Latin American Soccer ES

1) Compare and contrast the origins of football in Brazil with Uruguay. How do Brazil and Uruguay are similar according to the texts? How do these two texts, from Brazil and Uruguay, have different narratives? In other words, how the approaches chosen by the authors differ from one another as they explain the origins of futbol.

2) Consider the texts written about the origins of Mexican fútbol and the one regarding CONCACAF and the rivalry between the USA and Mexico: develop one concise argument that presents a common aspect between Mexican futbol and the Mexico-USA rivalry. What these two texts have in common in promoting futbol?