Football in Argentina's "villas miserias"

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Uploaded by on Jul 12, 2011

Legends like Diego Maradona and current hero Carlos Tevez are examples of Argentina stars past and present who have come from the slums of the capital Buenos Aires - the "villas miserias".
 
But as Rahul Pathak reports, despite the hundreds of millions of dollars generated by the Copa America, it's unlikely any of it will find its way to the shanty towns which have proved such a fertile breeding ground for football.

For more sports news and features go to http://english.aljazeera.net/sport

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