Buenos Aires was the host to this year's International Gay and Lesbian Football World Championships, which kicked off with a giant, nightclub party.
More than just a competition, the Gay World Cup is about awareness of sexual discrimination and also offers a chance for the competitors to socialise.
Fourteen nations were represented in 28 teams this year, one of the biggest showings in the competition's 10-year history. Countries could send more than one team each and the biggest contingents were from the United States and the United Kingdom. Women's competition was unfortunately cancelled due to a poor team sign-up.
Most of the players said their own World Cup gives them a chance to play the sport they love without fear of discrimination. "It looks like we're up four some pretty challenging soccer. The skill level looks pretty intimidating at this point. So our expectation is that we are going to learn a lot of soccer in the next couple of days," said Canadian Oliver Chacola. "We're here to win. We're feeling pretty good," said London Titans player Richard Cowell. "We have seen some of the competition. They are looking scared so I think we can win. Go Titans!"
In the end, the Argentina's Los Dogos captured the gay football world cup, defeating British title-holders Stonewall 1-0.
Buenos Aires was the first Latin American country to host a Gay World Cup, which in previous years has been celebrated in cities like London, New York and Sydney. The proximity gave Latin teams a chance to participate - in fact, it was the first time Latin American teams played in the tournament. With their victory, Los Dogos, named after an Argentine dog breed, automatically qualified for the 2008 tournament hosted next year by London.