Spanish ambassador to Qatar Ignacio Escobar (second from right) poses with the club T-shirt at the inauguration of Atletico Madrid’s supporters’ club at the Doha Exhibition Convention Centre recently. The launch ceremony took place at the Doha Exhibition Convention Center and it was attended by a local and international media, as well as the members of the club and the Spanish families living in Doha. The club’s president, Simón Ponce, said, “We hope that the supporters’ club spread the name of Atlético Madrid around the Middle East.” Former Atlético player Roberto Solazábal, now the president of the Atlético veterans association, sent a message of support to the club. The club hopes to bring together all Atlético supporters living in Qatar for games and events in the future.