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Guadalajara Chivas against Club America is widely known as Mexico`s
clasico and the bets are already being placed between friends,
neighbors, families and work colleagues. The country is ready to shut
down Sunday at 6 p.m. as all eyes turn to the Estadio Omnilife for the
battle of Mexico`s two most popular teams. But why all the fuss?
When businessman and media owner Emilio Azcarraga bought America in
1959 it is said he stated: "I don't know anything about football but
people have told me that the best players are Brazilians and
Argentinians. On that base I'll construct America."
That seems to be the real starting point. The line was drawn in the
sand. Chivas held firm as America tried to buy quality players to knock
them off their throne during the Campeonismo era in which Chivas
dominated the Mexican game like no team had before or have since. By
1966, America had won their first league title and carried on during the
1970s and 80s to confirm themselves as a giant of the Mexican game.
What are the other reasons that the game stirs such emotion?
What follows is a list of reasons I can think of off the top of my
head. Please post in the comments section if you agree, disagree or if
you think of other reasons.
1) Chivas are the people`s club of the honest Mexican lower
classes / America the glamour club of either the rich or the working
class that want to dream.
2) America are proud of their foreign imports that have raised the
standard of Mexican football but Chivas stick to their dignified 100%
Mexican policy which, in essence, pits two diametrically opposed
football philosophies in one game.
3) The game sees the most successful provincial team against the
Mexico City giant. Both have fans all over the country. Nobody is
neutral. They is a lot of antagonism towards people, teams and
everything else from Mexico City from people from other states. Mexico
City people are known derrogatively as "chilangos." People from Mexico
City talk of the "provincia" when they mention any other place in the
country as if it doesn`t matter.
4) America and Chivas are the most successful teams in Mexico on 10
and 11 titles respectively. (Although America claim 14, another source
of problems)
5) Televisa, who own America, really needed a national clasico to
garner interest all over the country. They suceeded. Chivas were the
team they picked off the back of the campeonisimo.
What other reasons are there?
http://www.fmfstateofmind.com/2011/4/8/2099925/chivas-vs-america-what-s-all-the-fuss-about
Copy and pasted from the above site because I can't bother going through the whole history, that's like the shortened version.
clasico and the bets are already being placed between friends,
neighbors, families and work colleagues. The country is ready to shut
down Sunday at 6 p.m. as all eyes turn to the Estadio Omnilife for the
battle of Mexico`s two most popular teams. But why all the fuss?
When businessman and media owner Emilio Azcarraga bought America in
1959 it is said he stated: "I don't know anything about football but
people have told me that the best players are Brazilians and
Argentinians. On that base I'll construct America."
That seems to be the real starting point. The line was drawn in the
sand. Chivas held firm as America tried to buy quality players to knock
them off their throne during the Campeonismo era in which Chivas
dominated the Mexican game like no team had before or have since. By
1966, America had won their first league title and carried on during the
1970s and 80s to confirm themselves as a giant of the Mexican game.
What are the other reasons that the game stirs such emotion?
What follows is a list of reasons I can think of off the top of my
head. Please post in the comments section if you agree, disagree or if
you think of other reasons.
1) Chivas are the people`s club of the honest Mexican lower
classes / America the glamour club of either the rich or the working
class that want to dream.
2) America are proud of their foreign imports that have raised the
standard of Mexican football but Chivas stick to their dignified 100%
Mexican policy which, in essence, pits two diametrically opposed
football philosophies in one game.
3) The game sees the most successful provincial team against the
Mexico City giant. Both have fans all over the country. Nobody is
neutral. They is a lot of antagonism towards people, teams and
everything else from Mexico City from people from other states. Mexico
City people are known derrogatively as "chilangos." People from Mexico
City talk of the "provincia" when they mention any other place in the
country as if it doesn`t matter.
4) America and Chivas are the most successful teams in Mexico on 10
and 11 titles respectively. (Although America claim 14, another source
of problems)
5) Televisa, who own America, really needed a national clasico to
garner interest all over the country. They suceeded. Chivas were the
team they picked off the back of the campeonisimo.
What other reasons are there?
http://www.fmfstateofmind.com/2011/4/8/2099925/chivas-vs-america-what-s-all-the-fuss-about
Copy and pasted from the above site because I can't bother going through the whole history, that's like the shortened version.
