National Sports Teams of Venezuela - Venezuela National Football Team, Venezuela Men's National Volleyball Team (Paperback)

Chapters: Venezuela National Football Team, Venezuela Men's National Volleyball Team, Venezuela Women's National Volleyball Team, Venezuela National Under-20 Football Team, Venezuela National Basketball Team, Venezuela National Beach Soccer Team, Venezuela Davis Cup Team, Venezuela Fed Cup Team. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Venezuela National Football Team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federacion Venezolana de Futbol. It is nicknamed 'La Vinotinto' (The Burgundy), because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts. Venezuela is the only national team in CONMEBOL which has never qualified for a World Cup. Often Venezuela would go through entire qualification tournaments without recording a single win, although this has changed in the last two qualifying rounds. Their best finish in Copa America was fifth in their first entry, in 1967. When playing at home in official games they usually rotate between two stadiums: the Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, in San Cristobal; the Estadio Jose Encarnacion "Pachencho" Romero, in Maracaibo. In friendly matches they tend to rotate between the rest of the stadiums in the country. The Unofficial Football World Championship, and the related Nasazzi's baton title, was briefly held by Venezuela in 2006. Unlike other South American nations, baseball is extremely popular in Venezuela, which diverts athletic talent away from football, contributing to its historic lack of success in CONMEBOL competitions. It is only recently with the spread of the World Cup's popularity in nations where football was not the primary sport (Japan, the United States, Australia, etc.) that the national team found incentives to increase player development and fan support. Venezue...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=101697