The American forward has received numerous expressions of support through a 'hashtag' on the social network twitter, going by the name of #animspete. In fact, once created, one of Regal Barça’s most active players, Australian Joe English (@ Joeingles7), immediately got to work to give more coverage to this anonymous Barça fans initiative.

Grimau, in favor of the initiative

The captain of Regal FC Barcelona, Roger Grimau, gave his support from the Directors Box at the Camp Nou, when he was there on Sunday evening, so that his team could present the Spanish Cup trophy to the Barça fans.

Grimau praised the twitter initiative: "This season, unfortunately, we have had several cases of injuries that have affected team morale and in the case of Pete it’s a bit different. The only thing we can do is stand by him, giving him support and encouragement. With regards to the twitter initiative, I know that a couple of support groups for Pete and Baso have been created. We know these are difficult times, but these small gestures help a lot. Although they may seem a bit silly, these little things all add up and hopefully we can encourage them. "