Real Madrid was the big winner and repeat champion at the Mejorada del Campo tournament yesterday, as they beat Barcelona 2-1 in the final.  Three of our players showed up to support the benjamines: Antonio Adán, the tournament organizer and coach of the Mejorada del Campo team; the so-effortlessly-stylish-it-hurts Esteban Granero, patron of the Los Piratas de Granero team; and Sergio Canales, cheerleader and moral support bringer extraordinaire.  The latter two helped Adán to hand out trophies at the tournament’s close.

How cute are these kids in their little uniforms?  They are so adorable… I was hoping that Los Piratas would have Esteban’s face on their jerseys, but no, they just have a drawing of a pirate.  Hopefully it’s modeled after El Pirata.

Adán was very pleased with the success of the competition, said that it was very special for the kids of Nuevo Mejorada, and added he was “very happy that players such as Esteban Granero and Sergio Canales supported this initiative.”  Sergio C., for his part, said that “tournaments like this one make me remember my childhood.  It’s great to collaborate with these types of causes and to see how excited the kids were.  I was very happy to help out Adán because we were all youth players at one time.”

I loved how the teams even had home and away kits, the adorable haircuts, how chubby some of the niños were… And I really can’t get over how cute the kits are.  Real Madrid’s are boring in comparison to those from Los Piratas, with the pirate drawing; the vibrant blue of Getafe’s kits; and Rayo Vallecano’s, with the bee on them.  I also love the little kid from Rayo’s pink boots.