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Futbol (United States: Soccer; Britain: Football)
Argentineans are fervent when it comes to football and the most Argentineans are die-hard fans for one of the whopping four hundred regional Argentine teams and for the Argentina National Team (known in Spanish as La Seleccion), ranked eighth in the world by FIFA.
De quien sos? is a common question to be asked at a social gathering when meeting people and literally means “Who are you from?” but actually means “Who is your team?”
Be diplomatic when answering this question!
There are upwards of 3,300 football clubs scattered throughout Argentina. Argentina’s national male football team won the World Cup in 1978 and 1986, and also the gold medal award at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.
So far in the 2009-2010 season, Argentina has won seven of eleven matches, and in the 2008-2009 season, Argentina won six of the twelve games. Their biggest rival is Brazil, and it is advisable not to wear a Brazilian football jersey while traveling through Argentina.
It is common to see the streets of cities deserted when a big football match is taking place, as an enormous amount of people watch it. Many male Argentineans, young or old, play football in their free time as well.
Diego Maradona
Argentina’s football icon, Diego Maradona, played for the Argentine Juniors before he was even sixteen, for the Boca Juniors when he was 21, internationally for Barcelona and Naples, and for the ... read more
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi is one of the most famous football players from Argentina at the moment. A young athlete, he was born on the 24th of June, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. He has played for Argentina as well ... read more
Women's Futbol
Though certainly not as admired or popular, Argentina’s women’s football league was formed in 1991 and has steadily improved since then. In 2006, the women’s football league won the ... read more
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