UP THE CANARIES-NOT NORWICH

This is a late one but I have been up since 5am and travelled to 1300km south of Spain and 100km west of Morocco. Yes, I am in the Atlantic where rowing boats head out from; this is the Canary Islands and after a nice plane journey courtesy of Thomas Cook and Condor we then had a four hour wait in Tenerife before catching the ferry to La Gomera.
It was 9.30pm before we settled into the buffet in the Hotel Jardin Tecina.

It was heaving down in Tenerife when we landed but as we left the harbour the sun was shining (setting) drying everything up. I got a glimpse of the floodlights at the main stadium.
No time to have a look at the 25,000 capacity pitch on the island, the home of CD (Club Deportivo)Tenerife (see badge below), a team etched out of the 907,000 Canarian popuation with, no doubt, a few foreigners in tow. Founded in 1912, the club adopted its present name in 1922 and has played in and around the Segunda (see below) in the Spanish pyramid, once reaching the UEFA Cup semi-finals under German coach Jupp Heynckes. They eventually lost to Schalke.There are a lot of Germans on the island!

The "La Liga" club in the Canaries is UD los Palmas from Gran Canaria, where a larger population, 846,000, boosts a decent club once graced by Juan Carlos Valeron. Pedro Rodriguez and David Silva have also trod the local turf.

La Liga 1 is of course the top notch Spanish league competing with 20 clubs. La Liga 2 has 22 clubs. Then there is the 3rd level, Segunda B, Groups 1/2/3/4 entertaining 80 clubs and then Tercera with 18 groups and 20 clubs in each. after that we get to the Regions....bit like Pyramid 7?
The good news is that they all enjoy the marvellous game and it is better than bull fighting. Well, I thought this was an example of the "national sport".
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4124330/Fathers-start-bloody-FIGHT-watch-children-play-football-one-left-covered-blood-needing-hospital-treatment.html