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Posted by admin on November 16, 2011

Football in Argentina’s “villas miserias”

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Legends like Diego Maradona and current hero Carlos Tevez are examples of Argentina stars past and present who have come from the slums of the capital Buenos Aires – the “villas miserias”.
 
But as Rahul Pathak reports, despite the hundreds of millions of dollars generated by the Copa America, it’s unlikely any of it will find its way to the shanty towns which have proved such a fertile breeding ground for football.

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5 Responses to “Football in Argentina’s “villas miserias””

  1. way to up …
    way to up against Uruguay

  2. esunsinverguenza Says:

    @Bander1 Of course …
    @Bander1 Of course he is not a human being!!!HE IS GOD!! (D10S)

  3. @capucchan8
    it’s …

    @capucchan8
    it’s not just in south america. it’s all over the world…

  4. it’s like that in a …
    it’s like that in a lot of South American countries

  5. maradona is a human …
    maradona is a human being???

    This is news to me!!!

    Go Pele!!!!

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