ernestiko began closely following European soccer in 2002 after watching the Real Madrid of Zidane, Raul and others capture the Champions League trophy. Since then, he has enjoyed studying the tactical ways of soccer’s brightest minds from past and present day. A recent lowlight was tweeting out a picture of his 12/1 Atletico Madrid Champions League Winner bet slip one minute before they conceded an equalizer in stoppage time. Thanks to his day job in sales and marketing for ESPN Deportes, he gets to live in the soccer world every day of the week. When he isn’t thinking about soccer (which is rare), he can be found spending time with his family or on the golf course.
