I was an atheist, but the World Cup taught me to believe

SI always tell me Brother Pablo Parra (I will miss you in France this summer!) That what is said on the radio can be carried by the wind, but what remains in writing, more on these pages, is recorded by fire. For this reason, before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, where Spain to be one of the five countries with a presence in both the men’s and women’s football tournament – Together with Japan, New Zealand, the USA and the host France-I want to testify to this My bet is that our two teams will get the gold medal.

To take into account the cast of radago , I leave a fact: since the so-called Women’s football was introduced into the Olympic calendar (1996), Only one bass (Brazil) managed to make Double On the podium on one occasion (2008), With the women’s team being silver and the men’s team bronze. We will improve it!

Since yesterday, Spain has been in third place in the FIFA Men’s ranking and number 1 for women, Which positions our football as a great world and a global reference. It is true that when The little ball And it starts rolling, and statistics is not worth much. Choices led by Santi Denia and Montse Tom They have in common: Quality players, prepared technical bodies, a sense of togetherness and hunger for success.

If they had told me in Beijing 2008, at the first games I was lucky enough to attend, 16 years later I was touring France to tell about the adventures of our National Football teams in search of a medal, I would not have believed it. And, although I have always had my skeptical point of view, The World Cup in Australia and New Zealand taught me to believe that everything is possible.