In football there are strong components of semiology. To name is to baptize and with the baptism with words, events happen. Something is done with words.
Lord, take away from us that game that it is necessary to be blind so as not to see that it is opposed to divine virtue, to the spirit of good. Soccer, Lord, is not a game but a means to fight, it is a bloody and brutal practice.
Anglican church prayer.
We suggest you read The names of football (I)
In this third installment, I want to emphasize the verb name, that is, what is called already exists, and names are baptisms. I have just made a survey of the countries that make up the America’s Cup, those on this side of the world and I have come across several curiosities: of the best-known stadiums in each country, only 5 have women’s names. Eva Perón, in Argentina; Lourdes de Yotala, in Bolivia; María Lamas Farache, in Brazil; Ester Roa and Santa Laura Universidad-SEK, in Chile. In the other countries there are no stadiums with female names. (I checked 300 stadiums). There is a high percentage of stadiums named after military, political, and very few named after soccer players. There are also some named after priests. In Peru there is the Cesar Vallejo stadium, I think it is the only one with the name of a poet. Perhaps I am wrong, but this accounts for the beginnings of football in close relationship with the State and its multiple ecclesial and political ties. In Colombia there is a small stadium called Policarpa Salavarrieta and, paradoxically, a high percentage is named after military and politicians. Only two stadiums with names of players: Roberto Meléndez and Romelio Martínez. Curiosities. The names of the teams? We already made a small list of childhood ones, but I share some very popular in their countries and others, very amazing; look: Rico Pollo (Peru); Sacachispas (Argentina); Sale of bathrooms (Spain); Limón FC (Costa Rica); Semen Padang (Indonesia); lanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochFootballClub (Wales). Enough illustration to laugh, wonder and ask about the reasons and causes of these names. If any reader wants to look for them, they will come across their shields, flags and their stories.In the meantime, I invite you to return to the Anglican church prayer to remember a movie about the football cups of seminarians and priests:God come down and seeand the reading of a text written in 1463, by Cardinal Nicolás de Cusa entitledThe Ludo Globi,in which even God is round. In that “bloody and brutal practice” simple stories are known of players and coaches who became priests and priests who also became professional players. Look at the stories of Juanito Urquizu and Carlos Ruiz, or that of Philip Mulryne, who know the reasons why these two actions intersect in a sacred way. To finish, a final invitation: review the names of the teams’ bars so that you realize that there are strong components of semiology and that to name is to baptize and with the baptism with words, events and events happen. Something is done with words.
You may be interested in reading The brave bars in the dictatorships of the Southern Cone (I)
