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Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. [3] It is the one with the most players (2,658,811 total, 331,811 of which are registered and 2,327,000 unregistered; with 3,377 clubs and 37,161 officials, all according to FIFA) [1] and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. [4]
Night view of Maracanã Stadium, June 2013.. Football is considered one of the greatest sports in South America. [1] [2] Football was first introduced to the continent during the nineteenth century, as part of the worldwide diffusion of British culture initiated by the British diaspora and subsequent acceptance of the sport by the region's Anglophile elite.
The South American Football Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; [a] Portuguese: Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol), [b] known by the acronym CONMEBOL (/ ˈ k ɒ n m ɪ b ɒ l / KON-mib-ol) or CSF, is the continental governing body of football in South America [c] and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations.
Though cricket is a minor sport, Argentina is the strongest team in mainland South America, and are currently playing in division 7 of the World Cricket League. There is a huge scope of development of the sport in this country, given that there are a large number of British descendants in Argentina.
America and the Caribbean Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football: CONCACAF 41 35 Champions Cup: Gold Cup: Nations League: Oceania Oceania Football Confederation: OFC 13 11 Champions League: Nations Cup: South America Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol: CONMEBOL 10 10 Copa Libertadores: Copa América ...
The culture of Argentina is as varied as the country geography and is composed of a mix of ethnic groups. Modern Argentine culture has been influenced largely by the Spanish colonial period and the 19th/20th century European immigration (mainly Italian and Spanish ), and also by Amerindian culture, particularly in the fields of music and art.
The clashes for the Copa Aldao between the champions of Argentina and Uruguay kindled the idea of continental competition in the 1930s. [1] In 1948, the South American Championship of Champions (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano de Campeones), the most direct precursor to the Copa Libertadores, was played and organized by the Chilean club Colo-Colo after years of planning and organization. [1]
Games were free in Argentina from 2009 to 2016 thanks to the "Fútbol para Todos" (Football for Everyone) program, when the National Government and AFA decided rescind the agreement. The Government paid A$9,500 million for 7 years. [44] The league attracts television audiences beyond South America, Europe, Africa and MENA. The matches are ...