{"id":211981,"date":"2018-11-19T08:49:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T07:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/from-the-yellows-academy-to-the-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2018-11-19T08:49:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T07:49:26","slug":"from-the-yellows-academy-to-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/from-the-yellows-academy-to-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Yellows Academy to the World Cup"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/d9f1528d058f4d7c55e3250c54d8a272.jpg","alt":"VILLARREAL CF","width":537,"height":301,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/d9f1528d058f4d7c55e3250c54d8a272.jpg 537w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/d9f1528d058f4d7c55e3250c54d8a272.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/d9f1528d058f4d7c55e3250c54d8a272.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/d9f1528d058f4d7c55e3250c54d8a272-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/d9f1528d058f4d7c55e3250c54d8a272-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/d9f1528d058f4d7c55e3250c54d8a272.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/d9f1528d058f4d7c55e3250c54d8a272.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Ladies First Team\u2019s Aixa Salvador speaks about how her experience in Uruguay is going"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal Ladies First Team player Aixa Salvador is living the dream. The attacker is part of the Spain U17 squad taking part in the World Cup in Uruguay. From there, she wanted to leave a message for all the \u2018groguet\u2019 fans who love the Yellows Academy."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"World Cup diary"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Some of you will already know me, but in case you don\u2019t, I\u2019ll introduce myself. I\u2019m Aixa Salvador, I\u2019m from Castell\u00f3n, I\u2019m 17 years old and I\u2019ve been part of the Yellows Academy for eight years. I\u2019m part of the Spain U17 squad playing at the World Cup in Uruguay. Playing football has always been one of my passions and thanks to Villarreal I\u2019m here today, fulfilling a dream."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"I\u2019m far away from home and I miss my family. It isn\u2019t easy, and because of that, I speak to them every day, but my team-mates area making my experience unforgettable. It\u2019s a great atmosphere, with fun moments, although we are always fully focused before the games. Representing your country at a World Cup gives you a lot of pride. We already won the European Championships, but a World Cup is different. I would say it\u2019s the biggest thing for an athlete, and we\u2019re currently experiencing it."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"I\u2019m sharing a bedroom at the Garden Inn Hilton Hotel with one of the three goalkeepers Mar\u00eda L\u00f3pez, who is a fantastic roommate. I\u2019m having a great time sharing with her. She\u2019s from Andaluc\u00eda and she\u2019s very funny. I laugh a lot. I get on really well with her, but as much as I get on with all of my other team-mates. There\u2019s a really good atmosphere."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"I\u2019m far away, but I still feel like my Villarreal First Team girls are close to me. We\u2019ve started the season really well and I sent them all my support from here to help them carry on winning matches. That will help us get closer to our dream of promotion."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"When we have free time, we like to visit Montevideo. We\u2019re living unique moments that we won\u2019t forget. Now we just need to put the final touches to the great experience on the pitch. We\u2019ve got a great team and we believe we can get to the very top."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A normal day isn\u2019t the same as a matchday. Then, we\u2019re all more euphoric and focused, keen for the game to get under way. In the first match we beat South Korea 0-4, and on Saturday we drew against Colombia (1-1), in what was a much tougher match. That was my first match in a World Cup. I was named in the starting XI against Colombia and I don\u2019t know if I could explain to you how that felt. Hearing your team\u2019s national anthem on the pitch and playing a match like that is a great sensation."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Our next match will be against Canada on Wednesday. I hope the next time I write to you I will be telling you we\u2019re in the World Cup quarter finals. See you soon!"