IN ADDITION TO Barcelona’s goalkeepers’ jerseys bearing the name of the late Antoni Ramallets for last night’s friendly match with Santos – the recently deceased former Spanish footballer – their outfits also contained another distinctive feature.
The name and numbering on the back of the jerseys represented a new style designed by Anna Vives – a young Catalan woman with Down Syndrome – and were created by splicing together newspaper cut-outs.
The jerseys will subsequently be put up for sale on eBay, with the resulting funds raised set to go to the Itinerarium Foundation – the company in which Vives works.
Speaking ahead of the game, she told Globosporte: “It will be the happiest day of my life. I am a supporter of Barcelona and my favourite player is Andres Iniesta. He is a very good person. I also really like Neymar. He is a good person and is always laughing. I like that.”
More information on the jersey and the rest of Vives’ work can be found here.
YouTube credit: Anna Vives
