The missing Latino link – Soccer
Posted on: January 3rd, 2007“One might guess that as a wave of Latino influence sweeps America, the effect on soccer, the U.S. game many Latinos adore more than any other, would be even more profound.
Instead, their numbers on the U.S. mens senior team have dwindled — three were on the World Cup roster for 2006, compared with five in 1994.
“In 94, there was a great affinity for that United States team among Hispanics because there were many Latinos on that team,” former national team star Hugo Perez observed.”
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