The only way to explain it.

One of my teachers (Laura) showed me this video in class yesterday. It takes the opinions from locals of Argentina about the country, then opinions from outsiders about the country. This is really the best way to explain what soccer means to Argentina. During games, the city is empty. It's a ghost town or sorts. During games, people jump and dance and sing and run. You don't sit on the couch and eat chips and deep fried Twinkies like Americans watching Football.
  Whenever I walk past the park, there are AT LEAST 15 teams playing for fun. That's over hundred people playing individual games from early morning to past midnight. It's amazing.