{"id":4532,"date":"2012-11-29T08:25:13","date_gmt":"2012-11-29T13:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2012-11-29T12:32:44","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T17:32:44","slug":"audio-alvaro-noboas-interview-at-atalaya-radio-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/news\/audio-alvaro-noboas-interview-at-atalaya-radio-station\/","title":{"rendered":"[AUDIO] \u00c1lvaro Noboa’s Interview at Atalaya Radio Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" I WILL BE IN THE STADIUM ON SUNDAY TO CELEBRATE BARCELONA<\/em>\u2019S <\/em>\u00a0TRIUMPH<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an interview with Andr\u00e9s Mendoza in Radio Atalaya<\/em>, \u00c1lvaro Noboa <\/strong>stated that, like the majority of Ecuadorians, he felt convinced that Barcelona <\/em>would be national champions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thinking of going to the stadium to share this moment of happiness with the people, and to share it with my family who will also be joining me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI bet Economist Correa $5 that Barcelona <\/em>will be champions. He\u2019s an Emelecista<\/em> and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s worried.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a symbolic bet, stated \u00c1lvaro Noboa<\/strong>, upon ratifying that the Grupo Noboa<\/em> would continue Barcelona <\/em>according to their requirements.<\/p>\n

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TEXTUAL TRANSCRIPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>Greetings to Attorney Alvaro Noboa, PRIAN Presidential candidate for the Republic, leader of List 7. Greetings, and we want to confirm that Counselor Noboa is listening.<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Noboa:\u00a0 <\/strong>I hear you perfectly.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>Magnificent, in regards to that and to your presence here in Atalaya<\/em>, yesterday you announced first in an interview in Ecuavisa<\/em>, and then in a press conference that you held in the Molinera<\/em>, that we thought was going to be held in the Barcelona <\/em>Stadium, but later they told us it was going to be at the Molinera<\/em>, Grupo Noboa<\/em>\u2019s support for the Idol of the Astillero<\/em>.\u00a0 How did this decision and this cooperation with the most popular team in the country come about?<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Noboa:\u00a0 <\/strong>Well, look, with Barcelona<\/em> we\u00a0 have had a relationship of more than 50 years with Grupo Noboa. <\/em>The first Barcelona <\/em>shirts were from Quaker<\/em>, if you remember.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>Of course. Later they were with Coca-Cola <\/em>which was also part of the group at that time.<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Noboa:\u00a0 <\/strong>Yes, when it was part of the group, that\u2019s right. Then, under Isidoro Romero\u2019s administration of Barcelona<\/em>, when they won several championships, they had the support of Grupo Noboa<\/em>. After that there were 14 years, 15 and a half years where there was no Grupo Noboa <\/em>support with those administrations, until my nephews, the Noboa Ycazas arrived.<\/p>\n

The Noboa Ycazas are like sons to me:\u00a0 Antonio Noboa as much as Luis Noboa Ycaza. They\u2019ve transformed the team. The report by Luis Noboa Ycaza has been audited and made public. Barcelona<\/em> is in a very bad economic situation, so Lucho spoke to me about the possibility of financially supporting so that the flow would run well, especially in these last moments when it\u2019s necessary that everything go in order, that the salaries are paid, that the soccer players are paid, and we, as Grupo Noboa<\/em> will take over that.\u00a0 We will assume that because of the 50 year relationship with that team, and because it is one more way to serve Ecuador, because in the middle of the poverty, unemployment and current state of crime, I think that the happiness of many Ecuadorians will be realized when they see their team, Barcelona<\/em>, win.\u00a0 It\u2019s one more way of contributing to the Ecuadorian people.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>In this case, the debt that Barcelona Sporting Club <\/em>has been dragging along since 1998 and which has been growing ever since. It\u2019s more likely been Lucho and To\u00f1o Noboa Ycaza who have helped the team to function well and to bring things back to health, that things are working this year, that as much has been paid as possible. Nevertheless, I understand that Barcelona<\/em> is $16 million or $20 million dollars in the hole, as far as I know, according to the audit that has been made known.<\/p>\n

