#3 His pilgrimage through Europe
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Before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicked off in South Africa, members of the Spanish contingent sent sealed envelopes to Marca containing the promises they would fulfil if they came home with the trophy. Their efforts did not go in vain once Andres Iniesta scored the winning goal and the Spanish daily opened the letters to find out what they contained.
Iniesta, a devout Catholic had vowed to make a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela through the Way of St. James, a popular place of pilgrimage in Europe. It is a 500-mile walk to the town that is home to the remains of St. James in Spain. Iniesta wasn’t the only one who made the promise. Fernando Torres and Sergio Busquets also made a similar decision.
Speaking in an interview ahead of the World Cup, Iniesta said, “Somehow…I’ll do it however I have to!”
