{"id":4790,"date":"2024-02-08T14:08:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=4790"},"modified":"2024-02-08T14:08:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:08:32","slug":"greatest-sports-fans-tribute-to-el-tula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/greatest-sports-fans-tribute-to-el-tula","title":{"rendered":"The World\u2019s Greatest Sports Fans: A Tribute to the Late El Tula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday, the world bid farewell to one of the greatest sports fans ever to exist. At the age of 83, Argentina\u2019s famous football fan Carlos Pascual, also known as \u2018El Tula,\u2019 passed away after he succumbed to his recent health complications. \u2018El Tula\u2019 was hospitalized a few days ago and was put in a medically induced coma as a result of his health complications. The late fan left a legacy behind as he was known as Argentina\u2019s most famous football fan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">?? Falleci\u00f3 Tula, el hincha que estuvo en todos los Mundiales junto a la Selecci\u00f3n Argentina desde 1974 hasta Qatar 2022.<br><br>Triste noticia. ??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XWWWRsJl3J\">pic.twitter.com\/XWWWRsJl3J<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sudanalytics (@sudanalytics_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sudanalytics_\/status\/1755287164009484518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1941, Pascual\u2019s love for his nation\u2019s football team dates back to his childhood. \u2018El Tula\u2019 cheered on the Argentinian football team for numerous years as he attended his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/fifaplus\/en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/fifaplus\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA<\/a> World Cup tournament in 1974, where he supported Argentina&#8217;s national team as they competed for the prestigious title in Germany.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since his first World Cup tournament, Pascual had attended the prestigious competition every four years for the remainder of his life. His final World Cup appearance was in 2022 when Argentina competed in Qatar, marking 13 World Cups for Argentina\u2019s greatest fan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 27, 2023, \u2018El Tula\u2019 flew to Paris, France, to represent the Argentina supporters in FIFA\u2019s The Best awards ceremony. Argentina&#8217;s national football team won four out of all four possible trophies as Lionel Messi won the Best FIFA Player, Lionel Scaloni won the Best FIFA Men\u2019s Coach of the Year, and Emiliano Dibu Mart\u00ednez won the Best FIFA Men\u2019s Goalkeeper of the Year award.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Argentina topped off their fourth FIFA\u2019s The Best award when Pascual went on stage to represent and claim the FIFA Best Fans award for his home country. \u2018El Tula\u2019 sported his Argentina Football jersey and trademark drum as he banged it to the famous chant of \u201cVamos, Vamos Argentina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">El d\u00eda que recibi\u00f3 el premio The Best a la mejor hinchada. QUE EN PAZ DESCANSES, TULA ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/duW8GnFlaV\">pic.twitter.com\/duW8GnFlaV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TyC Sports (@TyCSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TyCSports\/status\/1755287641128391026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Pascual was the most devoted fan as the late legend often did not have the financial means or physical capabilities, as he was in a wheelchair, to attend Argentina\u2019s World Cup matches. Still, the devoted fan persevered and found ways to cheer on his beloved team despite the hurdles he constantly faced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The football world lost a great and genuine fan, but \u2018El Tula\u2019s\u2019 legacy will live on through his beloved team and fellow Argentina supporters. \u2018El Tula\u2019 illustrated that sports have no physical boundaries, no matter how devoted and far a fan is.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, the world bid farewell to one of the greatest sports fans ever to exist. 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