Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. It is the one with the most players and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. The percentage of Argentines that declare allegiance to an Argentine football club is about 90%.
The practice of sports in Argentina is varied due to the population's diverse European origins and the mostly mild climate. Association football is the most popular discipline and other sports played both professionally and recreatively athletics, auto racing, basketball, boxing, cycling, field hockey, fishing, golf, handball, mountaineering, mountain biking, padel tennis, polo, roller hockey, rowing, rugby union, sailing, skiing, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. Argentine achievements can be found in team sports such as association football, basketball, field hockey and rugby union, and individual sports such as boxing, golf, tennis and rowing. Pato, the national sport, is not very popular.
Uruguay competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 17 events in 9 sports.
Uruguay competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 11 sports.
Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club was a Uruguayan sports club, originally established by British railway workers for the practise of cricket. Nevertheless, the club would be notable for its football section, considered one of the greatest contributors to that sport in Uruguay. In fact, CURCC was one of the founding members of Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) in 1900.
Club Sportivo Barracas is an Argentine sports club from Buenos Aires. The institution was born as a rowing club, nevertheless it is mostly known for its football activities nowadays. The team currently plays in Primera D Metropolitana, the fifth division of the Argentine football league system. The club has also a women's football section.
Carrasco Polo Club is a Uruguayan sports club from the Carrasco neighbourhood of Montevideo. Its name references directly the polo team and the fact that Carrasco has one of Uruguay's leading equestrian centres. Apart from polo, the club hosts a large variety of sports, such as equitation, field hockey, football, rugby union and tennis.
Football in Uruguay stands as the most popular sport. The Uruguay national football team has won two FIFA World Cup titles in addition to a record 15 Copa América titles, making them one of the most successful teams in South America. The national team won the first edition of the tournament in 1930, and won it again in 1950.
The Copa de Honor Cusenier was an international football club competition which was played 13 times between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay associations between 1905 and 1920.
The Montevideo Cricket Club is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo, established in 1861 by English immigrants. Its predecessor had been the now defunct "Victoria Cricket Club", founded in 1842.
Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, sometimes known simply as Buenos Aires, is an Argentine sports club based in San Fernando, Buenos Aires. Having set its official date of foundation on 8 December 1864, the club claims to be the oldest club still in existence in Argentina, according to reports of a cricket match played by the club in Recoleta, Buenos Aires, in 1831.
Albion Football Club is a Uruguayan football club located in Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Segunda División, the second highest division of the Uruguayan football league system.
Copa de Competencia was a Uruguayan football competition organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) that which took place between 1900 and 1925. The champion of this tournament qualified to play the Tie Cup against the Argentine champion of Copa de Competencia Jockey Club.
Lisa Block de Behar is an Uruguayan professor of Linguistics and researcher in Literary Theory, Comparative Literature and Communication media.
The Cathedral of Saint Ferdinand of Maldonado is the main Roman Catholic church building of Maldonado, Uruguay. Since 1966, it took the name of Cathedral for being the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este, founded by S.S. Paul VI on January 10, 1966. Its first pastor was Antonio Corso (1966-1985), and its current pastor is Rodolfo Wirz (1985-Present).
Sir Francis Hepburn Chevallier-Boutell F.R.G.S (1851-1937) was a British engineer and sports manager, who served as President of the Argentine Association Football League between 1900 and 1906.
Mariano Billinghurst (1810–1892) was an Argentine businessman and politician, pioneer in the construction of the national railroads. The locality of Billinghurst in the Great Buenos Aires, and a street (Billinghurst) in Buenos Aires City takes its name in his honor.
The Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. Games between the two teams, even those that are only friendly matches, are often marked by notable and sometimes controversial incidents. On 20 July 1902, both teams played the first international match outside the United Kingdom, with Argentina being the winner by 6–0.
The Uruguay national cricket team represents Uruguay in international cricket matches. They have mainly played against regional rivals Argentina, playing against them 29 times between 1868 and World War II, winning on six occasions.
The 1946 Copa Escobar-Gerona, also named Copa de Confraternidad Rioplatense, was the 4th edition of this cup competition organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan football associations. The 1946 edition of the cup was the only edition out of the four editions in which the title was awarded to one club, rather than the two of the previous year or the none of 1941 and 1942.
