“Players have placed their bets” | Relief

“Hair raising”, “goosebumps”, “exciting”…The term is irrelevant. The feelings of the national team players when they saw and heard – especially the last ones – the video that announced Spain’s bid for the Olympic Games were the same. In the locker room, where they were waiting with great anticipation to see what the video would be like, surprised by the voice that accompanied the names of the eighteen mentioned. As well as Paloma del Rio’s call to carry out this campaign from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

“What caught my attention was that I received a call from the communications department. They wanted me to be the Olympic voice of the national team, and I was thrilled. I am proud to be part of this video. It is surprising because I have always been more dedicated to minority sports, but in the end there is a gap with the challenge of someone who is not part of this world,” the journalist points out in statements to Relevo.

His participation in the video became the most discussed thing in the national team dressing room. Even before his identity was revealed. “We were just talking at the table about how they were going to announce it, because we were told it would be special. We made bets and threw out some ideas.. We said that it would be good if the names were pronounced by one of the Olympians from each autonomous community. And we were not so wrong. It is not Olympic, but mythical and it turned out very well and very beautifully. We must give a very positive assessment to the Department of Communications,” says Mariona Caldenti.

Along with her, one of the captains, Irene Paredes, expressed her great joy upon discovering that Paloma del Rio had voiced the video that announced the national team’s call-up to the first Olympic Games.I got goosebumps. I didn’t expect that. “Yesterday we were thinking about how they would do it and we didn’t expect it. It’s such a recognizable voice that it was surprising that she did it,” the Barça and La Roja center emphasizes.

Footballers such as Eva Navarro and Salma Paralluelo also welcomed the initiative during half a day national team in Los Angeles de San Rafael, where they will focus this week on the first phase of preparation for the Olympic competition. “It turned out very beautiful. We all liked doing it like this, neatly and beautifully.“, – emphasizes Salma Paralluelo. Shortly after the players very positively appreciated the presence of Paloma del Rio in the video, the journalist visited Relevo, was very happy and admitted that she felt great satisfaction for participating in this video.

“Something is changing at the RFEF”

“The fact that they are filming videos so carefully and with such love for them in the women’s team is also a sign that steps are being taken. Something is changing in the RFEF. What happened to Rubiales is behind us, and life goes on until justice makes its decision on what happened,” said Paloma del Rio, who has always followed the national team and will now do so even more. “I like all the games and I already told them that if they make it to the finals, I want to be there.“she said, before appearing surprised by the huge impact her voice had on the video.

“A lot of people have pointed this out and it has given me a lot of joy,” said the journalist, who also expresses her admiration for the way the national team plays.I love Kata Coll, who holds the poles with great confidence, Olga Carmona and Aitana Bonmati, who move like mice, Jenny Hermoso, with such skill despite her height, Salma, who is a bullet… “They are crazy,” says Paloma del Rio, the Olympic voice who will lead La Roja when it debuts in Paris 2024.