Argentina Soccer: For the Love of the Game
July 3, 2008 by Esmalagu
Argentina soccer is well loved sport for young people. To be able to play soccer, young people would clean fields from rocks and use stones in marking the goals. These children come from poor families so they cannot afford to buy soccer balls. They improvised and use old stockings wrapped in circle to form a ball.
Young people of Argentina learn soccer at the very young age. They learn to play just for the love of the game and no other reasons.
Soccer started as a sport played by elite people in Argentina but later on played also by peasants until it became a way of life by Argentines. In Argentina, racism has been in the game but still many players play for the love of the game.
Diego Maradona is on of the soccer players who played for the love of the game. He was considered the greatest Argentine player. Fans of soccer in Argentina contribute a lot in with the success of the game. However, much violence has been reported during soccer tournaments in this country.
It is believed that the causes of this violence are because of Argentina’s economic crisis.
Economic analyst states that the crisis is caused by corrupt politicians and businessmen which caused the nation’s bankruptcy. The soccer crisis is caused by greedy soccer managers.
Even with the condition of the soccer in Argentina, the Argentina Soccer Team managed to win a 2 time world champion in the 2006 World Cup held in Germany.
Many believe that soccer related violence will be resolve soon as the government will intervene and help in the issues concerning racism.
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