}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"The Ladies First Team\u2019s Aixa Salvador speaks about how her experience in Uruguay is going Villarreal Ladies First Team player Aixa Salvador is living the dream. The attacker is part of the Spain U17 squad taking part in the World Cup in Uruguay. From there, she wanted to leave a message for all the \u2018groguet\u2019 fans who love the Yellows Academy. World Cup diary Some of you will already know me, but in case you don\u2019t, I\u2019ll introduce myself. I\u2019m Aixa Salvador, I\u2019m from Castell\u00f3n, I\u2019m 17 years old and I\u2019ve been part of the Yellows Academy for eight years. I\u2019m part of the Spain U17 squad playing at the World Cup in Uruguay. Playing football has always been one of my passions and thanks to Villarreal I\u2019m here today, fulfilling a dream. I\u2019m far away from home and I miss my family. It isn\u2019t easy, and because of that, I speak to them every day, but my team-mates area making my experience unforgettable. It\u2019s a great atmosphere, with fun moments, although we are always fully focused before the games. Representing your country at a World Cup gives you a lot of pride. We already won the European Championships, but a World Cup is different. I would say it\u2019s the biggest thing for an athlete, and we\u2019re currently experiencing it. I\u2019m sharing a bedroom at the Garden Inn Hilton Hotel with one of the three goalkeepers Mar\u00eda L\u00f3pez, who is a fantastic roommate. I\u2019m having a great time sharing with her. She\u2019s from Andaluc\u00eda and she\u2019s very funny. I laugh a lot. I get on really well with her, but as much as I get on with all of my other team-mates. There\u2019s a really good atmosphere. I\u2019m far away, but I still feel like my Villarreal First Team girls are close to me. We\u2019ve started the season really well and I sent them all my support from here to help them carry on winning matches. That will help us get closer to our dream of promotion. When we have free time, we like to visit Montevideo. We\u2019re living unique moments that we won\u2019t forget. Now we just need to put the final touches to the great experience on the pitch. We\u2019ve got a great team and we believe we can get to the very top. A normal day isn\u2019t the same as a matchday. Then, we\u2019re all more euphoric and focused, keen for the game to get under way. In the first match we beat South Korea 0-4, and on Saturday we drew against Colombia (1-1), in what was a much tougher match. That was my first match in a World Cup. I was named in the starting XI against Colombia and I don\u2019t know if I could explain to you how that felt. Hearing your team\u2019s national anthem on the pitch and playing a match like that is a great sensation. Our next match will be against Canada on Wednesday. I hope the next time I write to you I will be telling you we\u2019re in the World Cup quarter finals. 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It\u2019s a great atmosphere, with fun moments, although we are always fully focused before the games. Representing your country at a World Cup gives you a lot of pride. We already won the European Championships, but a World Cup is different. I would say it\u2019s the biggest thing for an athlete, and we\u2019re currently experiencing it."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"I\u2019m sharing a bedroom at the Garden Inn Hilton Hotel with one of the three goalkeepers Mar\u00eda L\u00f3pez, who is a fantastic roommate. I\u2019m having a great time sharing with her. She\u2019s from Andaluc\u00eda and she\u2019s very funny. I laugh a lot. I get on really well with her, but as much as I get on with all of my other team-mates. There\u2019s a really good atmosphere."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"I\u2019m far away, but I still feel like my Villarreal First Team girls are close to me. We\u2019ve started the season really well and I sent them all my support from here to help them carry on winning matches. That will help us get closer to our dream of promotion."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"When we have free time, we like to visit Montevideo. We\u2019re living unique moments that we won\u2019t forget. Now we just need to put the final touches to the great experience on the pitch. We\u2019ve got a great team and we believe we can get to the very top."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A normal day isn\u2019t the same as a matchday. Then, we\u2019re all more euphoric and focused, keen for the game to get under way. In the first match we beat South Korea 0-4, and on Saturday we drew against Colombia (1-1), in what was a much tougher match. That was my first match in a World Cup. I was named in the starting XI against Colombia and I don\u2019t know if I could explain to you how that felt. 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I\u2019m part of the Spain U17 squad playing at the World Cup in Uruguay. Playing football has always been one of my passions and thanks to Villarreal I\u2019m here today, fulfilling a dream. I\u2019m far away from home and I miss my family. It isn\u2019t easy, and because of that, I speak to them every day, but my team-mates area making my experience unforgettable. It\u2019s a great atmosphere, with fun moments, although we are always fully focused before the games. Representing your country at a World Cup gives you a lot of pride. We already won the European Championships, but a World Cup is different. I would say it\u2019s the biggest thing for an athlete, and we\u2019re currently experiencing it. I\u2019m sharing a bedroom at the Garden Inn Hilton Hotel with one of the three goalkeepers Mar\u00eda L\u00f3pez, who is a fantastic roommate. I\u2019m having a great time sharing with her. She\u2019s from Andaluc\u00eda and she\u2019s very funny. I laugh a lot. 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