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Fútbol
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Fútbol

• Futbol is the most popular sport in
  Spanish-Speaking countries
• Spain was one of the first places soccer was
  played
• La Liga is 2nd strongest professional soccer
  league in the world
• Real Madrid most successful club in Europe
• Winners of 2010 World Cup

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Fanaticos de Fútbol

• Real Madrid v. Barcelona
• http//terratv.terra.com/Sports/Futbol/Goles-de-Es
  pana/4932-187749/Barcelona-se-lleva-el-Clasico-esp
  anol.htm
• Celebracion de Victoria
• http//futbol.univision.com/fifacopamundial/espana
  /video/2010-07-12/asi-celebro-espana-su-trinfo

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La Corrida de Toros
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La Corrida de Toros

• Traditional spectacle in which a bull is ritually
  killed in a public arena
• Began as a religious sacrifice
• Developed into a cultural tradition that spread
  throughout Spain and its colonies
• Considered more of an art than a sport
• Very controversial
• Animal Rights
• Association with dark past

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La Corrida de Toros

• http//video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/p
  laces/culture-places/sports/mexico_bullfighting.ht
  ml

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Fiesta de San Fermin

• Running of the Bulls

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Fiesta de San Fermin

• 9-day festival in Pamplona, Spain
• Started as a way to transport bulls from corral
  to ring for bullfight
• Transformed into an event in and of itself
• http//www.bullrunning.com/2009/the-running-of-the
  -bulls/previous-years/2008