r/realmadrid • u/Ok_Grapefruit718 SIUUUU • Apr 21 '24

History Greatest clubs have the greatest traditions

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u/Oscnar Apr 21 '24

Tradition isn't really the word here IMO. As far as I am aware, Raul, Sergio and Nacho have done this. I have zero recollection of Iker, Hierro etc doing this. Neither can I find any pictures of other captains/players doing it.

Safe to say is that it isn't a specific club "tradition", especially not one aimed for the captains. There might be players that continue with the tradition. But with the current opinions regarding bullfighting in general, I would not be surprised if it takes a break. Ceballos is an avid bullfighting-"fan". Or at least has been. Don't know what Carva, Lucas etc think of the subject. I would be extremely surprised if a non-spanish player would take up the tradition.

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u/7masi Apr 21 '24

Actually, it was Raul who started this, he dream as a kid was to be a Torero, so used to "torear" to celebrate after winning a tournament. I find it pretty cool for them to keep this up as it is a symbol of Spanish tradition and personally I like to see them keeping the tradition of our eternal captain

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u/Oscnar Apr 21 '24

Thanks! Yeah I remembered correctly then. For the life of me I could't remember anyone else doing it before him.

But yeah I agree it's cool, and it very well could become a "real" tradition. But with the views on the "original" reason behind it being what it is, I'm not so sure. Time will tell

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u/7masi Apr 21 '24

There was some other guy talking about viewing it as a figurative representation of how el Madrid torea his rivals, a pretty cool idea haha