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===Sports=== In the majority of the Hispanic countries, [[association football]] is the most popular sport. The men's national teams of Argentina, Uruguay and Spain have won the [[FIFA World Cup]] a total six times. The Spanish [[La Liga]] is one of the most popular in the world, known for [[FC Barcelona]] and [[Real Madrid]]. Meanwhile, the [[Argentine Primera División]] is one of the strongest leagues in the Americas. However, [[baseball]] is the most popular sport in some Central American and Caribbean countries (especially Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico,Nicaragua and Venezuela), as well as in the diaspora in the United States. Notable Hispanic teams in early baseball are the [[All Cubans]], [[Cuban Stars (West)|Cuban Stars]] and [[New York Cubans]]. The [[Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum]] recognizes Hispanic baseball personalities. Nearly 30 percent (22 percent foreign-born Hispanics) of [[MLB]] players today have Hispanic heritage. Several Hispanic sportspeople have been successful worldwide, such as [[Diego Maradona]], [[Alfredo di Stefano]], [[Lionel Messi]], [[Diego Forlán]], [[Fernando Torres]], [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]], [[Andrés Iniesta]], [[Iker Casillas]], [[Xabi Alonso]] (association football), [[Juan Manuel Fangio]], [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], [[Eliseo Salazar]], [[Fernando Alonso]], [[Marc Gené]], [[Carlos Sainz Sr.]] and [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] (auto racing), [[Ángel Nieto]], [[Dani Pedrosa]], [[Jorge Lorenzo]], [[Marc Márquez]], [[Marc Coma]], [[Nani Roma]] (motorcycle racing), [[Emanuel Ginóbili]], [[Pau Gasol]], [[Marc Gasol]] (basketball), [[Julio César Chávez]], [[Saúl Álvarez]], [[Carlos Monzón]] (boxing), [[Miguel Indurain]], [[Alberto Contador]], [[Santiago Botero]], [[Rigoberto Urán]], [[Nairo Quintana]] (cycling), [[Roberto de Vicenzo]], [[Ángel Cabrera]], [[Sergio García]], [[Severiano Ballesteros]], [[José María Olazábal]] (golf), [[Luciana Aymar]] (field hockey), [[Rafael Nadal]], [[Marcelo Ríos]], [[Guillermo Vilas]], [[Gabriela Sabatini]], [[Juan Martín del Potro]] (tennis). Notable Hispanic sports television networks are [[ESPN Deportes]], [[Fox Deportes]] and [[TyC Sports]].
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