Friday, June 5, 2015

Futbol (soccer) in Paraguay

Futbol fever is a real thing here in Paraguay.  Asuncion is home to Conmebol, the South American Football Federation.  The federation has legal powers similar to the Vatican. It's the only football entity with diplomatic immunity. That means inside its grounds, Paraguayan law does not apply.  NPR did a great story on what that means:

No comments:

Post a Comment