The mattress: a special breed.

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I want to dedicate this tribute to all those followers of Atletico Madrid, the self-styled "sufferers", "mattress", "Indians" and especially "antimadridista. And even try to be thug and give where it hurts, I want to record from the beginning that this hobby can really do the best in the world.

The athletic supporter is a person who is proud to be mattress. Logically, any follower of any team should feel proud of it, if I do not know what a fan of that team.

For the athletic enthusiast, the best squad that had the Spanish League has been that of Atleti of the 1999-2000 season. Exactly, when they descended. You never find a mattress that does not remember fondly, not the template that qualifies as the best ever. Hasselbaink, Baraja, Valeron, and a long list of stars composed it.

It was at this fall when the amateur athletic began to be called 'sufferer', adjective adopted worldwide. I'm not sure why, as the Atletico Madrid (see hotels in Madrid) has always been (forgive me other clubs) the third team in Spain (in league titles).

Also convinced that everyone playing in second division was more difficult than at first. It was put Rayo Vallecano and proved it. And he realized he did not lie because it fell to second B.

Underlining that some of the great landmarks of history fun Atletico Madrid:

- How to forget the defeat against Espanyol in the Copa del Rey, when Tamudo swiped the ball to him more mythic goalie who has kept the goal mattresses, Tony.

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- Atletico have an Intercontinental Cup without winning a European Cup. To see who else gets it.

- The Athletic managed to survive after all the scandals of his chair. It is hard to do.

- The amateur athletic always prefer to win the FC Barcelona to Real Madrid (usually).

- A mattress always be proud that Raul Gonzalez left Atletico at the lower levels.

- Atletico Madrid makes good players succeed when they go (Fernando Torres) and card players who were successful but no longer (Pernia).

- A mattress always remember the last removal of any tournament Real Madrid to try to humiliate his supporters. He never gives up in a discussion that has everything to lose.

A greeting to all true here colchoneros fans (with real I mean all the fans who are smart enough not to engage in fighting or roughhousing of any kind), which are those that remind us that football is a beautiful sport.