Proud to wear sevilla's armband - Rakitic
Ivan Rakitic expressed his happiness over being the first spanish player to wear Sevilla's armband after Maradona.
Sevilla captain Ivan Rakitic is delighted to be the first non-Spanish player since Maradona wears the team's captain's armband.
Sevillafinished last season with a victory over Inter Milan in the Europa League final and the championship. This was the team's sixth championship in the Europa League. But this season, Lopetegui's side's performance has decreased, and their results have been weaker than last season.
Raktic returned to Sevilla from Barcelona in the summer and now wears the captain's armband. The Croatian star expressed his happiness over this issue.
“The club has of course made important steps forward since I’ve been away,”
he said.
“It’s incredible that we have now won the Europa League six times in the last 14 years, this is a really fantastic achievement. Hopefully we can now take even bigger steps forward.”
“To have made some similar steps as Maradona, such as playing for both Sevilla and Barcelona, is just incredible,”
Rakitic said.
“To be the first non-Spanish player to captain Sevilla after Maradona is truly unbelievable.
“I’m really proud to be the captain of the club and I feel I have the confidence of the club, the people of Seville and all the fans. It’s amazing to be part of the club’s history.
“Maradona was different, he was able to show that he’s not just playing but enjoying football, which was an incredible inspiration to all of us. People like Maradona will live on forever.”
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