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That's exactly that. And he also has tattoos of his two daughters. That's who Jersey is.

That's exactly that. And he also has tattoos of his two daughters. That's who Jersey is.

It's all based on his love for Real Madrid. And he asked for something very simple, and that is a ball with a crown sitting on top. If you zoom into this tattoo, it's the ball, a crown on top, a rosary.

It's all based on his love for Real Madrid. And he asked for something very simple, and that is a ball with a crown sitting on top. If you zoom into this tattoo, it's the ball, a crown on top, a rosary.

When Dircy walks into that tattoo parlor, he's specifically thinking about this team. And that's what the tattoo artist will tell you, that when he walks in and he gets this inked in his skin, it is all to sort of romanticize Real Madrid.

When Dircy walks into that tattoo parlor, he's specifically thinking about this team. And that's what the tattoo artist will tell you, that when he walks in and he gets this inked in his skin, it is all to sort of romanticize Real Madrid.

Literally, he's probably thinking about that. But you know what he was not thinking about in that moment? That is the fact that this tattoo would, years later, turn him into this alleged criminal gang member, and that that tattoo would essentially make him disappear.

Literally, he's probably thinking about that. But you know what he was not thinking about in that moment? That is the fact that this tattoo would, years later, turn him into this alleged criminal gang member, and that that tattoo would essentially make him disappear.

So everyone you talk to when they mention the name Gerse is that he was sweet. He's this very sweet, kind, young boy. He grows up in northern Venezuela in a town called Machique. It's literally known for cows. It's rural. Everyone says that he loved to draw. He likes to dance salsa. I talked to his sister, Yorgely Reyes.

So everyone you talk to when they mention the name Gerse is that he was sweet. He's this very sweet, kind, young boy. He grows up in northern Venezuela in a town called Machique. It's literally known for cows. It's rural. Everyone says that he loved to draw. He likes to dance salsa. I talked to his sister, Yorgely Reyes.

When she talks about her brother, she remembers him loving baseball as a very young kid.

When she talks about her brother, she remembers him loving baseball as a very young kid.

So Diercy kind of grows up watching his dad playing soccer, and then he starts to sort of love the game and love the sport. Diercy's father starts training his son. Slowly, Diercy kind of forgets about baseball. He's completely focused on soccer, and this love for Real Madrid starts, this obsession with the game starts.

So Diercy kind of grows up watching his dad playing soccer, and then he starts to sort of love the game and love the sport. Diercy's father starts training his son. Slowly, Diercy kind of forgets about baseball. He's completely focused on soccer, and this love for Real Madrid starts, this obsession with the game starts.

One of the things that his sister told me repeatedly was, I mean, literally, when his sister talks about Jersey, it's just football. That's literally all that she talks about because that's the image that comes to her mind. The thing about Yersin, that's what his sister describes, is that he kept going, like he kept fighting for this dream.

One of the things that his sister told me repeatedly was, I mean, literally, when his sister talks about Jersey, it's just football. That's literally all that she talks about because that's the image that comes to her mind. The thing about Yersin, that's what his sister describes, is that he kept going, like he kept fighting for this dream.

He starts training with one of his dad's former teammates. It's this coach named Yogerse Jose Viloria.

He starts training with one of his dad's former teammates. It's this coach named Yogerse Jose Viloria.

This coach is still in the very same town where Diercy grew up.

This coach is still in the very same town where Diercy grew up.