Jesus Navas (39), the “heart of Seville” with “blue eyes,” left the friendly ground with tears.
Navas played his last active match in the 19th round of the Spanish Primera Liga against Real Madrid in the 2024-2025 season at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 23rd (Korea time).
Before the game, Real and Sevilla players lined up in two lines to give Navas a “Guard of Honor.” Real midfielder Luka Modric created a warm atmosphere by giving a real uniform with all the signatures of the real players.
In the 20th minute of the second half, when his team was being dragged 1-4, Navas was replaced by midfielder Stanis Idumbo and played on the ground for about 25 minutes. There was an amazing sight on the field. Everyone, regardless of Seville away fans and Real home fans, gave a standing ovation to Navas, who is retiring after the day. After the game, tears flowed in Navas’ eyes.
“It was spectacular today. I’ve never seen anything like it in a rival stadium. It’s crazy,” Navas said after finishing the game 2-4.
Tears welled up in Navas’ eyes as he calmly spoke about how he felt about his retirement game in the joint coverage area, and finally, he shook his head and began to cry. According to Spanish daily Marca, he shed tears for one minute. “I couldn’t see anything in the last minute. Every moment I lived, I just looked at the ground thinking of the joy I delivered to Sevilla and the Spanish national team,” Navas said with tears in his eyes. “It’s really unique to make people happy.” 메이저놀이터
Navas said, “In many moments, there was a lot of joy. I achieved a lot, but people always said I was the same. Those were the driving factors that made me come here, and it was a value that I wanted to convey to the national team.”
Born in 1985 in Los Palacios, Sevilla, he played for the youth team before making his debut in the Sevilla team in 2003. As a fast-paced and dedicated classical light winger, Navas was favored by all coaches who played for his team and the Spanish national team. During the 2009-2010 season, he beat out Andres Iniesta of Barcelona to be named the best attacking midfielder in La Liga.