Un rivalry muy intenso...

Today is the SUPERCLASICO!! The SUPERCLASICO is a Mexican soccer event where Club America is pitted against its despised rival, Chivas. America has not lost a game in 6 months; Chivas has just got a new coach and is doing just ok this season. America has the best young goalie (Paco Memo Ochoa is barely 19) in the league; Chivas's goalie Oswaldo Sanchez is quite a shit-talker with an inflated (in my opinion) reputation. Really, it all comes down to soccer hair, in which case America's trim, highlighted, pony-tailed, headband wearing tresses are unmatched. Unmatched I tell you!!

The soccer team you adopt reflects who you are. Maybe. Chivas is super popular among Mexicans in the US because their team is made up entirely of Mexican players; America and other teams sign players from South America. So to support Chivas is to reaffirm Mexican nationalism. Sure I get it, I can respect that. I know America is owned by Televisa who puts a lot of corporate money into the team to sign expensive (and world class) players. But America is our chosen team. We've followed them from bad seasons to campeon. We've watched them play in Estadio Azteca. And there's absolutely no turning back after you own a team's flag.

I'm ready for the Superclasico. America/a ganar!/estoy contigo/oye mi corazon...