He Has Left Reality And Wandered Into His Own Self Image

[germano]

Most Argentines don't care about soccer, but the ones who do are psychopathically enthusiastic.

Are you serious? And you write travel guides about Argentina? Ha ha ...

 

[GS_Dirtboy]

Pelé. Period.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Are you serious? And you write travel guides about Argentina? Ha ha ...

Yes, I've seen the numbers, though I don't have them at hand any more. Obviously many Argentines care about soccer, many of them fanatically and even criminally so, but for the majority it's simply not important. The same is true of American football, baseball, basketball, golf, tennis and every other sport, not to mention cultural activities like movies, theater and dance. They are all minority pastimes.

 

[ghost]

The number one Argentine passtime, bar none, is Blaming Everthing on anyone else.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

The number one Argentine passtime, bar none, is Blaming Everthing on anyone else.

That may be a majority pastime.

 

[camberiu]

Pelé. Period.

You'd be sleeping in the coach if you had written otherwise, I reckon.

 

[scotttswan]

Pelé. Period.

George Best

 

[French jurist]

Some say Alfredo Di Stefano was the best player ever, but likely, none of us saw him playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ng6D31QFio

He was very elegant too

 

[Dublin2BuenosAires]

That's a half-truth. The Argentines who care it about are literal psychopaths, but most Argentines ignore it or actively dislike it (because of those psychos).

Views from afar, always almost relevant. Most Argentines dont watch the local league but are fanatical about the national team.

 

[Dublin2BuenosAires]

You'd be sleeping in the coach if you had written otherwise, I reckon.

Pele's stats are wildly exaggerated by some of the low quality matches he took part it in.