Welcome home, Fernando Torres What’s a dramatic soccer world! Three days ago, we said goodbye to Steven Gerrard for his leaving Liverpool FC. Yesterday, Fernando Torres, once a fantastic Liverpool striker, came back to Club Atlético de Madrid, where his dream started. I cannot call myself a fan of Torres. I just know some stories about him. He has had a successful career, although he has not retired yet. He joined the Atlético de Madrid at the age of 11. Next year, he rejected a contract from Real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in the world but also a deadly foe to Atlético de Madrid. At the age of 19, he became the youngest captain in the history of Atlético de Madrid. From 2001 to 2007, he created a record of 91 goals in 249 games for the club. For a championship title, he left for Liverpool, and he became a nightmare of hundreds of top defenders in Premier League and a phenomenal striker in Euro. In 2008, his goal in the final helped Spain win the title of Champion of UEFA European Championships. Since then, T9 has become a new legend. Until now, he has been the only striker who has shot goals in every important game, like FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championships, FIFA Confederations Cup, UEFA Champions League. Because of these records, Chinese soccer fans call him “a big winner of the life.” Torres is also a fighter, though his handsome face often makes people forget this. No matter how hard the time is, he never gives up the dream to play the game for his country. Before 2010 FIFA World Cup, he asked his doctor to speed up his treatment even at the cost of shortening his career life, only for that he could not miss that once four years game. After a terrible injury in 2010, his performance was no longer as good as usual, and he suffered a lot of critics from media and fans. His dream, however, still encourages him to move forward. From Chelsea, AC Milan, to Atlético de Madrid, this journey demonstrates his strong heart for his love and dream. Coming back home, Torres no longer owns No.9, and he chooses No.19, once owned by Diego Costa, now a striker of Chelsea, as his new number. From T9 to T19, after an unforgettable experience from the highest point to the lowest one, Fernando Torres stands in a new playground with which he was quite familiar. It is still a hard journey though, with the love from 45,000 fans at Vicente Calderon Stadium, this time he will not play alone.