Wednesday, 20 July 2011

Real Madrid promotes Spain

Real Madrid made ​​yesterday a little break in its busy schedule of preseason to promote the Spanish capital in an event organized in the SLS Hotel, Los Angeles (California), with the cuisine of chef Jose Andres and the presence of various celebrities.

To the event, organized by the Tourist Office of Spain in Los Angeles, went white whole expedition, including coach Jose Mourinho, the director of football, Zinedine Zidane, and institutional relations director, Emilio Butragueño. "I hope the movie of the year ends well, as it should be", said Butragueño on the red carpet. "We must fight for every title because we have the best template in our history, very well balanced", he added.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and some Real Madrid players during the event
Real Madrid players at the event

Among the 250 guests were the actresses Paz Vega, Elsa Pataky, Eva Longoria, and the NBA players Danny Granger and Paul George (Indiana Pacers). The template of Real Madrid made ​​an appearance around 8:30 pm local time, after completing the training session and after the joint press conference of the French players, Raphael Varane and Karim Benzema.

Paz Vega commented: "Real Madrid is like a temple. It is very important. The whole world knows the team and talks about it. People in other countries associate Spain with the team. I think football is a beautiful sport. My four year old son Orson has a Real Madrid kit with the number '9' shirt". And about Mourinho: "The team proved in its first game to want to win and showcased many ideas. Mourinho seems to me to be very serious and to know a lot about football. I like him and I believe people should have faith in him and give him time to do a good job".

In the same way, Elsa Pataky talked about Real Madrid: "Real Madrid is a brand known accross the world. Everybody knows what this team means and an increasingly number of people know who the players are. I was born in Madrid and I feel proud of my team. Jose Mourinho will help make this a very successful season".

Elsa Pataky
Elsa Pataky