Yes dear amigas, we had the honour of speaking to a Futbolita Favourite : Senor David Villa himself last Friday! And he knows about all you passionate chicos & chicas and spoke about everything about La Seleccion to his two adorable daughters Zaida and Oyala. Here are excerpts from our interview with him including bits on his love for Valencia and Nando Torres. As usual, we’ll post the full version later. Esperamos que os guste!
“I think it’s wonderful to see more women attending matches every time. Football is a universal sport for both men and women. I think women are very passionate when they are encouraged (to play) on the pitch so it’s also positive for us.”
“I would love for my daughters to come along and see me at the World Cup but that is not possible. Olaya only turns one in the summer and I don’t think it’s good for them to travel so far just to watch me. But I still dedicate every goal I score to them and my parents might come and watch me in South Africa.”
“I think Spain (is in) a tough group as all other groups. When you go to the World Cup final phase, there is no easy group and no easy opponents. We’re playing a few games within a short time and will have to do very well to beat any team. Hopefully, we can win and achieve something important!”
“It’s one of my personal projects. To me, education is very important to children. So from day one, I wanted to build a campus, where we can educate children on the values of coexistence, respect and solidarity. This year marks the third year and we have many people from all around Spain and even abroad,” he explained.
“I only have good things to say about Valencia and its people. I have been here in this city for five years and from day one, I was received with open arms and the fans have shown me their affection every day,” he said. “So yes, they make me feel at home and it is true that this is my second home. I just want to show my appreciation by putting in my best efforts.”
Nando The Man is a pretty shy dude as we’ve already established. But this ad spot he did for Pepsi is too epic for words and it makes you want to visit the nearest Toys”R”Us and pick from their vast array of light sabers. It also reminds us of the time when a kid poked us with a light saber at a department store and ran off laughing at the top of his voice. Gente, he was so cool!
Querido Nando, por favor, cortarse el pelo. La camiseta también tiene que ir a dormir ahora. (Please cut your hair, Nando. And your T-shirt needs to go to sleep now)
Futbolita and Fernando Torres / Photo © Gavin Foo
Following up on our previous adventure with the Foreignchester United squad, here’s a little bit on our Liverpool experience which took place a few days later… as promised. Lo siento para la retraso.
Firstly, we met our friend Lucas Leiva (who loved our newspaper article on him and sent us a text message about it!) He was painfully shy throughout the entire trip. Xabi Alonso was also pretty moody when we saw him and looked at us weirdly when we were exchanging hand signals with Lucas on the bus. Also, Rafa Benitez is the coolest entrenador we’ve encountered so far. Whenever we shrieked “Rafa, que huboooo?!!“, he’d wink, give us a thumbs up and reply.
The highlight for us was obviously speaking to Stable Boy Fernando Torres at a Carlsberg event. We were separated by a coffee table and had to kneel near the microphones to avoid hitting the TV cameras but we were face to face with hombre! Nando answered our questions in Spanish and even asked if we wanted a reply in English. And yes, he also spoke about Olala and Nora and said they were both very well and resting at home. Nando was polite and pretty normal, if you ask us! He laughed at everything around him and seemed really amused by all the attention.
Also, Pepe Reina is as loco IRL as he is with la seleccion. He’s really funny and someone needs to show him more love! Enjoy the photos. More under the cut.
Nando smiles for all you Futbolitas! / Photo © Futbolita
And I don't even remember what I was smiling at! / PHOTO BY Gavin Foo
More updates to come in the following week… we promise! Espero que todos es bueno.
Foto de Hola
Altogether now….. awwwwww! What a lovely photo of Niño Torres and his daughter, Nora! Ignore the new papa’s hair though – it looks straight out of a 1970s-based comic featuring neon yellow pants. Olala looks exhausted but who cares? She is holding Luca’s future wife in his hands. Or will it be Benjie Aguero’s? Umm, the other option would be one of Raul The Great’s four sons. Ok ok, we’ll stop.
Anyway, here are some interesting facts : Nino’s wife, Olala, gave birth the ‘natural’ way to Nora. The bebe approximately weighs 3750g and the best part of it all? Nino says she’s the “best trophy” he’s ever received! There’s only one appropriate song now…
Photos via Hola
It sucks to play for third or fourth place… but at least you’ll get to enjoy the rest of your ‘trip’ knowing that nothing else can be done. Stable Boy Torres thinks there’s no such thing as ‘favourites’ in the Confederations Cup anymore. Yeah, because Spain were favourites and are now forced to play in the losers pool…
“I think the USA have a good chance of winning against Brazil,” he said. “In moments of great importance, there’s no such thing as favourites.”
Like his captain, Puyolita, Torres maintained that he isn’t thinking about the holidays. God, these Spaniards are too serious. Grab a Kinder Bueno already from Cescy’s backpack!
Torres added : “What matters to me is winning before leaving on vacation.”
That nina on the left is seeing stars. Look at the way she’s looking at Stable Boy Torres! Better still, she’s holding on to his arm for dear life. Oh what the hell? We’d probably touch his blonde mane first before asking a question but her reaction is epic.
Anyway, the Spaniards met a few fans outside their Bloemfontein hotel yesterday and happily (this applies to Uncle Del Bosque) signed autographs for them. Unforch, Xavi looks like a deer caught in ‘daylights’ while Puyol is frowning again. Sonrisa, hombres!
Italy coach Marcelo Lippi (openly checking out his own players above) is not a show off! How dare you compare him to Paul Newman? He’s his own man!
“Football-playing nations such as Italy, Brazil, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, France and others never take part in any event just to look good. They always take part to win and we will use the next 20 days to better ourselves,” he said.
On the other hand, Stable Boy Torres had admitted to The Mirror that he’d like to see England meet Spain in the World Cup Finals next year. ¿Perdón? Yeah we figured… forty years etc.
If you’re like us and can’t stop watching those viral videos featuring Sr. Torres, than don’t despair. He’s been quite serious as of late and has stopped starring in gems promoting dodgy hair salons.
Instead, Stable amigo’s focusing on the futbol – particularly next week’s crucial second-leg fixture against Real Madrid.
“My ankle is better, but recovery is slow. I hope to be back against Real Madrid and Man United – two impressive games. The injury left me upset, and (I’m) not moving as fast as I expected. Anyway, I’m optimistic and I hope to play,” he said.
Good news for Real, perhaps?
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