jueves, 18 de junio de 2009

Pumas Champion



Well my motivation to write this paper is that few time ago my favorite soccer time got the championship in Mexico, so I want to share with all my readers why I love this team and what kind of things I do like a fan



PUMAS UNAM
Well first I have to explain what it means Pumas and what it means UNAM. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) is the biggest university in Latin America and in the beginning the team was created by students later on it become more professional, I will not go more deep in the history of the team because do not want you to get bored specially those who are not Mexican, second what means Pumas, puma is the Spanish name for the Cougar animal that the team adopted as the mascot.



Championships
The championship they won was the number 6 quite few compared to other traditional teams, I had to follow the way to the championship from internet, since I am out of Mexico, I can describe like miracles winnings, they score the goals in really advanced time for quarter finals at minute 89, for the semi finals it was minute 87 and in the final it was in extra time minute 112 of 120 in total, it was very lucky championship. To the other five I have the opportunity to enjoy only 3, back in 1991 and 2004 when they got two championships in line, the first one back in 1991 is better describe in the fan description, for the other two in 2004 I can say that I enjoy a lot the first one, because it was against the team my dad and older brothers follow, so we saw the game together in family and I could made fun of them for some time. Hope this number 6 continuous increasing until this cougar face seems to have hair in form of starts.



Javier like a fan
For the beginning I will try to related to you, how everything start, it seems that I was a very tedious child so it was 1991 Pumas match again the worst enemy (el America) and maybe my father was tired and ask me to see the game instead of be playing around, so I saw the game and at the end Pumas was the champion, and I asked my father which one is that team, he answer Los Pumas, and I said oh I will follow that team. The next memory come when I ask my family to buy the uniform that they use as a birthday present, this is maybe the most nice uniform of them I have, is blue, with the face of the puma in the front, and after I have the first one I decided to make a collection, collection that now days is about 26 jerseys, having all the uniform they use since 1997 until now, just missing two pieces, do not worry as soon as I work, I will go to the stadium and buy it, coz now days those pieces are so expensive around 1,000 US dollars. The first activity one fan have to do is follow their steps, see every match and read the news and visit his web site, for me is not that much, the next part will let you know why I do not like that much watch them in stadium or see their plays in TV, but I can share with you one of my experiences and the consequences it bring to my live. Once Pumas was playing the semifinals before the game I decorate my parents rooms with all the Pumas stuff I own, the game was going very good, I was really happy, but at the last minutes the referee made a mistake and give this team one penalty kick (for those who do not know about soccer, is one shoot that give high possibilities of mark goal) well the goalkeeper block the shoot but the ball was still in the area and one guy call Guadalupe Castaneda kick it in, my team lost in the last minute, and it was not fair, because referee made a mistake, I was very sad, and took off all my stuff from my parents room, and my family started make fun of me my mom said I cried but I remember I did not, since that day until now all the time I am talking about one Pumas match and my mom listen it, she always remember this moment and make fun of me. The next part is some part I would like do not exist but is there, and I have to talk about enjoy it.



The curse
Well this is a very hard thing to explain maybe with one table will be better, so pay attention to the table and you will understand.






Well before going out of my country for those 5 times I went to the stadium and they lost, I started to feel that maybe, me being there is not very good for the performance of the team, later on I started to notice that, when I saw the games in TV, most of the time they lost and when I do not most of the time they win, so I decided to see them play less, just follow the results every week, later on when I arrive Taiwan, after 4 months they were playing a final, but they lost it and now, after one year and a half more, they won the championship, so maybe I have to stay away from them, and that will bring good luck.


Fans
Some people could think Pumas could have the best fans in Mexico, the way they sing in the stadium, the way they feel every match, for me is bad, because is a copy of the fans in Argentina and are very violent, thing that make the family is not going anymore to see them play. In other hand we have that the philosophy of their game is play all the time looking for goals it does not matter if they visit or if they already are winning, that make many people that is not in Mexico city follow them or at least make them their second favorite team. I can say also that since this team belongs to a university, make many young people identify with them and also the students of this university.


Conclusion
Professional teams give the men the opportunity to develop your enthusiasm, your passion, to compete against other cities, other countries and the same time construct fraternity between countries or the participants of the tournaments, so I recommend follow one team, practice that sport and develop your passion, It will help you to have a break from daily live problems.

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