Basically the same diet, same cultural customs ( catholic) , language. Soccer games in Jarabacoa ( men . women, and children) everyday of the week, but certainly not as popular as baseball. My stepson is a decent soccer player, holds his own playing with the Italians , Portuguese, and others in greater Toronto area, but then again he had good coaching from age ten up. Lots of Colombian relatives who all are futbol fanatics.
The day a Dominican gets first page news on a major international soccer tournament and also gets a hefty contract, from then on Dominicans will dominate within stars of the game until kingdom come...
they barely even play it and are already under investigation for corruption:
http://www.diariolibre.com/deportes/el-futbol-dominicano-bajo-investigacion-de-corrupcion-FK3059236
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