The incredible journey of journalist Gastón Edul through Europe: 8 cities, 4 countries and interviews with 10 world champions in one week

“There were a total of 10 notes to 10 world champions in one week, flying from France to Spain, Spain to England, England to Italy and home from there. I’m going over the agenda a bit now that I just arrived in Buenos Aires and I find it hard to believe that we managed to do everything (or almost) what we set out to do”.

He who speaks is Gaston Edulthe reporter of TyC Sport who spent a week visiting and interviewing Argentina national team figures across Europe in record time. From De Paul and Cuti Romero, to Dibu Martínez and Julián Álvarez, or the most requested of all, Enzo Fernández. All of them were giving their testimony with Edul. Recently arrived in Buenos Aires, Thursday 9 (three months after “Que mirás bobo” which made him famous all over the world and earned him a spot on Netflix), Gastón accepted the request clarion and tells firsthand how he managed to make such an adventure.

10 world champions in one week, by Gastón Edul

“The story began with coverage of The Best awards, in Paris, a night that was the consecration for Argentine football and that was truly lived with a lot of emotion for those of us who were there. On the red carpet of the theater where the event was held, we were able to chat Lionel Messi, Lionel Scaloni, Chiqui tapia, Dibu Martínezbut we also had the opportunity to talk with Didier Drogba, Casemiro, Richarlison, Arsène Wenger, Roberto Carlos, among others, all the big stars of the football planet. It was Monday February 27, we spent a day and a half in the French capital.”

“The next day, Tuesday 28, we started with this series of trips and notes that we had been agreeing for weeks with each club’s players and press, confirming with last minute phone calls and always suffering from some imponderable event that could come out and screw it up, and we did it.

“That same Tuesday we arrived Madrid and from the airport we went directly to the Atlético de Madrid stadium to interview Nahuel Molina AND Rodrigo De Paul. De Paul’s came out very well, it was one of the best notes because we spent more than an hour chatting and he talked about everything, without a tape, leaving a title that bounced everywhere. It was when he said that for him Qatar was the best team of all those who had lifted the World Cup. We had started the away game on the right foot in journalistic events, a great achievement”.

“But we had to continue, the road was still long. We were in Spain for 20 hours and at dawn on Wednesday the 1st we flew to London, where we arrived at 6 in the morning. He had to tread English soil and catch a train for quickly Brighton, an hour south of the English capital. It’s a very small fishing village full of seagulls (that’s why it’s on the crest of the local club), and he plays and lives there Alexis MacAllister. She received us at his house and we went live, at noon in Argentina, for Ariel Rodríguez’s program.”

“We went back to London, got some sleep and the next day, Thursday the 2nd, got back on a train to travel 100 miles but north, towards Birmingham, the second largest city in the country. There is the Aston Villa training complex, where he was waiting for us Dibu Martínezstill happy to have won The Best for best goalkeeper”.

“On Friday 3rd, after spending the night in London, we stayed in the city and went very early to the Tottenham stadium to interview the nice Romero. The note came out very well and the place is suggestive, like many of the places we had to see these days, even if we hardly had time to observe them more closely because we had to run somewhere. After talking with Cuti, we went to another area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe capital, where we met Enzo Fernándezon his first notice since joining Chelsea.”

“After that Friday of Ubers and taxis in London, we hopped back on a train on Saturday 4th to transfer to Manchester, about 350 kilometers to the north. At noon we went to the United stadium, where he was waiting for us. Lisandro Martínez. The ticket was for an hour, which got us just long enough for the next interview, on the sidewalk across the street.”

“That afternoon, Manchester City were playing against Newcastle for the Premier League and the idea was to do Giuliano Alvarez in the post-game but didn’t play for a minute. We’ve come with just enough. Fortunately, Juli stayed to train and received us in his family’s personal box at the Etihad Stadium, an incredible place. As we said, imponderables always appear on these types of trips and a dose of good luck is always necessary”.

“France, Spain and England had passed, Italy was missing, the fourth country in less than a week. Sunday 5 was a day dedicated to travel: with our suitcases always loaded, we took a train from Manchester to London, and from there a plane a Turin. We rested well and on Monday 6 in the afternoon we did Leandro Paredes, from home, speaking live for TyC Sports. I took a photo with all the boys from the national team I was visiting but with Paredes I had the pleasure of posing with a World Cup as well.”

“Tuesday 6 in the morning we took a train from Turin to Milanwhere he was waiting for us Lautaro Martinez, the last leg of the journey. Some notes were recorded, others we sent live, and in Buenos Aires they edited and released them when they saw fit. On Wednesday 7, while I was flying back to Buenos Aires, at TyC Sports they were talking to El Toro, a true idol of Inter.”

“It was an incredible journey, which I would have done a thousand times more if necessary, and which would have been possible due to the possibilities that the channel has offered us, but also due to the kindness and warmth of each of the interviewees. They are world champions but they’re still super humble when it comes to chatting to journalism, especially if it’s an Argentinian publication.”

Gastón Edul is 26 years old and is a reporter for TyC Sports. His coverage of the World Cup in Qatar was one of the most notable locally and he unintentionally featured in the cross between Lionel Messi and Dutchman Wout Weghorst, which Leo confronted by saying ‘What are you looking at, stupid’, which lo it went viral all over the world. Upon his return from Qatar, he published the book “La Tercera” (Planeta editorial) together with another journalist, Alejandro Wall.