Saturdays in TJ: Los Fútbolistas II

May 11, 2010 at 9:32 pm · Filed under download, photo, tijuana, video

As my nephews become young men, their passion for soccer only increases. Just two years ago, they were playing on small patches of grass in a neighborhood park. Now, they’ve graduated to the harsh dirt fields of the local school league.

On Saturday, Angel (#4) scored his first goal ever in a game. The team had been on a losing streak and this win was a big lift for the group.

Benjamin (#7) is the team captain and managed to play just about every position during the game.

Alex protected the goal and made some strong plays.

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What’s with the difference in uniforms between the two teams? One team seems to be wearing various mostly plain white t-shirts, while the other has nice looking jerseys. Did the team with jerseys just figure out how to raise money to buy them? Are they custom jerseys for that team or did they all just get the same team’s jerseys? If they’re custom are the sponsor logos actual sponsors of the team?

The group pitches in to buy the jerseys. They’re based on the uniforms of professional teams. These are from Pachuca. The logos are there to “look professional” like pro teams look. Also, each player pays $20 pesos to the referee as his fee for the game.