The agreement between Fernando Torres and Atletico of Madrid has had a great repercusión at the mass media, just us Spain like out of our border. Once sealed the extend that it ties to both parts until 2009, the forward participated live performance in several sport programme at the radio and television: The channels Cuatro and Telemadrid were the first one to count with his presence at their news. Later and until the night it took part via telephone in the emissions of Radio Marca, Onda Madrid, Radio Nacional de España, Cadena SER, Punto Radio and Onda Cero Radio.

The undertow of the renew has left a track in the pages that are published today on the sport newspaper and general information. The newspaper ‘ABC’, Underneath the headline “Torres sign the contract that anybody thought” it publishes a comparative of the numbers of goals of the captain with who were their temmates of attack from its debut in the first team with 17 years old. In it, the player from Madrid figures as the striker more profitable for Atletico of Madrid of the last five seasons, what it means “a solitary independence won”, get to the conclusion the newspaper ‘de Vocento’. ‘El Pais’ reproduces in a column the declarations of Fernando Torres after signed at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, while ‘El Mundo’ says: “Torres shares his image”, at the same time stands out the reduction of the clause of cancellation of 90 to 40 million is something symbolic”, the president’s word of the organization, Enrique Cerezo.

Regarding to the Sport News, standed out the seven pages that Mundo Atletico dedicates to Torres behind the front page “Red and white for life” and the headline “Torres always” The wide information of MAT includes all regarding to the sign of the contract, His trajectory in Atletico and in the National Team, his aims and the opinion of Jose Antonio Martín. Manager Director of Bahia Internacional: “ I like he stays. I want to see him always with the red and white shirt”, he commented. Carlos Aznar, from MAT, pointed out in his column “The kid continues until 2009, that it is the most important. A news from MAT we celebrate, while in other mass media complicating matters. To Fernando Torres, that should be playing at the Premier or at the Calcio. But he isn’t, he is wearing the red and white shirt”.

Marca titles: “Torres renewed until 2009 “by feeling”. It has dedicated two pages to the renew detailling all the occurred in the act of the agreement. Alejandro Sopeña, manager of the newspaper, thinks “Fernando Torres is a football player endangered. A fantastic player, able to marry for all his life with the team of his childhood. A player able to resist all the temptations for love to his colors”.

On the other hand, the newspaper ‘As’ titles in a doble page with Torres’ words. “The feelings are worth than titles and money”. Manuel Esteban thinks “Fernando Torres keeps teaching his red and white heart. The arrival of Agüero and Aguirre has convinced him of the sport proyect and he has forgotten about the dazzle offer that Inter made him, they offered six million each season. He keeps dreaming with a title in the Calderon and to make a party at Neptuno with his fans”. Gárate, a historic one that was attending in the act, pointed out “I wish I would have had Torres’ qualities, such a speed, such a power, intensity... He is terrific”.

Sport titles “Torres continues… cheaper”, to specify that “The ‘Kid’ extend his contract until 2009 but its clausue of annulment reduce from 90 to 40 millions of Euros”. The Grupo Zrta newpaper emphasizes “Torres said ‘no’ to Madrid making clear in every moment his love to the Atletico”.

Torres renew has arisen interest at internacional level. Few hours later of the signature of the contract many web pages from Latin America published reports about the prolong: The Chilean web ‘Prensa Futbol’, ‘El Comercio de Peru’ or ‘El Diario Co Latino’ from El Salvador make reference in its webs to the agreement between the player and Atletico of Madrid underneath a headline like “Fernando Torres and Atletico of Madrid swear eternal fidelity” or “Fernando Torres prolong his contract with Atletico”.


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