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More than 100 Spanish football fans have traveled around 1,000 miles to support a non -Ligue English team – only to see them lose.
Supporters of the Harborough Town FC were amazed when the Spaniards went down on their small ground to watch them play St Ives.
Images show the stands full of fans carrying the yellow kit of the bee while they sing and sang in Spanish during the central confrontation of the first division of the Southern.
However, continental support failed to inspire 7th place Harborough when they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Bowden Park last Saturday.
Surprising guests traveled from sunny Spain and opted for East Midlands rather than on Liverpool, London or Manchester as part of a partnership with a YouTube channel.
They were all subscribers to the Media Inglesa (LMI) which covers English football matches for Spanish fans around the world.
More than 100 Spanish football fans have traveled to watch the city of Harborough, the city of Harborough, without league
Fans have traveled as part of a partnership with a YouTube channel covering English football
Harborough Town, who was beaten 2-1 despite the support, play at seventh level
The channel – which has more than 440,000 subscribers – began to organize trips to watch the British games in person in 2018.
LMI said that the interest in Harborough Town came from their original Barcelona founder, Ilie Oleart, who wanted to find a small English club with which to get involved.
He obtained subscribers to vote for the club with which they should connect – and the Harborough Town FC has become a winner.
An agreement was concluded with the club president, and their very first trip to watch a match in person was organized.
Mr. Oleart, who supports the Liga Side Espanyol, said: “Our goal was to transform a small local English club into a small local club with a world fans base.
“I met people at the club in September to find out their history, the city and the facilities.
“We thought it was the perfect club with the right values to share with our audience.”
Carlos González León, who works for the channel, said: “Some of them have not understood and were shocked – but in the right direction.
“Once we explained everything to them, they were all really happy. Some of them even joined us to sing the Spanish songs.
Fans sang in Spanish during the central match of the first southern league division
The YouTube channel subscribers chose Harborough Town and organized the visit
Local fans admitted their surprise but described the Spanish contingent as being “ incredible ”
“I noticed that everyone was really happy with our attendance and support. We made a lot of noise. It was something enormous and revolutionary.
The Harborough Town matches at the seventh level of English football will now be broadcast live on the LMI YouTube channel for Spanish fans.
Carlos says they could come back to watch more games in the future, because the quality of the match has exceeded their expectations.
He added: “The seventh league is much better than people think. The level of professionalism, the facilities, the quality of the players – is massive.
“The atmosphere is quite good. It is similar to the third or fourth division in Spain.
“If Harborough goes to the playoffs, we will come back, maybe not with 100 people, but the staff of the Media Inglesa will certainly come.”
Alvaro Sanz, born in Madrid and New Harborough Town, told the BBC: “Some local fans were quite surprised, probably wondering what 100 Spaniards did.”
The Harborough fan, Rick Wood, added: “The Spanish contingent was incredible, added to the atmosphere and all the merit their behavior was exemplary.”
