With applause and cries of “champions, champions” they were received in Bogota the players of the Colombian team runner-up in the U-17 World Cup played in Indiaan unprecedented performance in the history of the soccer teams of this country
The fans paid tribute to the players at the Movistar Arena in Bogotá, where there was a lack of space because only about 6,000 people were allowed to enter.
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Many others stayed outside the coliseum. There everything was a party around those directed by the coach Carlos Paniagua, who has highlighted the unity of the team in each World Cup match until reaching the final, which Spain won 0-1 over the final with an own goal by Ana Maria Guzman.
During the visit of the National Team to the Casa de Nariño, President Petro called the directors of the FCF so that soccer in the country is balanced in terms of gender.
“I would ask all these men, directors of the Football Federation (…) to make an effort so that the world of football is also balanced in terms of gender,” he said.
Madness at Luisa’s school
Likewise, he questioned why there is not a women’s league because despite the achievements and announcements “there is not a women’s soccer league, and there is a men’s soccer league. With all due respect to the boys who practice the sport, the girls have won more titles than boys”, he added.
“The world of soccer is changing and it would be good for Colombia to be at the forefront of that change,” he added.
Then, each player went to their headquarters, to enjoy with their own and one of them was Luisa Agudelothe goalkeeper, who was a great figure.
Agudelo returned to the school where he studies and was surprised by what happened. “I came to study, when I see all this. Happy that they have done this and very grateful,” he said.
Alexander Correa, rector of the Luis Carlos Galan School, said: “We have carried out different activities and strategies to help her in this process, as an institution and her second home, she will always count on us to carry out her academic process at school”.
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