A worker of Santa Fe fruit and vegetable market was nominated for the The Best awards in the category “FIFA Fan Award” after being caught on camera giving a bottle to his two-month-old son at the game that Colona club of which he is a fan, played against Central Barracks last May 21.
The young man’s surprise upon learning of the nomination
“I found out this morning. It’s crazy, I thought it was just a viral image. I’m Daniel ‘Toto’ IñiguezI’m 32 years old, from the neighborhood San Agustin“said the fan today “sabaler” before a question from Aire de Santa Fe radio, where he said that his son Titian I was two months old at the time.
Iñiguez is a worker Market of Producers and Suppliers of Fruits, Vegetables and Vegetables of Santa Fe and when he arrived at his post this morning he was surprised by his colleagues, since he had not found out because his phone is fixed.
“I got up and I didn’t get a message on my cell phone because I took it to be fixed. I got to the market, to work, and everyone congratulated me and supported me. I don’t understand anything. I don’t fall for it. Let’s leave everything in the hands of God“If you have to vote, you know,” he said. Iñiguez.
Regarding the image that was seen in the broadcast of the match, the supporter explained that “at halftime (of the match against Barracks) I give him the bottle and you can see that they were filming me. It went viral and now, well, I don’t fall for it.”
Toto mischievously revealed that he is a fan of Colon since the day he was born, precisely April 15, the date on which Unión, the traditional adversary of the city, celebrates its anniversary.
The young man will wear Columbus’ shirt to the awards ceremony
“If I imagine myself in a suit in Zurich? I hope it happens. I leave everything in the hands of God, I go with the shirt,” he commented on the possibility of being chosen as the best fan of the FIFA.
The fan of Colon share a list with Fran Hurndallan Australian woman who drove a ball with her feet from Gold Coast to Sydney and “became an inspiring example for women and girls in the sports field”, in an adventure that also “raised funds for the organization Women Sport Australia”.
Even more moving is the story of the Colombian Miguel Angela Millonarios fan who managed to fulfill his last wish of meeting his club’s players “before undergoing euthanasia due to a terminal illness.”
The FIFA presented the Santa Fe fan as “a fan of the Club Atlético Colón de Santa Fewho was recorded in the stands instilling a feeling of loyalty to the club in his baby in his arms” while “giving him the bottle.”
“This scene immortalized the desire to transmit from the earliest age the love for the colors of his team,” said the FIFA on its official website when announcing the nominees.
From today, fans can vote for the candidate of their choice at the link fifa.com/fifaplus/es/the-best-fifa-football-awards/articles/votacion-premio-the-best-como-votar-electir-ganadores.
Source: Ambito
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