Soccer -known as fútbol in Spanish or futebol in Portuguese- is, without doubt, the single most popular sport in the world. In most countries of Latin America it has become the national pastime, the only exceptions being the Caribbean countries of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela, where baseball occupies that place. This course will offer students the opportunity to explore and understand the complexities of Latin American societies using soccer as a cultural and sociological window.

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