Fifth meeting of Atlético’s social committee, which marked the 120th anniversary of the club
As Atlético de Madrid reports via its official website, the fifth meeting of the social mattress committee took place in the past few hours, during which various agenda items were discussed. The main issue discussed was the planned events for the 120th anniversary of Atlético de Madrid, with various institutional, social and cultural initiatives.
It is requested that the game against Mallorca take place on April 26
Firstly, LaLiga has been requested to play the match against Mallorca corresponding to matchday 31 on Wednesday, April 26, to coincide with the foundation date of the mattress team. In this match, the first team wears the blue and white kit inspired by the first outfit from 1903 and with the original shield. All the players who have played for Atlético de Madrid throughout history will be invited to the match, in what can be guessed as a great celebration for the Atleti fans.
Courtois responds by letter, qualifies his statements and his plaque at the Metropolitan is not removed
The committee also dealt with the issue of Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid goalkeeper and former Atleti player’s record. At the time, the committee took the decision to send a letter to Courtois because of the controversy some of his statements had caused among our fans. The Belgian responded to this letter, explaining that at no point did he want to offend the red and white fans and that it was all the result of a misunderstanding. Courtois has assured that he feels deep respect for the rojiblancos fans and that he is very proud of his time with our club and the titles he has won. The Committee accepts Courtois’ clarifications and considers this matter closed. Your badge will not be removed.
Concerns over the ‘Negreira case’
Finally, as certified by the website of Atlético de Madrid, the social committee also showed the club “its concern” about the case that arose around the contracts between Barcelona and the former vice-president of the technical committee of referees, José María Enríquez negreira. The commission encouraged the club to ask for an investigation into what happened and expressed surprise at Real Madrid’s silence, which has not expressed itself in a statement on the matter, either alone or en bloc.
Source: Goal