Football’s Origin Stories: Uruguay & Argentina ft. Chris Lee

In this episode of Diverax, I talk with Chris Lee, football writer, podcaster and author behind Outside Write, about how football arrived in the River Plate as a British import and became something Uruguayans and Argentines made their own.We start at the top of the Torre de los Homenajes at the Estadio Centenario, home of the first World Cup in 1930. From there, we dig into the British roots of Peñarol and Nacional, why there's a Liverpool in Montevideo, where the word "hincha" comes from, and the sibling rivalry between Uruguay and Argentina, from the 1928 Olympic final to the 1930 World Cup. Chris also shares why Huracán's Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó is his favourite ground in Buenos Aires, what it's like to stand with La Doce at La Bombonera, practical tips for visiting grounds as a foreigner, and a first look at his upcoming book, Barrio Clubs: Football in the Shadow of the Iberian Giants.


本集 Diverax 邀請到足球作家、Outside Write 主理人 Chris Lee，聊足球如何以「英國舶來品」的身分來到拉普拉塔河兩岸，最後成為烏拉圭人與阿根廷人自己的東西。我們從 1930 年第一屆世界盃的百年球場（Estadio Centenario）致敬塔頂端開始，一路聊到 Peñarol 與 Nacional 的英國根源、蒙特維多為什麼有一支「利物浦」、南美球迷為什麼叫「hincha」，以及烏拉圭與阿根廷從 1928 年奧運決賽到 1930 年世界盃的手足之爭。Chris 也分享了他最愛的布宜諾斯艾利斯球場——Huracán 的 Ducó 球場、在糖果盒球場跟 La Doce 站在一起的經驗、外國人去阿根廷看球的實用建議，以及他即將出版的新書《Barrio Clubs》。