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We Are Eleven

Futbolin - Fooseball in Madrid

Invented in Spain, foosball means more to the Spaniards than you can possibly imagine.

Even though foosball is popular all over the world, most people don’t know it’s history. Invented in Spain, foosball means more to the Spaniards than you can possibly imagine, and the most passionate fans live in Madrid. So we met with the Spanish National Foosbal Team in one of their daily training sessions at a popular bar that is basically their second home. Here, we hung out with this elite team of wrist flickers whose goal is not only to keep the game alive in the country, but also to be the best in the world. Drawing inspiration from Spain’s own victories in soccer, and with the help of Spanish Champion Jorge Gomez and the rest of the Spanish team, we went to find out what fuels these guys to make it to the top.