A young boy plays ball, mimicking his favorite athletes. Music blares through a portable speaker. The barbecue’s flames do their best to fend off the crisp, wintry air. The scene could describe almost any American football tailgate. And indeed, it is game day in Buenos Aires, or perhaps more accurately in Seattle. The Velasco family has gathered for their game day ritual—barbecue or, as the Argentines call it, asado, and futból. They are gearing up to support Alan Velasco, a 21-year-old rising star for FC Dallas, who plays the Seattle Sounders that July night. Put in Texas terms, the rules of the asado are quite simple: Don’t mess with the parrillero. The lone grillmaster, in this case Alan’s uncle Omar, grants and rejects access to the…
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