Real Madrid and Spain star Olga Carmona started out life trying swimming, tennis and flamenco dancing before soccer. At 23, she has been crowned world champion.
“Without knowing it, I already had my star before the game started. I know that you have given me the strength to achieve something unique. I know that you have been watching me tonight and that you’re proud of me. Rest in peace, dad,” the soccer star later wrote in an emotional post on X early on Monday morning local time.
A picture of herself with her family features on her shin guards, which she briefly considered changing before the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. “I’m a bit superstitious and they’ve always brought me luck,” she explained when justifying her decision to stick with them. In 2020, she moved from her home in Seville to the Spanish capital of Madrid. She would share an apartment with Tere Abelleira, one of her team-mates for both club and country who shared Sunday’s victory with her.
"There were too many changes and they happened very quickly. Suddenly people stopped me in the street to take photos or ask me for autographs, plus I felt the pressure because at Real Madrid you only play to win,” Carmona told"I needed tools to learn how to manage this kind of situation. It's to improve in everything, also as a person, and the truth is that it has helped me a lot," she continued.
When Carmona did get her recall, for the semi-final against Sweden, she grabbed her chance with both hands. It was her who emerged as the hero with a powerful strike into the back of the net on 89 minutes to put her team into a first ever Women’s World Cup final.... [+]Carmona is no stranger to such weight of expectations. She was appointed one of Real Madrid’s three captains only two years after joining the club and despite being one of the youngest established first team players.
Anyone who knows her strength of character would not have been surprised to see her captaining her country and scoring the winning goal in a World Cup final. Especially coming onlyAs Carmona and her team-mates land back in Madrid this evening, they will head to a special celebration being hosted for the champions. With capacity for up to 20,000 fans at the open-air arena, the same used for the men’s team after their 2010 victory, there is bound to be a party atmosphere.
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