In the center of Sidney, wedged in a chaotic congestion of pedestrians and vehicles that are found in a T-shaped intersection between Liverpool Street and Kent Street, there is a neighborhood that in the 1960s was settled by Galician immigrants. The epicenter was Spanish clubwhich had more than 2,000 members and organized flamenco parties, competitions for traditional Spanish dishes, screened films of Berlanga and it had a large bookstore with the best works in Spanish.
The heyday for the so-called Spanish Quarter was in the 1990s, when up to 10 Spanish restaurants clustered around the busy intersection. Into this century, little by little, the Spanish culinary and cultural imprint faded. Businesses have closed, many of them absorbed by the explosion of the attractive new Chinatown, which has taken control of one of the most vibrant parts of the Australian city.
A little further down from the old Spanish Quarter is the Help Parkwhich during the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand became the fan zone, with giant screens to watch the games and a stage where several music groups performed. There was a lot of movement there on Sunday from Australian fans who followed the final, 14 kilometers from the stadium where Spain was crowned World Champion after defeating England with the left-footed shot from Seville Olga Carmona.
Walking around the center of Sydney after the game, in addition to congratulations on the victory of the Spanish team, the controversial kiss that the president of the Federation, President of the Federation, has hit hard at the headquarters of the host country. Luis Rubialesplanted in the mouth to the front Jenni Beautiful.
“Outrage over the horrible unsolicited kiss at the World Cup,” headlined the Australian portal on Monday News.com. “Fury as Spanish soccer boss kisses player,” read another Melbourne newspaper headline. Herald Sun. The most watched network in Australia, 7Newsalso analyzed the controversy, highlighting the comment made by the footballer in a video: “I was going to do? I did not like”.