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LUN 31.01.2022 | Interviews

The Rebellious Fan

Edgar Banegas is rebellious. “In my home everybody was a Barcelona fan,” he said. “I wanted to go against what they liked.”

Interviews

LUN 31.01.2022

“In my home everybody was a Barcelona fan,” he said. “I wanted to go against what they liked.”

In doing so, he became a fan of their archrivals: Real Madrid. He describes his choice of fandom as going “rogue.” His little brother followed in his footsteps and Edgar affectionately says “he’s rogue 2.0.”

He has 11 siblings in all, the majority of which support FC Barcelona with him and his younger brother being the sole Madridistas. This led to a lot of trash talk at home.  

In addition to being surrounded by the sport at home, FIFA helped fuel his fandom. He started playing the game with FIFA 98 and hasn’t stopped since. 

He’s seen Real Madrid through the good and the bad moments, but doesn’t consider himself to be a hypercritical fan. 

“Being a fan of a team that’s always expected to win always comes at a cost. If you don’t win a trophy a lot of people think it’s a disappointing year.”

He doesn’t have that mentality and will support them no matter what - especially when they are playing against his family’s team FC Barcelona.

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