ALICANTE, Spain (Oct 11) – CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand had the honour of hosting none other than the world champions of football here on Tuesday as the Spanish national team visited the team’s base at the Volvo Ocean Race village. The football squad was relaxing ahead of its Euro 2012 qualifying match against Scotland tonight. CAMPER skipper Chris Nicholson was the first to greet the squad, which included some of the biggest names in world football, such as Fernando Torres of Chelsea, Carlo Puyol, Xavi, David Villa of Barcelona, Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso of Real Madrid and Liverpool’s Pepe Reina. Nicholson and Spanish sailor Roberto ‘Chuny’ Bermudez led the team on a tour of the boat, which was shaded from the late morning sunshine. Torres and Xavi were among the first to go below deck, and Casillas expressed his admiration for the crew and how they cope with living conditions at sea after seeing their sleeping bunks and living conditions. Torres told CAMPER media crew member Hamish Hooper that he would love to go racing one day. CAMPER co-skipper Stu Bannatyne revealed to Casillas – Spain’s goalkeeper and captain – that his brother James was a member of New Zealand’s 2010 World Cup squad. It was handshakes all round as the Spanish squad wished the CAMPER crew the best of luck luck for the Volvo Ocean Race before making their way back to their hotel. The sailors joked that at least the New Zealand football team achieved something that the Spanish team was unable to do – to go undefeated at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. New Zealand drew all three of their group games before exiting the tournament, while Spain lost its opening match against Switzerland.
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