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Paraguayan football club Resistencia from Asuncion is probably the only sports organization in the world whose team made their official fan … plant.
A lonely tree growing from the rostrum of a local stadium, with handed a membership card; in addition, he is constantly dressed up T-shirts with club logo. Evergreen fan of Resistencia older than the team itself, so football players and fans consider the tree an integral part of the history of the club.
About twenty years ago, an ordinary football field in the middle of a wasteland it was decided to provide concrete benches for fans and others elements of a full-fledged stadium. However, no one in the head came to cut a tree that has long been considered a fan “Resistences.”
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Instead, architects and builders were asked to design a project that would allow the tree to survive and continue to grow. IN As a result, benches were placed around him, and in the hot season Fans love to sit under the canopy of a lush crown.
Two years ago, when the team celebrated its centenary, the administration decided to honor the unusual tree and made it official member of the club. President of Resistencia Roberto Garset stated:
We have a new member. He is not only the oldest, but also the most devoted, as he is here around the clock. And also best known because wherever I go, I always ask about this tree. This is not only our talisman, but also an indispensable friend, without whom it is difficult to imagine a story our team.
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It is curious that no one can say with certainty which the breed owns a 20-meter fan. Some people think that this Algarrobo, others – that of Quebracho. There are those who are convinced as if it were some unique and therefore even more valuable hybrid. The tree is over a hundred years old, and it is still continues to grow from a hole in concrete made specifically for him.
The expression “Homes and walls help” for professional football players has a special meaning, because you always play on your field easier and more confident. Resistencia players are convinced that their an evergreen fan brings them luck during such matches.
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