Nacional Hero
Posted by steigs on March 11, 2008
One of the more ridiculous recent incidents in world soccer was the sending-off of Flamingo’s Toro in the Copa Libertadores for…pushing a dawdling ball boy to the ground in a game against Nacional of Uruguay. Needless to say, the kid, one Nicolas Dominguez, aged thirteen, is now quite the hero in Uruguay for his services to the home team.
Uruguay used to be a power in soccer, winner of more World Cups than England, Holland, Spain and Portugal combined. (Granted, the most recent came in 1950 but…) Nacional is one of their two traditional powerhouse clubs, one that can be found playing on GolTV in Uruguyan league games now and then, and often in the Copa Libertadores. I found myself in Montevideo, a charmingly sleepy capital, back in ‘04 and saw Nacional take on Liverpool. No, not that Liverpool… To learn more about mate, steak and my hideout, should I ever need one, read on after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
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