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Iʼve raised £2,005 to Pay travel & accomodation for Renzo & guest from Santiago Chile to Ewood Park Blackburn in appreciation for his song about Ben Brereton Diaz
- Funded on Sunday, 1st May 2022
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Story
Bring Renzo to Ewood
Backround
The story of the rise of Ben Brereton Diaz is the stuff of legends.
Born on a cold windy Tuesday in Stoke (license taken!) Ben has risen through the ranks of Manchester United through Nottingham Forest where he represented England at youth levels, to the dizzy heights of the mighty Blackburn Rovers.
Ben struggled following his £5m transfer as an 18 year old, scoring fewer than 22 goals in his first 122 games. The Rovers fans wondered when they‘d see the best of Ben but they didn’t have long to wait.
Transformation to Superhero
A superhero type transformation during the lockdown saw Ben return a changed man. In the summer of 2021, the change continued as his Chilean roots were discovered via a video game.... (thanks Mum)
He was selected for Chile in the summer of 21, scored 3 goals for the South American giants and the lad from Stoke transformed into
BEN BRERETON DIAZ 22!

He became an instant hit in Chile rising to hero worship status.
Streets were named after him in Santiago & he became the face of Pepsi.
The Ben Brereton Bop
But the most enearing tribute was the creation of the Ben Brereton Bop by Renzo, a brilliant musician from Santiago.
The song and dance from Renzo and his band became an instant hit with the Rovers fans , players and staff at the club!
The song has inspired Super Ben to even greater heights and he boosted his goal tally for the Rovers to 20 goals in the first 24 games giving Rovers fans belief that the Premier League is calling again!

Let’s Bring Renzo to Ewood
Renzo would love to bring his band to Ewood to see our hero in action in the famous Blue & White halves.
Let’s turn his dream into a realty And raise enough to pay for them to come and cheer on the mighty Rovers and show them a warm Lancashire welcome.
Updates
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3 years ago
Gary Smith
3 years agoThanks to all you magnificent fans for your generosity. Extra big shout out to Stephen in NYC! I’m speaking to the club about a reception which you’ll all be invited to. Excess funds will be used to help bring additional supporters in who haven’t been able to get there. I’ll work with the Community Trust on that. So very happy and proud to support the Rovers that we can bring the football world together. Let’s cheer the lads back to the Premier League! 💪🏼💙🔵⚪️
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3 years ago
Gary Smith
3 years agoUnbelievable response from Rovers fans. £400 in the first hour! 👍🏼🙌🏼🔵⚪️💙🇨🇱
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Supporters
133
Anonymous
Jan 6, 2022
£5.00
Leigh G
Jan 6, 2022
Enjoy your visit!
£30.00
Matt Riley
Jan 6, 2022
Ben ben ben! Brereton ton ton! Big up Renzo
£10.00
Sacramento Rover
Jan 6, 2022
£20.00
Paul A
Jan 6, 2022
Hope you enjoy your trip Renzo! Come on you Blues and come on Brereton-Diaz!!
£20.00
Stephen a Rover in NYC
Jan 6, 2022
Get yourselves to Ewood lads and sing live on the pitch at halftime..
£500.00
Jack
Jan 5, 2022
£10.00
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