6/3/2023 0 Comments Galeano soccerThe concrete terraces of Camp Nou in Barcelona speak Catalan, and the stands of San Mamés in Bilbao talk in Basque. From the depths of Azteca Stadium, you can hear the ceremonial chants of the ancient Mexican ball game. At Bombonera in Buenos Aires, drums boom from half a century ago. Maracanã is still crying over Brazil’s 1950 World Cup defeat. Montevideo’s Centenario Stadium sighs with nostalgia for the glory days of Uruguayan soccer. At Wembley, shouts from the 1966 World Cup, which England won, still resound, and if you listen very closely you can hear groans from 1953 when England fell to the Hungarians. There is nothing less mute than stands bereft of spectators. There is nothing less empty than an empty stadium. Stand in the middle of the field and listen. The Stadium Have you ever entered an empty stadium? Try it.
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