Venezuela's recent soccer ascent
Nice blog post by Keyvan Heydari in the NY Times regarding the recent rise of Venezuela's men's soccer team:
Economic policy was a cornerstone in this process. In the 1950s, as Chico Carrasquel became the first of many Venezuelan shortstops in the major leagues, the president Marcos Pérez Jiménez promoted highway and large infrastructure projects in Venezuela financed by the nation's oil revenues.
The Fake Sigi Schmid Blog @ Aug 2, 2011 10:24 PM EDT | Blog Profile
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