UPDATED: 10:26 EST, 11 April 2013 Basketball has short amount of time for heart-warming reports nowadays, but if anybody will probably develop a story it is 'Special One' Jose Mourinho. In a amazing story, the Real Madrid boss plucked a down-and-out Mexican solution off the snowy Madrid roads and made him part of the club's backroom staff. Abel Rodriguez, 41, who waxes surfaces in Los Angeles underground stations, had spent his last few dollars to travel up to Europe and attempt to view the El Clasico with Barcelona back February. Fairytale: Abel Rodriguez (described here behind Cristiano Ronaldo) was given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to work as Real Madrid's kit person after Jose Mourinho spotted him sitting in the snow outside their training ground With no solution, or even a hotel reservation in the Spanish capital, it seemed a forlorn hope that he might see the biggest game in world football, not to mention meet the people. Undeterred, Rodriguez made for Madrid's Valdebebas instruction complex upon appearance, seeking the convenience of at the least seeing his characters in planning. He'd no reference to them however, aside from a couple of weeks' outstanding act as a seemingly unknown ballboy all through Real's pre-season visit to California the last summer, and was turned away by security. Broke, with nowhere to go and no chance of seeing the large game, Rodriguez lay shivering in the snow by the side of the trail for five hours. Then, the wonder happened. Fantastic opportunity: Rodriguez was equipment man for Real for their Champions League tie with Manchester United at Old Trafford, a fit where Nani (below) was controversially sent off 'It was a miracle that I saw him,' Mourinho remembered to Sports Illustrated. 'I found Abel seated traveling away from training ground. 'I was making in my own secretary Rui Faria's car, and there have been a lot of people outside. But I told Rui, 'Stop! It is the guy from Los Angeles.' 'Amigo! What're you doing here'? Mourinho asked from the vehicle. 'I come to visit you guys,' Rodriguez answered. 'It is my very first time in Europe, and my desire has gone to come and see games. I was expecting to see El Clasico.' 'But you will find forget about tickets,' Mourinho said. 'Where are you staying?' 'I haven't done such a thing about that,' the Mexican answered. 'My goal was to help you men and then make my preparations. If I didn't see you guys, I'd attempt to get a ticket and head to the ground. And if that did not work, I had travel back home.' If it had been remarkable in the very first place that Mourinho had recalled the face of the helper from the UCLA instruction pitches they had used while in the States, then what he did next was certainly remarkable. Mourinho arranged Rodriguez an area for the night at exactly the same hotel the Real staff were staying before the Barcelona match and threw in VIP seats. But he was far from completed. Duties: Rodriguez helped formulate the Actual Madrid strip before their Champions League link at Old Trafford Over supper on the eve of the Clasico, a once-in-a-lifetime proposal was given his new-found buddy by Mourinho - as a system man for the impending Champions League wrap with Manchester United to work in his staff. Mourinho said: 'I advised him, 'No way [you're returning home], you come to Manchester around and are a system guy. You help us and you live a larger dream, a Champions League fit from the inside!' Rodriguez dashed as much as his college accommodation and grabbed his passport therefore the arrangements for his new part-time work could possibly be made. Confused by what had just occurred, he burst in to tears of joy at the Real dining table. Several days later, he was at Old Trafford, dressed head to toe in official Real standard and assisting to lay out the package in the changing rooms. He'd even become some thing of a luck charm, with Mourinho and the players rubbing his stomach so good fortune rubbed off to them. Party time: Rodriguez also saw his beloved Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the Clasico at Bernabeu After Real's controversial success that night, assisted by Nani's red card, Rodriguez found himself intermediary between the rival changing rooms, fetching and carrying authorized tops and mementos between both sets of participants. He was also requested by Sir Alex Ferguson to get Mourinho for his or her traditional post-match glass of wine. Rodriguez returned home with plenty of their own souvenirs, including shirts worn by Javier Hernandez, Mesut Ozil, Kaka and Michael Essien, and among the match balls. Reflecting on the minute he left his wife Olga and three children in LA to make the trip to decide to try and watch his beloved crew, Rodriguez said: 'I really was indecisive about going, nevertheless the support originated in my wife, who said, 'You ought to go. It is always been your dream.' I guess he's glad he did.
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