Comments on: The Most Famous Cow in Football http://soccerlens.com/the-most-famous-cow-in-football/5328/ Football News Sat, 26 May 2012 13:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Hugo Steckelmacher http://soccerlens.com/the-most-famous-cow-in-football/5328/#comment-76637 Hugo Steckelmacher Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:00:04 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/the-most-famous-cow-in-football/5328/#comment-76637 The 'caganer' is a predominately Catalan tradition involving a Christmas log that is equipped with a (wooden) nose and eyes, and which gives out presents in the form of droppings... scatological indeed. The ‘caganer’ is a predominately Catalan tradition involving a Christmas log that is equipped with a (wooden) nose and eyes, and which gives out presents in the form of droppings… scatological indeed.

]]> By: Marco Pantanella http://soccerlens.com/the-most-famous-cow-in-football/5328/#comment-76583 Marco Pantanella Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:37:06 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/the-most-famous-cow-in-football/5328/#comment-76583 LOL Steve I guess you could say that... Hugo, it's just one way like another. :) In Italy, Juventus did sort of a similar thing when they put little squres of the Stadio Delle Alpi on sale. Except this once the principle was that throughout the entire season, the location goals would be scored from would reward the square owners with prizes. Needless to say that pieces closer to the goal were more expensive than those further away from the box. And no, I haven't heard of the 'caganer'... what are they? LOL Steve I guess you could say that…

Hugo, it’s just one way like another. :) In Italy, Juventus did sort of a similar thing when they put little squres of the Stadio Delle Alpi on sale. Except this once the principle was that throughout the entire season, the location goals would be scored from would reward the square owners with prizes. Needless to say that pieces closer to the goal were more expensive than those further away from the box.

And no, I haven’t heard of the ‘caganer’… what are they?

]]> By: Hugo Steckelmacher http://soccerlens.com/the-most-famous-cow-in-football/5328/#comment-76551 Hugo Steckelmacher Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:53:48 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/the-most-famous-cow-in-football/5328/#comment-76551 Interesting article. Though I dare say there'd be simpler methods to raise the money - the manure motif is unnecessary... There really is a scatological obsession in Spain. Have you heard of the 'caganer'? Interesting article. Though I dare say there’d be simpler methods to raise the money – the manure motif is unnecessary…

There really is a scatological obsession in Spain. Have you heard of the ‘caganer’?

]]> By: Steve Amoia http://soccerlens.com/the-most-famous-cow-in-football/5328/#comment-76548 Steve Amoia Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:08:13 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/the-most-famous-cow-in-football/5328/#comment-76548 Marco: On Soccerlens, we cover the entire food chain of world football. From caca to Kaka'. :-) Marco:

On Soccerlens, we cover the entire food chain of world football.

From caca to Kaka’. :-)

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