In this fan club, we trust our players, even before qualifying for the Queen’s Cup final (by the way, I suggest changing the name of the competition because Letizia is not there nor is she expected to be, her contempt is absolute).
The first thing I did when entering the stadium was to hang our flag. Derbies raise many passions, and I saw that in the stands. The audience was mixed and committed, and when the game started, it was already drizzling.
Creating a new fan club for a sports team is always a challenge, especially when it’s abroad. Those of us who embarked on the adventure of creating a new Atletico de Madrid fan club in Germany knew from the start that it wouldn’t be easy, but we got to work anyway.
One of the things that was most difficult for us to decide was the name. There were many ideas (some as original as “Peña Ribera del Rin,” a nod to the Manzanares River), but soon we were sure that we wanted a name that perfectly described what we wanted to be, without any adornments or adjectives that could lead to confusion. “Peña Atlética de Alemania” is the ideal name that represents who we are: a fan club that helps and represents Atletico de Madrid supporters in Germany. Nothing more, nothing less.
The Peña Atlética de Alemania had the honor of attending the event “Culture in Red and White” in a special edition for the 120th anniversary of the Club, which took place at the Metropolitano Stadium on May 28.
We enjoyed live music, traveling from Metropolitano to Metropolitano to the rhythm of rock (the hardest part was staying still in our seats and not getting up to dance). We were able to express ourselves by singing the chants from the stands and learned a lot about our origins closely tied to Racing de Madrid.
April 26th was an important day for Club Atlético de Madrid as it celebrated its 120th anniversary. For the Peña Atlética de Alemania, it will also be a day to remember as we became an official fan club on that day. It was not a coincidence: we thought it was the perfect day to start our official status and Atlético de Madrid helped us make it happen. The day before, I was surprised by a phone call that at first I took as a joke: as the president of the fan club, they invited me to watch the match against Mallorca from the VIP box, and hinted at a surprise that they wanted to keep secret. I gladly accepted the invitation and tried not to get nervous.
