Tell us a story to show how much you love football

Hi AFers,

As you known, football brings out so much emotion. But how much do you love it? Could you use a story about yourself to show it?

Here is a story about Valencia as an example:

Around 16 years of age at that time, Valencia decided not to tell anything about an offer from El Nacional to his father, but had made his intentions about leaving for Quito clear to his mother and elder brother, Carlos.

Valencia was handed the bus fare for travel by Carlos himself, and the decision to set off on the two-day journey for Quito was made. He was on his own in the capital of the country he came from, in a city where he knew no one. Valencia once said: "I didn't tell my father because I knew he wouldn't let me go.”

Valencia said, “It was the first time I ever left. I was nervous because I didn't know where I was going to sleep or where I was going to eat. But, if you have a dream and you want to make it come true, that is what you do."