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Lebanese are probably the most addicted and craziest people about the football game. Unfortunately, Lebanese team is so far from ever getting the chance to be part of the world cup games. But this year, Lebanese found the opportunity to participate in many ways. First big hit was the JLo’s outfit designed by the Lebanese designer Charbel Zoe, that we talked about in a previous post
Now the talk in social media is about Miguel Layun, who’s parents are immigrants from the village of “Beit Mellett” Akkar, Lebanon.
Although Miguel (Michel) was born and raised abroad, the relatives in his parents village are so excited to watch him play at the world cup. He has been the talk of the social media in Lebanon, especially between the people who feel related to his family. They simply feel proud of him.
Miguel Arturo Layún Prado (born 25 June 1988), is a Mexican footballer currently playing for Liga MX club América and the Mexican national team.
Miguel Layun debuted with Mexico in the 2013 Gold Cup. Now, he has become a regular for the team and could make a huge impact in the 2014 World Cup.z
Layun has come a long way and has put behind the tough times he lived through in his first years as a regular player of the LigaMX.
After three seasons with Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, he left for Italy and became the first Mexican to play for Atalanta; however, he only spent 32 minutes on the pitch.
Six months later, he returned to Mexico and joined Club America, one of the biggest teams of the country.
However, Layun was not welcomed and instead had to sort through a wave of hostility from American fans and other football followers.
The hatred took over Twitter. The hashtag #TodoEsCulpaDeLayun(“It’s all Layun’s fault”) spread like wildfire and became a trending topic within hours.
America fans were not convinced that a 22-year-old who barely played in Italy’s Serie A was worthy to wear a Las Aguilas jersey.