Ordinary football fans mention this surname quite rarely, but Madrid's "Real" team organized such a farewell for defender Alvaro Arbeloa that even the legends of the royal club could envy.
The "La Liga" match against the "Valencia" team (3:2) that took place on Sunday at the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium was special.
The "Real" team and its fans said goodbye to 33-year-old defender A. Arbeloa, whose contract will not be renewed after the season.
Fans in the stands held up banners and gave loud ovation, and finally the player was carried on the shoulders of his teammates.
Of course, A. Arbeloa, who spent the last seven seasons at "Real", deserved respect, but why was the long-time club goalkeeper and soul Iker Casillas or the goal-scoring machine Raul not farewelled in a similar way, rhetorically ask the foreign press.
When Arbeloa gets a better farewell than Casillas. pic.twitter.com/mwFx43cvqx — Football Trolls (@Footballltrolls) May 8, 2016
Arbeloa will be telling this to his Grandchildren: "I was subbed In for Cristiano in my Last Match at Bernabeu."pic.twitter.com/UGLjEULfUh — Football Trolls (@Footballltrolls) May 8, 2016
