Sunday Soccer in the Turia
Written by mpowell
Sunday afternoons, the dusty soccer fields near the Torres de Serrano come alive with fast-paced matches between Valencia’s club teams.
There’s a festival atmosphere to the whole thing. Often, up to 4 matches are being played simultaneously, and friends and family dot the sidelines with coolers of beer and food, usually paying more attention to their conversations than to their hardworking husbands or sons out on the field.
The skill on display is not bad, and I’ve found myself genuinely impressed a number of times. Certainly, these guys play at a higher level than the high school soccer team of my past (no offense, Coach Gaines!)
So if you’re a sports fan, and have been dragged away from the TV by your wife or partner for a Sunday stroll… suggest a walk through the Turia. This time, you win!
Valencia
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Mister Bigby wrote,
Quim:
That first image in that post reminds me…if you haven’t seen the movie “Goal: The Dream Begins”…you really should. Even though it has arguably the worst title I’ve ever seen for a movie, I actually really enjoyed it and thought it was pretty well made.
Link | January 27th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
mpowell wrote,
Actually, I have seen that movie, just called “Goal!” in Europe. It was a lot better than we had been expecting… even Juergen liked it!
Link | January 27th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Sunday Soccer Reddit | Random Good Stuff wrote,
[...] We had a very stormy week here in Spain – 25 people got killed. Valencia got lucky and didn’t get as bad but sleeping at night was nearly impossible with all the wind howling. But strong storms doesn’t hold back Valencians from playing the Sunday soccer. [...]
Link | January 30th, 2009 at 3:49 pm