I’m not at all a a soccer person, I’ve never really understood the game. Coming from a British school system I have played it but found it tedious. What i loved about this reading was the way that  Galeano broke down the the key aspects of this game. which embraced a community. from the payers to the language to the fans etc.

The sense of community is very woven through out the game making it easy for people from all backgrounds to take part in it. Where Galeano mentions the unconventional way where soccer becomes a universal langue really stood out to me, “it require no money, and could be played with nothing more than sheer desire”. this reminded me of growing up and watching boys in my neighborhood play around with empty pepsi bottles, using it as the ball and cement walls at the goal. The share passion they had to play this game without the right equipment but treated it as if it were the world cup made me think of how this popularized game brings together communities. Even those who don’t have the means but just the desire to partake in their version of beauty.

It was also good to learn about they ways in which the game has taken different aspects of other cultures such as the kicks coming from ‘capoeira’ a dance of black slaves, which is something that i’d never known before. however know this now if i were to watch a game and see a flying kick such as this it would have more beauty to me, and as a black woman i would feel more of a connection to the game. Galeno’s work made showcased the many connections of this game which allowed me to to view it in an entirely new light my question would be,

Should the ways in which culture has affect sports be publicized so that more people would be able to relate or view it more openly?

Is it important for the moral of games such as soccer for communities to come together?