AS readers say goodbye to Ramos: “You have not been 'a' captain: you have been 'the' captain”

Sergio Ramos is close to closing his signing for him PSG and put, definitively, an end to his stage in the Real Madrid. The Sevillian, a myth of the white club and the visible head of one of the most successful times in their histories, changes of scene 16 years after his arrival in the capital of Spain. A player who has left his mark on Real Madrid as the fans themselves have shown in ACE. A few days ago, we invited our readers to write a farewell letter to the hero of the Tenth and great captain of the three Champions consecutive. Among all those who arrived, We have selected the ten that, in our opinion, best convey the feeling of being a Madrid fan.

Yesterday was a sad day, the day the captain left. The one that made me cry for the last time about football; I will never forget that 93rd minute. Madrid won't be the same without you, but Madrid is still there; Before you, many others like Raúl, Guti, Casillas or Cristiano left. And Madrid endures. I have to say that this situation was partly caused by you. You confessed to a Madrid player to the point of saying that you would play for free if necessary. I think you have tightened the rope too much; It was known for a long time that the offer had an end date, it is not worth saying that you were not aware. I don't know if influenced by your environment or because perhaps you thought that thanks to your relationship with the president you would gain him a pulse. But Florentino does not beat anyone, and this is a warning to sailors. Based on what you said yesterday, you were only asking for a two-year contract. According to information they offered them to you, but with a salary reduction. With how easy it would have been to sit down and talk to the president and agree. You and him, without intermediaries, as you have done before. The media say that you have come to ruin so that other colleagues did not renew and did not lower the card; I hope that is not true. Because he would not be worthy of a Real Madrid captain. Thank you for the services provided and wish you good luck wherever you go. Thanks for everything, captain.

I have just turned 33 years old. I have seen many figures pass through Madrid, legends in their time. I have lived Sergio Ramos' stage from beginning to end. And I say, without being mistaken, that Sergio Ramos lives up to the great legends that the Madrid shield keeps. Because leaving aside his unquestionable quality and all his attributes as a player, when you saw Sergio Ramos wearing the Real Madrid shirt, you saw an uncle who honored him like few others in history. I was proud to see someone like that be the captain of Madrid. Someone who put the claw and the winning spirit first. It went right or wrong. And that is Madrid. Not only win, but fight to the end and give it your all. And Sergio Ramos has the Madrid shield and its values ​​tattooed among so many tattoos. I also think that it has always been questioned more. When many times he was the only one who made the cut. It has been unfair to him. So homage to the captain of the four Champions. Salutations to the incomparable Don Sergio Ramos. To finish. Surely you have your reasons and surely the best decision you have made is the one you have made if you were not there or saw that you would not be comfortable. I would also change my team if I could sometimes … but when you choose one, it is impossible to change badly that it weighs us down … So I can only wish you all the luck in the world, which you deserve, and tell you that we wait for you when want to return. Big hug, captain. You have left an indelible mark in the history of Real Madrid and in world football. Even if it bothers more than one, thank you for making Madrid bigger. See you around the corner, legend.

Sergio, you came to Madrid when I was a 10-year-old boy who only cared about soccer. Now, at 26, I have to say that you got to the bottom of the heart of Madrid. You knew how to pick up the First Captain's bastion like a glove and you always carried Madrid bare-chested and without a bulletproof vest. Since you arrived you have become a benchmark for the fans. Your goal against Olympicacos, the one from Barcelona with the back of the neck, the goal at Mestalla and so on until we lift 22 titles. Today I am writing you this letter to tell you that the real Madridistas, as I like to say, will never forget you and you will always be our 4th, our captain. Nothing and no one will erase from our heads what you have made us enjoy and what you have defended us on the field. Dear Sergio, no matter how much I write, deep down I still don't believe that next season you won't be with us. I wish you the best of luck and I hope that in the future you will come back so that we never lose what you gave us: the soul. A hug C4PIT4N.

Sergio Ramos, number 4, minute 93, Tenth Champions. You are the embodiment of the Real Madrid philosophy. True to victory, sacrifice, fight and so on until the end, even after the end. Countless myths have passed through Real Madrid and more are yet to come, but the essence of this club has been created by players like you. Hierarchy, personality, self-demanding and demanding towards others. Leadership with word and deed. The goal of La Décima, when few believed, when some were already celebrating, eager to thrive with the defeat of number one … euphoria for some, one more blow for others. Thanks. Sometimes teams have extraordinary players, but they have no soul. Something is missing and people wonder what it is. The answer is a leader, as you have been for these years. Perhaps there are some who forget the important very quickly and stick with the latest. But if Real Madrid built monuments to the most important personalities in its history, yours would be one of the greatest. Win, win without rest. You just left and your absence already seems long. Your challenge has already begun, Madrid does not wait for anyone and, when you return, it will be even bigger. The madness of La Décima, we never forget. See you soon, Sergio Ramos.

We all know that a captain is a person who directs, governs, commands or represents a group, but you have not been “a” captain, Sergio, you have been “the” captain. You led, but you also listened to your team; You ruled, but you were also capable of adapting to whatever situation lay ahead of you; you commanded, but you also met the demands of competition at the highest level … But above all you represent the winning spirit of one of the most glorious times in the history of Real Madrid. Beyond the sports legend that you have bequeathed us, you leave us an example of humility, improvement and excellence that we will take a long time to enjoy again at the Bernabéu (if we ever do). I'm not going to fool you, Sergio, today is a sad day, but the only thing that makes me happy is knowing that your new teammates and new fans are going to be able to enjoy, even a little bit, one of the best athletes this has ever given. country. I hope that at some point you can return to what has been and will always be your home with the awards you deserve and that you finally find that peace and stability that you deserve and that you have fought so hard to achieve. A big virtual hug for you and your family, Sergio. Sincerely, Nacho.

