During Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re highlighting voices from our community 💛 Today we’re highlighting a member of the Spirit Squadron: Bolivian supporter Ramos Policarpovich 🇧🇴
Growing up, soccer was such an important part of my identity, but being biracial, my cultural identity was more complicated. To my hispanic friends, I was the “no sabo” kid; to my white friends, I was the Bolivian kid. One of the best parts of the Spirit supporters community is how accepted and supported it has always made me feel in celebrating myself and all aspects of my heritage and culture.
While both of my parents were equally supportive and involved in soccer culture, a lot of what I bring to the capo stand comes from my Bolivian father’s side and is influenced by South American supporters’ culture. I want to bring high energy and passion to the section every game from start to finish, even in the quiet moments between chants. When I leave a match exhausted, I know I’ve done my job, not because it...