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Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Atlético de Madrid launch new membership for fans worldwide...and beyond 🪐
Atlético de Madrid has unveiled the Atleti Red & White Card, a new international membership aimed at fans living abroad who want to stay closely connected with the club – no matter where they are in the world. To get your card go here Advertisement To mark the occasion, the club has launched a bold and imaginative campaign: the symbolic creation of the first-ever official supporters' club… in outer space. Officially recognised by Atlético de Madrid, this unique peña is headquartered in the Ursa Major constellation (coordinates: RA 08h35m43.622 +52°24'59.20'). The honorary president of this cosmic club is none other than Pedro Duque – astronaut and lifelong Atleti fan. Club president Enrique Cerezo officially presented the Space Supporters' Club at an event held at Atlético's headquarters, where Pedro Duque was also in attendance. The initiative reinforces the club's belief that Atlético passion knows no borders – and no planets either. The campaign tagline says it all: 'Wherever you are, you're Atleti.' A Membership that Travels the Galaxy The Atleti Red & White Card costs just €20 per year and offers international fans a range of exclusive benefits, including: Advertisement A gift voucher worth €20 to spend in the official online store. A welcome kit with their first purchase. Automatic entry into a prize draw to win a trip to Madrid and tickets to a match at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium. Access to special content, experiences, competitions, and more. The membership pack also includes limited-edition space-themed merchandise, which will be available exclusively for a short period through Atlético de Madrid's online shop. Among the collectables is an official mission patch designed by renowned NASA patch artist Tim Gagnon. To get your card go here Fans can learn more and join the campaign via the official website: The Space Supporters' Club will also feature as part of Atlético de Madrid's global presence during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, engaging both players and fans in a truly interstellar celebration of football fandom. With this initiative, Atlético de Madrid reaffirms its commitment to its global community – demonstrating that true passion for the club is not bound by geography… or even gravity.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
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Atletico Madrid President rips Diego Simeone analysis to shreds – ‘It's been a bad season'
Atletico Madrid were in the running for a treble midway through March this season, an rare feat for Los Colchoneros, but watched as their progress in all three major competitions fell to pieces in the space of three weeks. Atletico are on course to finish third behind Real Madrid and Barcelona, but President Enrique Cerezo was not impressed with their progress. Manager Diego Simeone has always been quick to point out that the budget he is working with a budget of around half of the Clasico duo. He told Diario AS after their win over Real Betis on Sunday that closing the gap to the top two is not easy. Advertisement 'The club, with the opportunity to grow, participating in the Club World Cup, always in the Champions League, is fantastic for the club and its growth. The demands increase; it's a tournament where Real Madrid and Barcelona play every year, so it's not easy. In recent years, we were always theoretically third; last year we finished fourth, but looking back, Athletic Club is growing, Villarreal is growing, and it's not so easy to get close to Madrid and Barcelona, but we try. We inflate the balloon together [build up the excitement], you and us, and in the end, the distance is clear.' Photo by Diario AS El Cholo was also clear that Atletico have been the best challengers that Real Madrid and Barcelona have faced over the last four decades. 'We don't always finish third; we've also finished second twice, and we've won twice, competing with Madrid and Barcelona. In the 40 years between 1984 and today, Athletic Club won one league, Deportivo won one, Valencia won two, and we won three. There must be a reason.' Advertisement 'We want to get close to winning, but we also value what we've achieved.' Robin Le Normand: 'We have to value third place' Meanwhile defender Robin Le Normand, one of their big-money moves last summer, told Marca after the same game that they cannot dismiss finishing third either. 'It's fine. It's normal that they're demanding from us given the squad we have. We haven't been far behind, we've fought in every competition. After all, it's football. We have to value third place, even though we want more. There are opponents who demand a lot from us and who also want to win. That shouldn't hold us back; rather, we should be focused on pushing ourselves and continuing to push ourselves to hopefully win a title one day.' Atletico Madrid President – 'It's been a disaster' However Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo was not quite as forgiving. In his eyes, the Atletico season has gone 'terribly'. Advertisement 'I don't know, it's been a disaster. The truth is that we've had bad luck on some occasions, and at other times we've played very badly. But hey, the team is the same one that started the first season; it's had its ups and downs, but in the end, the truth is that we've done terribly,' he told El Desmarque, as quoted by Relevo. 'We could have had three very important chances to win, but we practically confirmed with third place.' Enrique Cerezo nuances discourse Three days later, Cerezo somewhat softened his discourse during an interview with Cadena SER. While he backed away from the word disaster, he was not willing to 'value' third place either. Advertisement 'We haven't had a good season. It seemed like we had everything within our grasp, and in two or three games, everything slipped away. That doesn't mean the season has been a disaster, it felt insufficient.' Enrique Cerezo Difference in ambition between Diego Simeone and Atletico? Third place certainly seems like the base expectation for Atletico every year, but it also means that achieving their objective feels like little to celebrate too. Cerezo's answers perhaps suggest that the hierarchy at Atletico expect more from Simeone and the squad, but it is an incredibly difficult ask with such difference of resources. Simeone has been a guarantee of Champions League football for Atletico since arriving, but with the grass always greener on the other side, there is a portion of the Rojiblanco support that wonder whether another manager might be able to mount more of a challenge to the big two.
