Club to name stadium after ex-Gunner

Club to name stadium after ex-Gunner

Utrera has approved plans to rename its municipal stadium after former Arsenal forward José Antonio Reyes, seven years after his death in a traffic accident.

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Utrera is to rename its main municipal stadium after former Arsenal forward José Antonio Reyes, seven years after his death in a traffic accident.

The plenary session of Seville City Council unanimously approved the decision to rename the current Municipal Stadium of Vistalegre as the José Antonio Reyes Calderón Municipal Stadium, ensuring the former player’s name remains permanently attached to the town where he was born.

The measure was approved during the ordinary session for April and will also involve updating the municipal inventory, as well as installing an identification plaque at the stadium.

The local authority also plans to hold a tribute in memory of Reyes, with relatives and people close to the former footballer expected to attend.

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For Arsenal, Reyes remains an important part of the club’s modern history. He joined from , where he had come through the academy, and was part of the Invincibles squad that won the unbeaten in 2003/04. He also won the .