By rights, RealOviedoshouldn’tbe
withus. Twoyearsago, theAsturian
football clubwason thebrinkof
financial ruin.Butwhen thesituation
seemedat itsmostbleak, aglobal
communityof supportersdugdeep
in theirpockets tosave theclub.
Could thisbe theultimatesporting
Cinderellastory? MarkBailey
investigatesPhotographybyBen
Roberts
toglory
Saving
Oviedo
By rights, RealOviedoshouldn’tbewithus.
Twoyearsago, theAsturian football clubwason the
brinkoffinancial ruin, butwhen thesituationseemedat
itsmostbleak, aglobal communityof supportersdug
deep in theirpockets tosave theday.Could this
be theultimatesportingCinderellastory?
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MARKBAILEY
PHOTOGRAPHY
BENROBERTS
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