Besides being one of the most popular footballers of the moment thanks to the goal that gave Spain victory against the Argentine team to the football World Cup final, Ferran Torres has also inspired the Valencia Oceanogràfic, the largest aquarium in the European Union, to name one of its grey sharks, of the species Carcharhinus plumbeus. The decision has been made as a recognition of the footballer's connection to marine conservation and to raise societal awareness about the importance of protecting these fish with cartilaginous bodies and rough skin. "We want to reinforce the message that these animals are emblematic and indispensable for the functioning of ecosystems," the institution states in a press release.

This Thursday, around two in the afternoon, a fishing boat mistakenly caught a basking shark on the high seas in Port de la Selva. This is one of the largest fish species in the Mediterranean and the second largest in the world. The shark, weighing more than three tons and measuring over seven meters long, became entangled in the boat's trammel nets and eventually died. The fishermen decided to return to the Empordà port, despite the fact that this decision would cost them their catch, their net, and even their fuel. They reached the port, dragging the weight of the shark so that marine professionals could study it.