Charrua Soccer comes from Uruguay.
Charrúa Soccer comes from Uruguay.
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Charrúa Soccer brings South American warrior football to Apple Arcade

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Charrúa Soccer debuted this week on Apple Arcade, and it gives us a window into the culture of Uruguayan soccer.

It may not seem like the indigenous South American Charrúa people have much to do with an Apple Arcade game, but 500 years ago, this warrior tribe of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil was fierce and unrelenting. Today, the term “Garra Charrua” captures their spirit of bravery, determination and strength, and is epitomized in Uruguayan football.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.