The players, however, may tell you that their hero is not a former Spanish player or even a real person.
He’s the fictional, 11-year-old Japanese boy named Tsubasa.
“Captain Tsubasa” (known as “Oliver y Benji”, “Olive et Tom”,
“Supercampeones”, or “Captain Majid” in other parts of the world), is a
manga series first published in 1981 by Japanese animator Yōichi
Takahashi.
The series tells the story of Ozora Tsubasa (Oliver Atom) who dreams of becoming a professional footballer.
Sunil Chhetri is catching an early flight to Mumbai for 1st leg semifinal so that he can reach the stadium when no one is present and score a hattrick which the referee is going to allow it later.
Ajax win Europa League shootout after UEFA record 34 penalties
Ajax Amsterdam and Panathinaikos set a UEFA competition record with 34 penalties needed to decide their shootout in the Europa League third qualifying round on Thursday.
After a marathon shootout lasting 25 minutes, Dutch giants Ajax finally prevailed 13-12 after each team had 17 attempts from the penalty spot.
The previous longest shootout in a UEFA competition came in the final of the 2007 European Under-21 Championship when the Netherlands beat England 13-12 after 32 attempts.
They were still some way short of the world record, however, which was set in Israel's third tier in May when Dimona and Shimshon Tel Aviv took 56 kicks to decide their shootout.
Ajax celebrate after their epic penalty shootout win over Panathinaikos. Patrick Goosen/BSR Agency/Getty Images
Ajax's hero was goalkeeper Remko Pasveer, who made five saves and scored with his own attempt.
Six players shot twice in the shootout. After Brian Brobbey failed to score for the second time, Jordan Henderson was scheduled to go next for Ajax if they stuck to the order from the first round of takers.
However, Anton Gaaei instead stepped up to convert the winning kick after Tonny Vilhena missed for Panathinaikos.
"Anton asked me if he could take the penalty if Panathinaikos missed," Henderson told Ziggo Sport.
The teams had been deadlocked 1-1 on aggregate after extra time as Panathinaikos' 1-0 win at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam canceled out Ajax's win by the same margin in Athens a week earlier.
Ajax, which finished a disappointing fifth in the Dutch Eredivisie last year to miss out on the Champions League or even a direct path to the Europa League, will face Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok in the playoff round.
A color error occured when KBFC tried to upload the facebook page logo. This was actually for 3rd kit which they won against NEUFC but got trolled because of the color politics.
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The players, however, may tell you that their hero is not a former Spanish player or even a real person.
He’s the fictional, 11-year-old Japanese boy named Tsubasa.
“Captain Tsubasa” (known as “Oliver y Benji”, “Olive et Tom”, “Supercampeones”, or “Captain Majid” in other parts of the world), is a manga series first published in 1981 by Japanese animator Yōichi Takahashi.
The series tells the story of Ozora Tsubasa (Oliver Atom) who dreams of becoming a professional footballer.
Ajax win Europa League shootout after UEFA record 34 penalties
Ajax Amsterdam and Panathinaikos set a UEFA competition record with 34 penalties needed to decide their shootout in the Europa League third qualifying round on Thursday.
After a marathon shootout lasting 25 minutes, Dutch giants Ajax finally prevailed 13-12 after each team had 17 attempts from the penalty spot.
The previous longest shootout in a UEFA competition came in the final of the 2007 European Under-21 Championship when the Netherlands beat England 13-12 after 32 attempts.
Ajax's hero was goalkeeper Remko Pasveer, who made five saves and scored with his own attempt.
Six players shot twice in the shootout. After Brian Brobbey failed to score for the second time, Jordan Henderson was scheduled to go next for Ajax if they stuck to the order from the first round of takers.
However, Anton Gaaei instead stepped up to convert the winning kick after Tonny Vilhena missed for Panathinaikos.
"Anton asked me if he could take the penalty if Panathinaikos missed," Henderson told Ziggo Sport.
The teams had been deadlocked 1-1 on aggregate after extra time as Panathinaikos' 1-0 win at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam canceled out Ajax's win by the same margin in Athens a week earlier.
Ajax, which finished a disappointing fifth in the Dutch Eredivisie last year to miss out on the Champions League or even a direct path to the Europa League, will face Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok in the playoff round.
https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/40874313/ajax-panathinaikos-europa-league-shootout-uefa-record-34-penalties
A color error occured when KBFC tried to upload the facebook page logo. This was actually for 3rd kit which they won against NEUFC but got trolled because of the color politics.