Today, Spain fans are grateful for the decision of a refugee couple to cross the Sahara Desert

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2024-07-15 05:40Published on the official account of Red Star News of Chengdu Business Daily, Sichuan

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01 Spain defeated England 2-1 in the European Championship final, winning the title for the fourth time in history.

The 0222-year-old Nico · Williams showed a strong impact on the left and took the lead for Spain.

03 Williams represented Ghana at the 2022 World Cup, while his older brother Iñaki · Williams represented Spain.

04 As his brother Iñaki chose to play for Ghana, Nico · Williams chose to play for Spain.

05 Barcelona have already negotiated personal terms with Nico · Williams' agent, just convincing Athletic Bilbao to release him.

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Ahead of the European Championship final this morning, the focus of the outside world was more focused on star players such as Yamal, Kane and Bellingham. Few would have imagined that it was another Matador's youngster, Nico · Williams, who opened the door to victory for Spain in this final.

Nico · Williams celebrates a goal according to Visual China

In this European Cup, although the 22-year-old Nico · Williams showed a strong impact on the left, because Yamal on the right side was more topical, Williams' limelight was stolen by this little brother. But in fact, Williams' breakthroughs and crosses on the left were also a key part of Spain's attack. In the early hours of this morning, it was he who received a pass from Yamal in the 47th minute and calmly pushed it to give Spain the lead. In the end, Spain also relied on goals from Williams and Oyarzabal to defeat England 2-1 and win the European Cup for the fourth time in history!

All Spain fans are grateful for the decision of a Liberian refugee couple in 1993. They traveled about 5,000 kilometers from the refugee camp in Ghana's capital, Arak, across the Sahara Desert to Melilla, Spain. The couple are Williams' parents, who came to Ghana to escape the civil war in Liberia in the 90s, where they met and fell in love.

When she hiked to Spain, Williams' mother had just conceived her first son, Iñaki · Williams, who was Nico · Williams' older brother. At the 2022 World Cup, Iñaki · Williams represented Ghana, while Nico · Williams represented Spain. The brothers represented different national teams in the World Cup, and also left a good story in Qatar.

Both Williams brothers currently play for La Liga side Athletic Bilbao, with his brother Iñaki being spotted by Athletic Bilbao at the age of 18 and Nico joining Athletic Bilbao's academy in 2013. However, although the two brothers play for the same club, they have disagreements when it comes to choosing their national team. In 2016, Iñaki made his international debut in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Spain's 3-1 friendlie, but was not selected for Spain again, and the brothers took a trip to Accra, Ghana, in 2021 – where his mother Maria was pregnant with Inaki, which also gave him a special emotional touch. In addition, many of his parents' relatives now live in Ghana, so Inaki officially announced in 2022 that he chose to "transfer" for the Ghana team to participate in the Qatar World Cup.

Nico · Williams, on the other hand, did not have the same feelings that his brother had for Ghana, and Spain fans were glad that he made the choice to play for Spain. This outstanding performance in the European Championship has also made Nico · Williams favored by big teams such as Barcelona, Bayern, Liverpool and Chelsea. According to the latest report from Daily Sport, Barca, eager to strengthen the left winger position, have agreed personal terms with Nico ·Williams' agent during the European Championships, and then Barca only need to convince Athletic Bilbao to release him. According to Daily Sport, Athletic Bilbao has made it clear that Nico · Williams can only be taken away if other clubs pay a release fee of 58 million euros.

Both Williams brothers currently play for La Liga side Athletic Bilbao

Nico · Williams was arguably Spain's best performer in this morning's final, with the 22-year-old showing his experienced side and the deadlock-breaking goal worth a fortune. Although Barca's current economic situation is not optimistic, Laporta also stressed that the club are currently capable of signing Nico · Williams. But before the latter can perform so well, they need to speed up, after all, Nico · Williams will not wait too long for Barca, and other rivals will certainly step up to fight for the rising hopeful.

Red Star News reporter Jiang Shan

Edited by Cheng Li

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