Soccer Season Begins

Soccer season has begun, and games are starting next week. We are starting to have bigger and bigger soccer teams. Soccer is becoming more popular in the United States, but it has been the major sport in Spanish speaking countries for a long time. However, they do not call it soccer, they call it “fútbol.” Every kid starts playing “fútbol” right away, and continues to play or just to enjoy watching when they are adults. You may think that America has a major fan base for American football, but Spanish speaking countries have a bigger fan base for soccer (fútbol). In Spain, there is four professional soccer leagues that play each other on Sundays, and often play other European teams during the week. The two most famous Spanish teams (from Spain) are Real Madrid and Barcelona. Clearly, the sport of soccer has impacted the culture of Spanish speaking countries in a positive and competitive way, and many fans are in love with the sport.