People of Substack! Anyone who knows me, knows that when the World Cup is on, I’ve got one thing on my mind…fútbol, or as we call it in America, soccer. I am a Barça (FC Barcelona) fan, and of course I support the Spanish national team, La Roja, playing now in the World Cup!
¡Viva La Furia Roja! My teams are Spain and the USA. Fútbol is family, friends, food, fellowship and fandom. I get all dressed up with my jersey but also wear face paint and sometimes even dye my hair. I like to decorate as well & have a growing collection of small international flags. I always love eating and drinking based on the teams playing. Spanish tortilla, manchego, olives, chorizo y jamón is a staple at my home for Spain games but I also love trying new things when other countries are playing. I remember we had a French-Croatian breakfast spread for the 2018 final. I was happy to find some Croatian brandy. In 2014 we had a German and Argentine lunch buffet, with German beer and Argentine wine. I love being festive. I had friends who would have dance parties after matches with the folk music from the different countries. I may try that in the future. There's something special and magical about the world coming together in celebration.
I am so enjoying this year's FIFA . It's nice to see some of the countries not expected to score and surprisingly play very well. I have no favorites ( well maybe Spain,Argentina,Croatia
And what to eat. Hmm. I've binged all of Taco Chronicles on netflix and getting my fix of birria and tinga from my local food truck 😋
The World Cup ... and why soccer is a lot like food.
¡Viva La Furia Roja! My teams are Spain and the USA. Fútbol is family, friends, food, fellowship and fandom. I get all dressed up with my jersey but also wear face paint and sometimes even dye my hair. I like to decorate as well & have a growing collection of small international flags. I always love eating and drinking based on the teams playing. Spanish tortilla, manchego, olives, chorizo y jamón is a staple at my home for Spain games but I also love trying new things when other countries are playing. I remember we had a French-Croatian breakfast spread for the 2018 final. I was happy to find some Croatian brandy. In 2014 we had a German and Argentine lunch buffet, with German beer and Argentine wine. I love being festive. I had friends who would have dance parties after matches with the folk music from the different countries. I may try that in the future. There's something special and magical about the world coming together in celebration.
I am so enjoying this year's FIFA . It's nice to see some of the countries not expected to score and surprisingly play very well. I have no favorites ( well maybe Spain,Argentina,Croatia
And what to eat. Hmm. I've binged all of Taco Chronicles on netflix and getting my fix of birria and tinga from my local food truck 😋
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