The return of the prodigal son became a reality for Chivas fans. Mexican forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernández was presented at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara before a crowd of fans who were eagerly awaiting his arrival. to live that great moment.
More than 40,000 followers gathered at the Chivas home to receive and express their support for Javier Hernández, who returns to Mexican soccer after his time in European soccer and the MLS.
Never before had a player gathered so many fans in one place without it being a football match. Guillermo Ochoa had a caravan of followers who accompanied him as he left the Mexico City airport when he left Europe to join Américabut Chicharito managed to fill the 46,000 stands of Akron Stadium during his presentation.
The presentation of Chicharito Hernández, in addition to provoking emotions from the stands, generated an increase in t-shirt sales, reaching around 400 garments with his nameas reported by ESPN.
In the Chivas stadium, Chicharito was welcomed back to the club where he debuted in 2006, wearing the Guadalajara uniform with the number 14, which has been the most representative throughout his career. Before going out onto the field to greet the fans, Chicharito signed his contract with Guadalajara together with the sports director, Fernando Hierro, and the team’s owner, Amaury Vergara.
At all times, Hernández showed emotion and at some moments shed tears, especially when a video was broadcast in which former teammates and family, including his grandfatherthe late Tomás Balcázar, a prominent figure of Chivas, praised his qualities.
“My grandfather is the reason why I loved, played and decided to return to Chivas”said Hernández to the thousands of followers.
Almost 14 years later, the forward returns to the club where he trained, in a career in which he has represented Mexico in the 2010 South Africa, Brazil 2014 and R World Cups.usia 2018, also scoring 52 goals.
In addition to having played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, Hernández is the only Mexican who has played for European teams such as the German Bayer Leverkusen, the English West Ham and the Spanish Sevilla.
Hernández arrives at Guadalajara from the LA Galaxy of the MLS, team from which he left last November after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in June.
The 35-year-old attacker will continue his recovery from the injury with Guadalajara, led by Argentine Fernando Gago, which is in eleventh position out of 18 teams in the Clausura 2024 tournament, currently playing its third round.
In this championship, Chivas aspire to win their thirteenth league title to reduce the gap with América, their archrival and the most successful team in Mexico.
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2024-01-29 01:18:52
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