La Liga and Instituto Cervantes unveil the ‘Spanish-Bengali Football Dictionary’

And
recently,
the
football-loving
fans
of
India
have
taken
a
unique
step
towards
making
that
possible.

La
Liga
and
Instituto
Cervantes
unveiled
the
‘Spanish-Bengali
Football
Dictionary’ at
the
Spain
Pavilion,
International
Kolkata
Book
Fair.
Spain
being
the
Fair’s
focus
country,
the
dictionary
aims
to
enable
football
vocabulary
in
both
languages;
boosting
content
creation,
social
interactions
&
movement
between
fans.

The
Kolkata
Book
Fair
is
the
largest
book
fair
in
Asia
and
the
prestigious
book
launch
took
place
on

The
dictionary
was
presented
Marti
Bassets
–
Head
of
Culture
at
Instituto
Cervantes
Delhi
and
Jose
Antonio
Cachaza
–
Managing
Director
La
Liga
India
with
the
participation
of
Sonsoles
Ballesteros-Vexenat,
Secretary
of
the
Embassy
of
Spain
in
India,
Prithijit
Das
–
representing
AIFF
and
Aakriti
Vohra
–
La
Liga
Global
Network
Delegate.

Building
bridges
through
Football,
the
dictionary
includes
information
about
La
Liga,
Spain
and
football
in
general.
Kolkata
being
India’s
football
sanctuary,
the
book
will
allow
fans
to
better
engage
with
LaLiga;
Understand
sporting
milestones,
football
actions,
as
well
as
a
wide
range
of
football
terminology.
Additionally,
it
will
also
provide
the
vocabulary
for
social
interactions
&
provide
conversation
guidelines
for
public
interactions.

Speaking
at
the
gathering,
Jose
Antonio
Cachaza,
Managing
Director
La
Liga
India
said,

“Our
connect
with
India
has
greatly
increased
through
a
variety
of
stakeholder
engagements.
Collaborating
on
multiple
fronts,
the
dictionary
will
serve
as
a
celebration
and
catalyst
for
future
engagements.
It
is
well
known
that
football
is
an
unmovable
part
of
Bengali
identity.
Though
the
book,
we
hope
to
unite
&
further
strengthen
our
relationship
in
the
West
Bengal
region,
while
continuing
to
bilaterally
grow
through
football.”

Marti
Bassets
–
Head
of
Culture
at
Instituto
Cervantes
Delhi
added,

“The
bridging
of
the
language
barrier
is
tantamount
to
open
collaboration.
Breaking
down
the
language
to
help
our
counterparts
understand
and
engage
with
one
and
another
is
not
only
necessary,
but
essential
for
fruitful
bilateral
conversations.
With
both
regions
being
connected
through
football,
it
is
this
unifying
measure
that
will
help
lay
the
foundation
of
connection
on
which
the
dictionary
will
layer
on.”

Sonsoles
Ballesteros-Vexenat,
Secretary
of
the
Embassy
of
Spain
in
India
said,

“There
is
no
better
place
to
launch
this
dictionary
than
the
Spanish
pavilion
at
the
‘International
Kolkata
Book
Fair’.
Football
is
a
strong
link
between
Spain
and
Kolkata.
This
dictionary
created
by
LaLiga
is
a
useful
tool
that
will
strengthen
the
mutual
understanding
between
our
two
countries.”

Kolkata
is
undoubtedly
the
biggest
hub
of
football
in
India
and
fans
of
both
Real
Madrid
and
Barcelona
are
aplenty
in
the
region.
Bengalis
are
also
rich
in
culture
and
it
will
come
as
a
boon
to
them
who
would
now
be
accustomed
to
the
familiar
Spanish
terms
of
Golazo!,
Usa
La
Cabeza!,
Tiro
de
Esquina!
and
many
more,
through
the
book.

(with
inputs
from
agency)