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      Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete Check out all the lates

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      Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete Check out all the lates
      Jun 29, 2013 11:43:50 am
      Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete

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      Barcelona and Spain midfielder hands £200,000 to the club where he played as a kid to pay the squad's outstanding wages



      Andres Iniesta has come to the rescue of his hometown club Albacete by handing them a loan of over £200,000.

      The Barcelona midfielder, used to showing his class on the field, has shown it off the field this time by dipping into his own pocket for the club where he was a youth team player.

      Iniesta is a shareholder at the club, and the money he has put in will pay off the outstanding wages the club owes to its players.

      Even more importantly, it has prevented the club from administrative relegation to Spain's fourth tier.

      The deadline for the payment was Thursday night, and Iniesta's money has saved the club.

      It's not the first time the 29-year-old has dug deep into his pocket, as in 2011 he injected over £300,000 into the club.

      I like stories like this,  it shows not every footballer is only looking out for number one and more concerned about lining his own pockets than anything else.

      Whilst £200k may only be a drip in the ocean of Inniesta's wealth, he still saved the club and deserves kudo's for that.

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      Re: Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete Check out all the lates
      Reply #1: Jun 29, 2013 11:51:26 am
      Fair play to him.  It's always good to see high profile people supporting organisations that gave them their start in life.
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      Re: Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete Check out all the lates
      Reply #2: Jun 29, 2013 12:15:30 pm
      Top man, good to see this.
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      Re: Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete Check out all the lates
      Reply #3: Jun 29, 2013 01:51:33 pm
      Always like to see successful people remembering the opportunities they were given on the way up, cracking gesture and much respect to him for it.
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      Re: Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete Check out all the lates
      Reply #4: Jun 29, 2013 02:30:13 pm
      Nice to see. Good gesture.
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      Re: Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete Check out all the lates
      Reply #5: Jun 29, 2013 05:25:49 pm
      Good for him and the way it should be, people helping people of their own accord.
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      Re: Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete Check out all the lates
      Reply #6: Jun 29, 2013 05:32:58 pm
      Quality through and through.
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      Re: Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete Check out all the lates
      Reply #7: Jun 29, 2013 05:34:49 pm
      My favourite player, great gesture from him too.
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      Re: Andres Iniesta digs deep to save hometown club Albacete Check out all the lates
      Reply #8: Jul 01, 2013 01:33:38 am
      Doesn't surprise me, comes across as the humble type.

      Brilliant player too.

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