![Spanish Representatives Oppose Morocco’s Joint Bid with Spain and Portugal Spain’ Prime Minister proposed a trio bid with Morocco and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup; but the idea does not appear to be popular with Spanish politicians. The representatives of two Spanish political parties, the People’s Party and the Citizens-Party, have said they do not want Spain to submit a joint candidacy with Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 World Cup. In a meeting organized by the National Federation of Sports Facilities Entrepreneurs (FNEID) in Madrid, the People’s party representative, Vicente Azpitarte dismissively spoke about Spain joining a trio with Morocco and Portugal to organize the World Cup. Azpitarte specifically wondered whether Spain would get any advantages from teaming up with the two countries, t Spanish news outlet Iusport reported on Wednesday. The Citizens-Party representative, Roberto Nunez, agreed with Azpitarte. “We do not intend to organize a World Cup with other countries. Spain has more than enough capacity [to organize the World Cup], it is a country that has already organized a World Cup, and we do not understand that proposal,” Nunez said. The adviser of United Podemos, Oscar Penas, stated that he does not clearly see why “the priority is to organize a World Cup or an Olympiad at this time.” Morocco and Spain cooperate on a number of issues, ranging from security and migration to trade and education. On November 18, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in Morocco for a first visit since his election to premiership. During his visit, Sanchez proposed to both Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and King Mohammed VI a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. “We are launching a joint message, which is that this will be a bid between two continents. The King of Morocco is receptive and we’re going to work on it with Portugal. We are very excited about it,” Sanchez said.](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ABL-Launches-in-Casablanca-Becoming-Africa’s-First-Aircraft-Leaser-180x135.jpeg "ABL Launches in Casablanca, Becoming Africa’s First Aircraft Leaser")
Rabat - Ahmed Faras, the celebrated retired Moroccan footballer, began to cry while narrating his childhood memories during an interview with Moroccan radio station Radio Mars.
Rabat – Ahmed Faras, the celebrated retired Moroccan footballer, began to cry while narrating his childhood memories during an interview with Moroccan radio station Radio Mars.
In the video, the 70-year old former striker talks about his family and how his father encouraged him to be the best:
“In the past people were struggling to provide their children with food. I was the oldest son in my family and there was not much food to eat at the time. My father used to take me with him to the Souq (market place) and used to tell his friends, who were fish vendors, to give me the best they have, saying that I have to eat well in order to be stronger. This is what made me [silence] now when I remember that, I really feel … [crying].”
Afterwards the radio host told the legendary Moroccan footballer that his tears were precious. “We want to remind our current generation that in order to achieve something big you need to make lots of efforts.”
Faras was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975. The footballer played for the Moroccan national football team from 1965 to 1979 and for Chabab Mohammedia from 1965 to 1982.
