“When I was about to sign for Barcelona, the president, board and sporting director had approved the deal. Then they told me to wait until tomorrow because they still had to ask Lionel Messi if he likes me. I went make to my hotel and I couldn’t sleep 😭”
— Kevin-Prince Boateng
10 years ago today, I was watching the Euro Cup final at a mall in Portugal. A lady literally passed out & had to be escorted out by ambulance after Ronaldo went off injured. & no one batted an eye at her because of the suspense of the game.
It was one of the most grueling 90 minutes, and somehow everyone in the room kept faith that we could somehow pull it off in extra time.
Someone at the front of the crowd began celebrating like a lunatic after looking at a notification on their phone, and everyone else was looking around confused asf. Until out of nowhere, São Eder takes a shot that changed the fate of our nation.
Tables were flipped, tears were shed, and it was the single best moment of my life.
I don’t think anybody slept that night. Horns honking until 3-4am. All eagerly awaiting getting to Lisboa to receive the players. & receive the players we did.
I still have never felt a high like I did that day, and I am so grateful to be Portuguese in the generation where we brought home our first trophy. Nobody can quite understands what that trophy means to us besides the Portuguese community.
Enhorabuena a la @sefutbolfem, y en especial a nuestras madridistas Laia López, Silvia Cristóbal, Irune Dorado, Amaya García, Iris Ashley y Adriana Folgado, por el merecido título del Campeonato de Europa Sub-19. ¡Felicidades, campeonas!