Dear Captain, ‘My Captain’: How difficult it is going to be next season to listen to the line-ups on sports broadcasts and to miss your name in the center of our defense! Arduous and complicated to get used to your absence, because you have been our standard, our reference; an example of dedication, love and passion for our colors. For a little over three decades, we Madridistas have fallen in love with the values ​​you defended at the Bernabéu, in the “garden” of our dreams. You will always be in our hearts like when you made us travel through the imagination of lost time, with that head butt on the brink of overtime of the unforgettable 10th European Cup in Lisbon. The unmistakable aroma of a Madridista like you, and in whom we deposited – until the last moment – the hopes of a triumph, the illusions in a “historic comeback”. You were the one who pulled the car in bad times, when the team and the stands needed you the most. An athlete of race, that kind of ‘rare bird’ that is born from time to time to be an example, which, in your case, will last forever because you have already become a Legend. We would like to stop time, and be able to continue enjoying your controls, your centers and all that arsenal of auctions, which you have been “collecting” throughout these 16 years, to write the most beautiful pages of Madrid's history more recent. I want to wish you and your family the best, but not before thanking all the wonderful gifts that, without knowing it, you have given us Madridistas in these unforgettable years in which we have defended the Real Madrid shirt, by your side …, next to the greatest defender in our history. Dear Captain, you will always be My Captain.

Dear Sergio, a demanding Madridista writes you, whose degree of demand from the club is directly proportional to letting go of his skin and never ceasing to support. I sincerely tell you that I am not going to stay with this last year, in which things have not turned out well at all. People suffer from having no memory. I want to thank you, in addition to the titles, for your dedication, for your dedication, for your white heart always, because you have known how to represent and maximize that dream of children that we have had many and that we have not been able to carry out. You have represented us with your work, with your physical care, knowing that the footballer has to be more of a footballer when he leaves training or the game, thank you for always representing us, and thank you for being the leader of a dressing room that has become a family, which is vital to win titles, not so much the individualities. Although I feel that you were wrong, things as they are and without hiding, I tell you my thinking, I feel that you could have stayed in Madrid for as long as you wanted and open the new stadium, precisely because I know how professional you are and because you've earned it, but things aren't like that anymore. As I told you, I am not going to stay with what happened this last year. I wish you good luck, captain, all the success in the world, I only hope that day when you will be linked to Real Madrid again. I have a lot of admiration and respect for you as a professional, since you have carried out the values ​​with which my parents raised me. A big hug and I will follow you wherever you go. With love.

Dear captain: since yesterday I am already wishing that in 20 years some grandson would ask me who Sergio Ramos was. Sometimes children's questions don't have an easy answer, but I'm licking my lips with this one because they'll throw me into the area of ​​all the things I can say. A 4 that was worth as much as a 10. A tough guy who ruled the field and spoke clearly anywhere. A footballer who would play for any team at any time. A brave man who always went ahead with everything. A winner who raised many trophies and showed his face in defeats. The living demonstration that you always have to insist until the last minute. A kiss to the Real Madrid shield of the real ones, not the ones on the day of the presentation photo. And I leave some ellipsis for whoever wants to add entries to the list … It is your thing with this club something that has the soul of that beautiful story that both young and old like so much: that of the humble boy who arrives at the palace and becomes beloved man by dint of tenacity, courage and honesty. This story has not had the ending dreamed and expected by everyone yet, but that makes it more real. Undoubtedly, in the lives of the elderly, we know that no matter where tomorrow goes who gave everything here and is in us 4ever. If you go to the Premier, teach the English, please, the steel that forges the swords of Chamartín. If you end up in Paris, we already know that the children don't come from there, but maybe they end up understanding that the champions come from Madrid. It does not matter the language, French or English, for those who speak in the field. See you soon at your house, which is now under construction, but tomorrow you will see, for sure, the second part of this story that is not yet finished. Good luck, piece of legend.

Dear Sergio, nothing will ever be the same again. I will no longer dream of seeing you at the new Bernabéu. I will no longer feel the tension, the adrenaline, that our Madrid is losing or with a fair result, and dreaming that you are going to provide the solution. I will no longer be able to feel, as if I were myself, how you lift a title. I will no longer be able to buy my twins my captain's shirt. I will no longer be able to feel the tranquility that, with you on the pitch, Real Madrid was strong and solid. I will no longer be able to sing along with the fans' And Sergio Ramos scores a goal… ”. I will no longer be able to look at the weekend's line-up with the same enthusiasm. I will no longer be able to be surprised by your personal training sessions. I will no longer be able to tell my brother that we still trust you, that you have many years of football left. I will no longer be able to see you in the stadium with my father. Dear Sergio, nothing will ever be the same again.

Good morning, gentleman, my name is Aitor and I write this letter from my hometown, Bilbao. I am not a follower of Madrid, far from it, I am a follower of people, especially extraordinary people, people who perfectly execute thought, word, work … A supporter of Athletic writes you, you represent the perfection the strength of the warrior, the resilience, the ambition to win, to improve day by day, if I take a step back, take a run and take three forward, to get up when one falls, of courage, of the natural leader, of charisma , to face the world without fear of what they say, courage, honor; Anyway, thank you for so many good moments, for breaking your face for your country, for your team, for your company, I have the feeling that you are one of those people who devour life and that you would die for your family, friends and your ideas, because you were born to lead, but also to serve, you perfectly represent the great qualities that human beings should have. I hope you do well in the team you go to and that when you retire you continue to represent those values ​​on a day-to-day basis. Greetings from Bilbao.