FOXBOROUGH, MASS. (Oct. 15, 2009) - In mid-September, the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), the New England Patriots launched Football Patriotico, a blog featuring original Spanish-language content. Football Patriotico can be found at http://www.footballpatriotico.com/.
Football Patriotico features original reporting, analysis and photos by writer and photographer Martin Morales, who has worked as a photographer for Getty Images, a journalist for Spanish publications "Sus Deportes" Magazine, "El Mundo" newspaper and has contributed to ESPN Deportes' NFL Weekly. Blog entries are written in an manner accessible to all Spanish dialects.
"American football is seen all over the world," said Morales. "Millions have access to the games, but there is very little access to original Spanish-language content. Fans who want to learn about the Patriots now can on Football Patriótico."
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in approximately 875,225 Latinos call New England home. The Patriots also have eight registered Spanish-speaking fan clubs on Patriots.com, including clubs in Central America, South America and Spain.
"Martin will be writing for our growing national and international Spanish-speaking base," said Fred Kirsch, director of interactive media for the Patriots.
In addition to the blog, Morales will author a monthly Spanish-language newsletter. Spanish-speaking Patriots fans can sign up for the newsletter at /fanzone/public/index.cfm?ac=espanol.
