The heir to the throne of Great Britain visited the Aston Villa training ground and posed with the world champion goalkeeper with Argentina.
He Prince William of England, heir to the throne of British royalty, visited the training of the Aston Villa in the preview of the game with Bournemouth and asked for a photo of Emiliano Back Martínez as unexpected as viral.
The snapshot between one of the greatest figures in the United Kingdom and the world champion goalkeeper with the Argentine National Team three months ago in Qatar multiplied on social networks, where thousands of fans looked amazed at the smiling faces of their protagonists.
The Prince of Wales, son of King Carlos III and Lady Di, came to practice for the Birmingham team on Thursday, in advance of this Saturday’s game against Bournemouth.
In a joint post between Aston Villa and the Prince of Wales, photos of the players surrounding William on the training ground were uploaded, as well as snapshots of the first in line with club officials.
However, the image that travels the world is the one that was taken at the end of the match, when William and Dibu Martínez had a brief chat that they crowned with a selfie.
“Prince William visited Aston Villa training yesterday, the club of which he is a fan in the Premier League. And, of course, he took the opportunity to greet the starting goalkeeper and world champion with the Argentine National Team… Dibu Martínez! ”, The British Embassy in Argentina published on its Twitter account.
An Aston Villa fan, William took his eldest son, 9-year-old George, to Villa Park several times, where they hope the visit will be repeated after his time in training.
