The absurdity of comparison between South America and Europe in football (soccer)
Comparison in the most popular sport in the world appears not wrong overall. If you are a deeply passionate football lover, then football has no border. But even then, that doesn't make sense for me to not think about one of the most absurd comparisons. Yeah, the most popular comparison has to be taken, seriously - South America vs Europe, or... else? That's what I'm talking about. Why is it so absurd? I would rather address the reason for this comparison to be taken. Map of South America. Map of Europe. Already who learnt geography will be very clear about South America and Europe be like. South America is a bit special because it is a subcontinent within a continent: it is part of the Americas, the New World named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian merchant who discovered the continent. Henceforth the development. This was also what started the complicated situation. When it comes to football, South America has been, rather, treated like a separate continent...