Football For Foreigners
September, 1985
For indiscriminate killing, it's tough to beat a Latin-American country. How does this apply to sports? I'll tell you how. They take soccer seriously down there. In fact, Latins almost seem to take soccer more seriously than they do in England, which happens to be where the sport began, in the 11th Century, as a game called "kicking the Dane's head." This means that Latins take soccer more seriously than the average Brit takes his bath water. Consequently, it's my perception that socce...
