Italian Soccer Balls In Their Vending Machines
That right there is a foam-ish miniature soccer ball. And it came out of a vending machine. In Cortona, Italy. Yeah...kinda neat. No gumballs. No chiclets. But a soccer ball. This one is from SSC Napoli - which is a club out of Naples that plays in the top league in Italy, but we tried the machine a few times and got other teams like AC Milan and Roma. We have a ball-crazy boy in our house these days so this was a perfect fit for us during our visit. But, it has me wondering if this is a chicken-or-the-egg-thing? Meaning...are they soccer ...errr....sorry football crazy as kids because they love it or is the culture make them football-crazy because it is pushed at them like with these vending machines? Either way, the Boy was happy!