"MUST EXPERIENCE" especially soccer fans
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| Whether my team or not is playing, I still go! |
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| La Selecta 2011 |
When it comes to sports, El Salvador is a country that plays a huge role in them. Sports are not just a matter of popularity in El Salvador, but rather a passion for citizens. Having soccer as the most popular sport in El Salvador, like most countries worldwide El Salvador has its own national soccer team, better known as “La Selecta”. Whenever El Salvador National Team plays against any other country, people get crazy and in fact they treat that day as a day to celebrate and have a wonderful time regardless the final game score. El Salvador has the biggest and most complete (in regards to infrastructure) stadium in Central America, its name is “Estadio Cuscatlan”, A.K.A “El Coloso de Monserrat”.
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| Pablo Miguel (me), Gerardo Caceres "Jorra" |
El Salvador however, is not a country reach in football, even though it is its most played sport. La Selecta is not the best team out there. They have only qualified twice to the FIFA World Cup, better known as the most important tournament in soccer history. This occurred in the years 1970 in Mexico and 1982 in Spain. During these years and on, its song “Pajaro Picon Picon” became very popular and now every time La Selecta is going to play a game, the song is played over and over in many places around the country. The most popular soccer player in El Salvador is Jorge “Magico” Gonzalez, best know by his outstanding performance inside the soccer pitch and because of the exceptional journey he had in European soccer, scoring spectacular goals to teams of great magnitude such as FC Barcelona from Spain.
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| Pablo Miguel (me) "Pajomi", Gabriella Saravia "Cebolla", Jorge Zabaneh "Toño" |
Today, El Salvador National Team is working on having a new developed team with a mixture of some old players but mostly with very talented young players. La Selecta is currently getting ready to participate in the next international soccer tournament called “Gold Cup”and it is to be held in the United States next summer 2011.
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| Right: Pablo Miguel "Pajomi" , Left: Jorge Bigit "tss tss ssnaake" |
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Like most of countries have their own professional soccer league, El Salvador has one of its own called Liga Mayor de Futbol (LMF). In this league, 10 teams compete against each other playing all against all. At the end of the season, the top four teams qualify to semifinals where 1st place plays against 4th while 2nd does the same against 3rd place. The final is to be played at El Coloso de Monserrat.
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| Jorge Magico Gonzales Started playing in FAS FC, then to Barcelona |
Currently runners-up in the latest national tournament Clausura 2011, FAS has a total of 17 national trophies, more than any other team in the LMF. FAS’ most famous and historical player is Jorge “Magico” Gonzalez, who played for Antel, Independiente Nacional from El Salvador, Cadiz CF and Valladolid from Spain, and finally Club Deportivo
FAS is currently getting ready to compete in the next national tournament Apertura 2011 beginning in August 2011.
Pablo, I am not a big fan of football. But I have to be honest, when our "Selecta" plays against any other country I am the first one to be in the stadium boxes! I feel the passion but I have to say that I support the team "Aguila" and not the "Fas" I hope that some day we can go to a match together. I however do not like the name " El Colosso de Monserrat" I will rather stay with "Estadio Cuscatlan"
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting Pablo! I can only imagine how much fun it would be to go to one of these games.
ReplyDeleteAlberto, Yes I woudl have to agree on the name of the stadium but that's history, and it was once own by someone else and called it "El Colosso de Monserrat." Later the stadium was sold and the owner changed the name to "El Estadio Cuscatlan." In addition, I am looking foward to watch a match with you and your friends and with my friends; because that is how it is in the stadium, you find everybody over there, incluiding people that are not into soccer.
ReplyDeleteCarrie, I will certainly guarantee you that you will going to have a lot of fun. It is a worthwhile experience by just few dollars.
I have never been to a soccer game before and all I know about soccer is that the boys who play usually have really nice butts haha :)
ReplyDeleteBut this sound like a absolute blast! Especially if you are seated near die hard fans. I would love to go to a game!!
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