“I have never seen anything like it!” It is with these amazed words that an American media described the bubbling atmosphere of supporters of the Sports Es tunis (EST), who came en masse to Nashville to support their team during his match against the LAFC as part of the Club World Cup.
Tunisian fervor has literally conquered the city, to the point of disorienting local observers not used to such a surge of passion for a “simple” group phase match, reports Brobible.
“As of Thursday, thousands of hoping supporters invaded Nashville. On Lower Broadway, the famous animated artery of the city, the red and yellow flags replaced the guitars and the cowboy hats. Songs, drums, smoke, dances: the party was total, continues, almost uncontrollable. The weekend was marked by unpublished scenes in this city more used to country concerts than to the human tides of supporters from North Africa, “it was said.
Still according to Brobible, for the Americans present, the event was a real revelation. A local media reported that the party had transformed into “danger to security”, forcing the police to intervene and carry out several arrests. But beyond this overflow, it is above all the intensity of the passion that marked the spirits: “Do not tell them that this tournament means nothing”, wrote with irony, recognizing the emotional power released by this community of fans.
East, more than a club !
Founded in 1919 in Bab Souika, in the heart of Tunis, Hope is much more than a football club, according to this American sports media. It is a national institution, a historical symbol and an identity vector for generations of Tunisians. With 34 champion titles, 16 tunisia cups and 7 supercups, the club dominates Tunisian football. But today, the “blood and gold” dreams of greater: to write their names at the top of world football with a club world cup.
