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Ex-Liverpool striker gets stand named after him at World Cup stadium

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Celta Vigo have renamed a stand after club legend Iago Aspas ahead of hosting matches at the 2030 World Cup. The former Liverpool striker will also be honoured with a statue outside the entrance to the stadium. Celta have renamed the Tribuna stand after all-time top scorer Aspas Getty Aspas is Celta’s all-time leading scorer and appearance maker having returned to his boyhood club for a second spell in 2015. How many goals has Iago Aspas scored for Celta Vigo? Either side of a disappointing two years at Anfield , the 39-year-old has scored 223 goals in 578 appearances for the club. In contrast, the ex- Spain international scored just once in 15 matches for Liverpool between 2013 and 2015. The veteran forward signed a new one-year deal with Celta in May through to the end of this season. His legacy has now been immortalised in the stands as well as outside Bailados. The club are have renamed the Tribuna stand after Aspas as part of their redevelopment project. Their home since 1928 is c

First report: Premier League flop, 39, gets stand named after him at 44,000-seater World Cup stadium — thesun.co.uk, 2d