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Argentina Futbol

Argentineans are, by nature, huge sports lovers. For years, Argentina has been almost only identified with the fancy footwork of soccer great Diego Maradona.
Nowadays, Argentineans not only love soccer and tennis, but also volleyball, basketball, pollo, rugby and numerous other sports.

Soccer (Futbol):

Weekends in Buenos Aires bring huge crowds to the soccer matches all over the city. Three of the more popular teams are Boca Juniors, River Plate and Independiente. The national league championships is a tournament that is played twice a year: "Torneo Clausura" from February to July, and "Torneo Apertura" from August to December.

For the most up-to-date schedule of soccer matches, visit the website GoFootball.com. For general info about teams, matches, dates, fixtures, etc, see the Association of Argentinean Football in Spanish) website.

River Plate: The team that has the best stadium in Argentina. It has also won more local championships than any other club. Website

Boca Juniors: The most popular team. The passion that it brings out of its fans is known all over the world as one of the most enthusiastic. Website

Racing Club: A very popular team that in 2001 won the league after 34 years, which was a very colorful event. Website

Independiente: Another classic team. Its rivalry with Racing club is one of the oldest of our soccer league. It is the team that has won more international championships around the whole world. Website

San Lorenzo: With the former four teams, it composes the group of the "Five Big Teams" of Argentina. Website

Diego Maradona: The most famous and best soccer player ever, Diego managed to make noise on and off the field. Find out more about him on his official website.

Pato

Pato is a special Argentinean sport, first played by the Gauchos. Pato means duck in spanish. Pato was originally played by two teams on horseback using a duck in a leather pouch with handles. Two players would grab the handles and pull until one let go. The winning team would ride away, while the opposing team tried to stop them and grab the pato. The sport became dangerous and it was banned in 1882. In the late 1930s, the sport was revived with new rules. Now two teams of four men on horseback attempt to throw the modern pato, a leather ball with six handles, into one of two baskets at either end of a large field.

Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey and Rugby

These four sports have grown enormously the last couple of years in Argentina. Good performances in the World Championships and better organization of the local leagues are making people more interested in the situation of the sports. Like what happens with the soccer national team, these four national teams inspire a lot of passion in people.

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