Soccer as we know today has an English history. Both the largest viewed spectator games of the world Cricket and Soccer have been developed in queen’s home England. However, the Soccer has turned the Spanish way in the recent years. Eleven out of top fifty FIFA teams belong to Spanish speaking nations. Moreover, Argentina and Spain – the favorites for winning the event are Spanish Speaking.
Lo and Behold – South American region is the most successful region in the South Africarnival (South African Carnival) with five wins, two draws and zilch loss. Also these nations (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil & Paraguay) have topped their groups. Coincidentally all of them are primarily Spanish speaking nations except Brazil (Portugal speaking nation however Spanish is spoken by large number of citizens of Brazil).
So does speaking Spanish guarantee victory in the soccer which is English by history? Alas, the second largest Spanish speaking nation – Spain – has disappointed the Spanish speaking/loving football followers as it suffered the first upset of the World Cup from the hands of the minnows Switzerland. The first week of the football extravaganza appears to be Spanish flavored however upsets like Germany-Serbia would soon add other flavors and spice to the championship. For the time being the football has for me has changed to “el fútbol español”.
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