Number 16
Sevilla FC requested to retire the number 16 shirt but the Spanish football authoroties told them that all players that play must play in numbers 1-25. Now the youngsters who progress from the youth team to the 1st team wear number 16 in honour of Antonio. There are also 2 trophies played for in honour of Antonio, 1 is played in August the other in November, both months reflecting both Antonio's Anniversary and his birthday. A statue was erected on the 27/04/10, 4 years to the date he scored the winning goal in the semi's of the Europa league (has it's now known) in Nervion where Antonio was born and raised and where Sevilla's training ground is situated. There is also a school in his name. Has recently has last year (2012), a petition was signed getting more than over a million signatures for a street in Seville to be named after the young budding footballer, this happened this year (2013) Calle Antonio Puerta again in the district the youngster spent his childhood & young life....