GOAL!: Evo and Soccer -- Nice Soccer Story and Good Bio on Evo

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Evo and Soccer

Luis Hernández Navarro - La Jornada

Translation: Machetera

He's 47 years old but doesn't miss a chance to take part in any soccer match he can. He's played alongside crack soccer players such as Diego Armando Maradona, Héctor Chumpitaz and Diego Latorre. He's on the Litoral team, a semi-professional team that aspires to reach the big leagues. His name is Evo Morales and he's also the President of Bolivia.

His most recent game was last Friday, in Lima, Perú, during the Fifth Summit of Heads of State and Government for Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union. The game was organized by the People's Summit, an alternative event held in parallel with the official meeting. Morales was aligned with a group made up of Bolivians, which faced off against legendary world players from Peru such as Héctor Chumpitaz and Julio César Uribe. Wearing the number 10, Morales made a penalty goal in the 22nd minute.

The game annoyed the local political class. Jorge del Castillo, President of the Council of Ministers said, "If a soccer game means the summit was a success, that's excellent, good for them; but the real summit is in the meeting of the presidents, and the ministers."

But that's how the Bolivian president spent it. In November last year, during the Ibero-American summit held in Santiago de Chile, Morales preferred to play a friendly game instead of attending a dinner held by the host, Michelle Bachelet. Although former sports legends made up the Chilean team, the President's group won eight goals to one.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Very interesting article. Glad to have read it. Thanks a lot for this. n/t