We believe in Spanish Unity...UD Las Palmas
Las Palmas statement
Las Palmas themselves have released a statement issuing their support for a united Spain.
“History has once again placed the Las Palmas Sports Union in an exceptional situation at the Camp Nou. On October 30, 1977, he visited FC Barcelona on the day that an excited Josep Tarradellas first presided over the box after his exile and a monumental sixty meter senyera was displayed on the grass.
“Today the UD Las Palmas pays a visit to an unprecedented date for our country, the day that the Catalan government set for a referendum outside the Spanish legal framework, with the force that has the international echo of everything that happens in the Camp Nou. Public pronouncements in the previous days, especially that of our host, FC Barcelona, have made this official match of the Santander League something more than a sporting event in compliance with the calendar.
“The UD Las Palmas could have been limited to being silent witness of this historical crossroads or to take sides. We settle for the second. We decided to embroider in our T-shirt a small Spanish flag and today's date, October 1, 2017, to testify without strings our hope in the future of this country and in the goodwill of those who live in it, in search of the best understanding. No matter how far away is the Gran Canaria Stadium, we have never felt the least temptation to be part of a country other than this. And however complex the situation may be, we will always rely on simplifying it to better understand and find solutions.
“Today, what we do is very simple. With the Spanish flag embroidered in our equipment we want to vote unequivocally in an imaginary consultation that nobody has summoned us: we believe in the unity of Spain. We do it from the moral authority that you want to grant to the region farthest from the capital of this kingdom. We do it to tell the world that we feel pain for what is happening. We do this by trusting that no one will bother this gesture. As we never bothered to see you waving in the stands, stretched out on the grass or wrapping our rivals' bodies, once the match is over, they are compatriots who fill us with pride when they are part of one of the best teams in the world, or of one of the best selections of the planet.”
Las Palmas themselves have released a statement issuing their support for a united Spain.
“History has once again placed the Las Palmas Sports Union in an exceptional situation at the Camp Nou. On October 30, 1977, he visited FC Barcelona on the day that an excited Josep Tarradellas first presided over the box after his exile and a monumental sixty meter senyera was displayed on the grass.
“Today the UD Las Palmas pays a visit to an unprecedented date for our country, the day that the Catalan government set for a referendum outside the Spanish legal framework, with the force that has the international echo of everything that happens in the Camp Nou. Public pronouncements in the previous days, especially that of our host, FC Barcelona, have made this official match of the Santander League something more than a sporting event in compliance with the calendar.
“The UD Las Palmas could have been limited to being silent witness of this historical crossroads or to take sides. We settle for the second. We decided to embroider in our T-shirt a small Spanish flag and today's date, October 1, 2017, to testify without strings our hope in the future of this country and in the goodwill of those who live in it, in search of the best understanding. No matter how far away is the Gran Canaria Stadium, we have never felt the least temptation to be part of a country other than this. And however complex the situation may be, we will always rely on simplifying it to better understand and find solutions.
“Today, what we do is very simple. With the Spanish flag embroidered in our equipment we want to vote unequivocally in an imaginary consultation that nobody has summoned us: we believe in the unity of Spain. We do it from the moral authority that you want to grant to the region farthest from the capital of this kingdom. We do it to tell the world that we feel pain for what is happening. We do this by trusting that no one will bother this gesture. As we never bothered to see you waving in the stands, stretched out on the grass or wrapping our rivals' bodies, once the match is over, they are compatriots who fill us with pride when they are part of one of the best teams in the world, or of one of the best selections of the planet.”
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