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How Did Soccer Influence The Spread Of Latin America

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One of the most favored sports, soccer was first introduced to Latin America by European sailors in the late nineteenth century. Those sailors played the game on the port of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Then this game spread to nearby urban areas. in 1894, Briton Charles Miller brought soccer and spread soccer to Brazil. In Latin America soccer was spread far and far away so Latin America people played soccer. As more people in Latin America played soccer, soccer clubs and youth programs were made. Soccer became a popular culture in Latin America. It was a sport for Europeans but many Latin America professional clubs were formed. These clubs started to play against each other. They even started to play against European clubs. After
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