in addition to the music at full volume, the traditional chants of “I am Spanish!” or “world champions!”, which also sounded 13 years ago when the men’s team managed to lift the same trophy, in South Africa.
For many of those who attended yesterday, very young, the past celebration of the Vicente del Bosque ensemble is a very distant memory. «Our parents have lived through it more than us. But Olga’s goal was like reliving Iniesta’s 13 years ago,” admits Carlos.
The joy was such that some fans joined in placing bets on what will happen in the next World Cups. “With this team, the next one will win it again,” commented María Domínguez. Carlos added: “They will win it again before the men.”
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