http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/04/at-home-and-away-with-march-migrants-seek-space-on-foreign-field/ Soccer as a second language Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/04/at-home-and-away-with-march-migrants-seek-space-on-foreign-field/comment-page-1/#comment-683 The Global Game | Left Wing (Crossing soccer with life) » Pinny lanes | On the margins and in the barrens, soccer gains a foothold Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:59:47 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=138#comment-683 [...] The Washington Post published a recent front-page feature on the attraction of area Latino soccer leagues—and the relatively lucrative construction jobs that go with them—to professionals from Central America (Nick Miroff, “Constructing Lives Off the Soccer Field,” Aug 7). For example, Calros Nerio of El Salvador, working in suburban Virginia in the off-season and playing for Liga de Manassas, “makes more in a week installing windows and doors than he made in a month as a pro fíºtbolista.” More than 30 Latino men’s leagues field teams in Washington, with between 8,000 and 12,000 players competing each weekend. (See also 11 Apr 06.) [...] [...] The Washington Post published a recent front-page feature on the attraction of area Latino soccer leagues—and the relatively lucrative construction jobs that go with them—to professionals from Central America (Nick Miroff, “Constructing Lives Off the Soccer Field,” Aug 7). For example, Calros Nerio of El Salvador, working in suburban Virginia in the off-season and playing for Liga de Manassas, “makes more in a week installing windows and doors than he made in a month as a pro fíºtbolista.” More than 30 Latino men’s leagues field teams in Washington, with between 8,000 and 12,000 players competing each weekend. (See also 11 Apr 06.) [...]

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