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44 years ago, Manuel Cáceres Artesero (71) began to cheer on the Spanish National Team. He first traveled to Cyprus in 1976. Then to Mexico, to the United States, to Korea ... and so, almost without realizing it, he accumulated 10 World Cups on his resume, with a beret on his head and a bass drum in his hand. In this way a legend was born: Manolo, the one with the kick drum . The biggest football fan in Spain , who, thanks to his efforts, has been able to accompany La Roja all over the world.
"People said I was a kid . At first, I paid for everything, everything I took out, I spent it. But the National Team has always behaved very well, they give me many facilities for tickets , to be able to travel with them and such I pay for the trip from Valencia to Madrid and then, in the country where we go, I pay for the food. And I am very grateful. Instead of winning three, I earn two, but I live and do what I like, "he said. , in 2018 on its website.
This year, however, his financial situation could end his passion because as a result of the confinement and the numerous debts that he accumulated since before the quarantine, Manolo had to close his bar in Valencia, Your Sports Museum, which is his only source. from income. "I am having a bad time. I am receiving a pension of 800 euros and a mortgage of 400. You see what I have left," he reveals to LOC, hoping that the Spanish Football Federation will support him, as he has always done with his idols. , who, at this point, also considers his colleagues.
Álvaro Morata (27) was the first to lend a hand. The striker Atletico Madrid has hired him as godfather of the new store croissants Manolitos Manolo Bakes, of which he is an investor in Valencia, and Manolo Monday again touch the hype. "They called me and asked me if it was okay with me. I am very happy with this," he explained to LOC. Despite this, Manolo needs more help, or else he will be under pressure to auction off his most precious asset: his bass drum.
"They will almost force me to sell it, you know? ... But I hope they help me. Because, in the end, I had to leave the bar. I couldn't take it anymore," he confesses with nostalgia about the place that gave him almost three decades of joy. and that positioned him as one of the most famous characters in the Valencian Community. "I have been here for years and the luck that the clients have is that they can say 'we are going to see Manolo'," the fan mentioned a few months ago, without imagining that, after a pandemic, he would not be able to meet his fans again. But Manolo does not lose hope. The fan yearns to return to his work and today, more than ever, to continue supporting La Roja: "I am happy to follow my National Team."
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