Argentina soccer is the most popular sport in Argentina where the kids occupy the streets to play football. But the general citizens of Argentina were very poor to play with footballs. The Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona used to play with stones wrapped by pastures. The Argentina soccer has not been only a sport to the Argentines but they worship football as well. The soccer in Argentina though was started by elites like in Brazil. But gradually the game of soccer passed to the peasantry who made Argentina soccer a game of the people.
The Argentina National soccer team has not let their fans down since their participation in the first Soccer World Cup in 1930. Argentina was the runners up in that tournament. But after that till 1978, Argentina soccer team could not put up a fair show in the World Cup. In the year 1978, Argentina was the World Cup host. They emerged as the champions as well. 1986 was the year that will never forget the dribbles off the left foot of Diego Maradona. There were few confusions regarding the handling of ball by Maradona (the hand that got the goal for Argentina was termed as 'Hand of God'). But the confusions were soon resolved when Maradona kissed the 1986 Fifa World Cup and waved to the crowd.
The Argentina soccer is played professionally from the youth stage. The Argentina Under20 team has bagged the World Championship crown for 5 times. Messi was the star player behind the 2005 Argentina Under20 champion team. Messi was then promoted to the National soccer team who played in the 2006 Fifa World Cup.
The league championships of the Argentina soccer is one more attraction to the international arena. Boca Juniors, River Plate, Las Leonas are few of the big names in the Argentina Soccer League. The jerseys of these teams are available in good numbers on line.
