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about sports in Spain and the one game that inevitably
pops up is the football. Indeed football is the most
popular game in Spain and the Spanish people are immensely
passionate about it. Football in Spain is governed at
the national level by the Real Federación Española
de Fútbol. Football in Spain, in its modern form
was introduced in the beginning of the nineteenth century
by the immigrant workers from Britain and the Spanish
students returning from Britain.
Football in Spain is integrally enmeshed in the country's
cultural fabric. The premier football league in Spain,
“La Liga” is regarded as the best in Europe. Football
has percolated down the different strata of the Spanish
society and is the most talked-about topic in the newspaper,
bars, streets or playgrounds. The two most popular football
clubs of France are the Barcelona and the Real Madrid.
What football means to the Spanish can be gauged from
the stadiums like Nou Camp Stadium and the Bernabeu
stadium in Barcelona and Madrid respectively. While
the former can accommodate 100,000 spectators, the latter
has a capacity of 90,000. They also constitute the major
tourist attractions of the country.
In Spain there is a great pressure on the football
teams and their managers to perform well and leave up
to the expectation of both the plebeian and the media.
The fervent supporters of football in Spain expect nothing
short of the very best from both the players and the
teams.
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