la Sele
Also spelled: la selección · la roja
Definition
The national football team. The nickname caught on with the 2018 World Cup qualification, which brought the country to a halt and left a generation of Panamanians talking about football as much as baseball.
Example
La Sele plays today — the streets are empty.Hoy juega la Sele, no hay nadie en la calle.
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