¡Viva Xerez!

In this day and age of million dollar athletes and powerhouse college and professional sports programs, it is easy for many fans to become turned off from the teams that they have followed, adhering to the belief that their teams have become corporate. There are teams out there that are very easy to pull for. Xerez, is a soccer team from Andalucia that is playing in Spain's First Division for the first time in its 60 year history. While the results are not what they would want (they have won 2 and lost 13 and have only 11 points as they are dead last and face relegation). Nevertheless, this team has moxie and grit and do not give up. They play within themselves and have no pretensions of being anything other than Xerez, football team. They played the best they could against the mighty Real Madrid and Barcelona, and although they lost, I came to admire them. Who says you have to have a winning record to be inspiring? Keep going, Xerez, continue to show us what the true essence of sports is all about. Check out the clubs website at: http://www.zerezcd.com.