I was looking through the Футбол spot, and I read the Описание "one ball to unite the world", so I felt like Письмо the first soapbox for the spot...

Here's my "soccer story"...
I am from Argentina, and here Футбол is not just a sport, it's a kind of lifestyle. Everyone has their team (many times Ты "inherit" your team by family, others Ты just become a Фан later) but everyone has a Футбол club to support.

I have been to a few Футбол games, and seeing my country play is one of the best experiences ever!

My Избранное players today are Juan Roman Riquelme *because he's an amazing playmaker* and Lionel Messi *seeing him play is incredible! and he's only 20!!*... But there are a LOT others that I like as well, but this could go on forever!

My whole family is a Фан of "River Plate" and so am I...but, strangely enough, I also like Boca (I know weird, they are rivals, but I like it cause of Riquelme haha) and I'm also a Фан of FC Barcelona in the spanish league.

When the World Cup is going on and Argentina is playing, the country stops. No matter what time it is, if we are supposed to be working, studying, etc...nothing matters anymore, it's all about the game.

I have lived in a few different countries and I realized that Футбол is truly the sport the unites the world. In most countries Футбол is not just a sport, it's a passion.

I have been surrounded by football my whole life, and for anyone who comes from a country where this sport is so huge, it becomes еще than just a sport...even if Ты don't play it! :S

It's about rooting for your team, cheering for them no matter what...the feeling of being a true Футбол Фан cannot compare to anything else, which is why Футбол is truly the "world's Избранное sport" !


So I was wondering what are other people's "soccer/football stories" are...