In this case, they are going to put down $700,000 dollars or yesterday $700,000 were put forward to bring the players up to date.<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Noboa:\u00a0 <\/strong>$500,000 was already given yesterday, the rest we will continue to put down in accordance with the need. I maintain contact with Lucho, who is like a son to me, and I have full confidence in him. Those are the loans that they are going to pay in accordance with the improved income that Barcelona <\/em>is going to have.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>One question. Is it possible, if not tonight, it will be the end of the week, that the Idol of the Astillero are champions. It\u2019s known that you are neither a Barcelona <\/em>nor an Emelece <\/em>fan. We ask you: Are you going to go to Monumental Stadium?<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Noboa:\u00a0 <\/strong>Yes, I am thinking of going to the Stadium to share this moment of happiness with the people, and to share it with my family who will also join me.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>Oh, perfect, yes, and by the way, your wife, Dr. Annabella Az\u00edn de Noboa is a soccer fan? She likes soccer?<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Noboa:\u00a0 <\/strong>Yes, we both do. We share that, both of us.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>You have soccer fan friends, like Baquerizo, but he\u2019s a Blue<\/em>, but it\u2019s all the same. Listen, Counselor, really, to us, who are Barcelona <\/em>fans, and who have had 14, 15 years of sucking it up, it\u2019s a very exciting, very happy moment, and not a moment too soon, this help of yours.\u00a0 One question for the end. It\u2019s given because we\u2019re in an electoral campaign, because many people are going to ask themselves, is this because of the electoral campaign?<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Noboa:\u00a0 <\/strong>I want to tell you of a coincidence:\u00a0 that\u201998 was the year in which they robbed me of the elections and it was the last good year for Barcelona<\/em>.\u00a0 That this year would be the year of the elections and precisely the year in which Barcelona<\/em> wins after 14 years. So this year Barcelona <\/em>will be champions, surely \u00c1lvaro Noboa will be President.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, I want to say that I have bet Economist Rafael Correa five dollars that Barcelona <\/em>is going to be the new champions of Ecuador. He is an Emelece<\/em> fan, and I imagine he\u2019s worried.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>Why have you bet so much? What is the bet via Twitter<\/em>?<\/p>\n

Rodolfo Baquerizo:\u00a0 <\/strong>Counselor, \u00c1lvaro Noboa, how are you? \u00a0Rodolfo Baquerizo sends you greetings. I\u2019ll remind you that the supernumerary is bad, you\u2019re confusing him with the five dollars.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>It\u2019s that the amount is a bit surprising to us.<\/p>\n

Rodolfo Baquerizo:\u00a0 <\/strong>It\u2019s a symbolic bet.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>Very well, we want to thank Counselor Noboa for being with us this morning in Punto de Vista<\/em> via Atalaya<\/em>. We are waiting then for what happens these days, and logically, on Sunday in Barcelona<\/em>\u2019s Monumental Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Noboa:\u00a0 <\/strong>Thank you very much. I\u2019ll talk to you again soon. It\u2019s my pleasure to do so<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>Here they are doubling the bet, Assembly Member Octavio Villacreses, \u00c1lvaro, who wants to double the bet because he\u2019s an Emelece <\/em>fan.<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Noboa:\u00a0 <\/strong>Accepted<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 <\/strong>Imagine who wins, and I\u2019ll keep the money. Ciao, gentlemen, good day!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I WILL BE IN THE STADIUM ON SUNDAY TO CELEBRATE BARCELONA\u2019S \u00a0TRIUMPH In an interview with Andr\u00e9s Mendoza in Radio Atalaya, \u00c1lvaro Noboa stated that, like the majority of Ecuadorians, he felt convinced that Barcelona would be national champions. \u201cI\u2019m thinking of going to the stadium to share this moment of happiness with the people, and to share it with my family who will also be joining me.\u201d \u201cI bet Economist Correa $5 that Barcelona will be champions. He\u2019s an Emelecista and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s worried.\u201d It\u2019s a symbolic bet, stated \u00c1lvaro Noboa, upon ratifying that the Grupo Noboa would continue Barcelona according to their requirements. TEXTUAL TRANSCRIPTION Andr\u00e9s Mendoza:\u00a0 Greetings to Attorney Alvaro Noboa, PRIAN Presidential candidate for the Republic, leader of List 7. Greetings, and we want to confirm that Counselor Noboa is listening. \u00c1lvaro Noboa:\u00a0 I hear Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[55],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4532"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4568,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4532\/revisions\/4568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}