Ganadores, Ganadores, OLE OLE OLE!!!!!!!!!

Futbol

Today was Spain vs. Germany!
Around 8:00pm we walk down the street, everyone is decked out in spanish jerseys, flags, and facepaint.
Kids run around the plaza playing their own futbol game and waving flags. Everyone is packed into whatever bar or cafe has a TV. The streets are practically empty, but you can hear a hundred commentaries blaring from houses and restaurants. As one, they gasp, sigh, shout, sing, and stand as the game is unfolded.
The funniest thing is watching the elderly people. They jump up and down and yell at the screen, looking 30 years younger than they are.
When the time runs out, everyone in Segovia is on their feet cheering like crazy!
Skipping and dancing through the streets, the entire city is outside. Everyone is singing and shouting the glorious victory! The streets turn into a giant parade, cars come from nowhere blaring their horns and flowing Spanish flags out the windows. A constant stream of them jet down the street as people all around shout ESPAÑA!!! People are running down the hill with flags tied on as capes, faces painted red and gold. Everyone is excited, one day closer to the finals!


In America, we have football and baseball, but NOTHING compares to the excitement of this game. What it means for Spain, what means internationally... is something we don't comprehend in America except maybe when the Olympics come around. The Spanish passion for the game is unlike anything I've ever seen.

Next game is Spain vs. Netherlands