Club Deportivo of Guadalajara, also known as Guadalajara and usually referred to by its nickname Chivas (Goats), is one of the best team in Mexico. Club Deportivo Guadalajara was founded in 1906 by a Belgian shopkeeper, Edgar Everaert, as Club Unión, but became Club Deportivo of Guadalajara A.C. in 1908. On Thursday the 30th of September of 1948 during a match against "Tampico" at "Parque Oro de Guadalajara", the newspaper column derisively said that the goats (chivas in spanish) had won; this name, which started as an insult, was embraced by the fans and is held with pride to this day. The insult was meant to say that the team did not play very well, and they just ran around like crazy goats. After winning their first title, the Cardinal of Guadalajara held a mass in their honor the next day and gave the team his blessing. Some considered changing the nickname from Chivas to Cardenales (Cardinals). But this was a short lived attempt. A compromise was reached. Given the team was blessed and many fans were of a religious nature, the team was seen as a holy relic. As a result, the team was given the nickname "El Rebaño Sagrado" (The Sacred Flock). The team is perhaps best known for the fact that they have only ever fielded Mexican players, and their fans even think the team itself is almost a synonym of what it means to be Mexican.Since they only let Mexican players in the team,they can't buy or trade players who weren't born in Mexico, however that doesn't mean the coach has to be Mexican.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Deportivo_Guadalajara
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