Andreu Alcover, vice president of Llosetense, travelled to New York to witness the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, proudly wearing the shirt of the Mallorca club.
Football took Andreu Alcover from Mallorca to MetLife Stadium in New York. The vice president of Llosetense attended the 2026 World Cup final thanks to a prize from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), which selected the Raiguer team among the clubs in the Third Federation.
Alcover did not want to leave his roots behind. During the match, which pitted Spain against Argentina, he proudly wore the Llosetense shirt, along with a flag and a scarf from the club. In this way, the Mallorca team became one of the island's protagonists in a historic night for Spanish football.
A Prize for Llosetense After the Playoff
Llosetense, sponsored by Fibwi, was the team from the Balearic group of the Third Federation chosen in the draw organised by the RFEF. The prize recognised one team from each group in the category with the opportunity to attend the World Cup final. The club had competed in the promotion playoff to the Second Federation and thus received a reward that took its representatives to one of the great stages of world football.
Andreu Alcover was the lucky one who could travel from Lloseta to New York to experience Spain's victory over Argentina live, with Ferran Torres' goal giving the national team its second star. "It was an incredible experience, being able to see Spain as world champions up close and, moreover, wearing the colours of my town," Alcover declared upon his return to the island.
A Journey That Connects Mallorca with World Glory
Andreu's journey turned the shirt of the Mallorca club into a symbol of the island on the night Spain touched world glory again. The World Cup final was an event that brought together thousands of fans from around the world, but for Llosetense, it had a special meaning: their name resonated in New York thanks to the passion of their vice president.
Llosetense, which competes in the Balearic group of the Third Federation, is a club with a long history in regional football. Its presence in the World Cup final, even if symbolically, represents a recognition of the entity's work and its youth academy. For the fans of Raiguer, seeing the team's shirt in a setting like MetLife Stadium is a source of pride.
The RFEF, with this draw, aimed to reward clubs from lower categories that are often the foundation of Spanish football. Llosetense was one of the chosen ones, and its vice president did not miss the opportunity to take the name of Mallorca to the Big Apple. "It is a memory I will keep forever. Football gives us these joys," Alcover added.
From Lloseta to New York, Andreu's journey turned the shirt of the Mallorca club into a symbol of the island on the night Spain touched world glory again. Indeed, sometimes football knows no distances: it connects small towns with great stages, and vice presidents with champion dreams.
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