Opposites attract. In a sport dominated by emotions, sometimes their absence is the only way to govern. We are in a transitional stage. Gone are all those references that left us stunned under their intoxicating game. Today's soccer is vaguely reflected in the sobriety of its players and their actions. Insight and imagination have been …
When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers (African proverb). The transfer of Figo is, a priori, one of the greatest betrayals known in modern soccer. However, after watching the documentary on the case, I dare to define it as an extreme lack of attention that has easily bordered on desperation. Always under …
Chills, cramps and hot flashes. Nerves at the surface of the skin. The wait is over and the ball is rolling again on the pitch, and with it the activity of this rational fan returns. After a market with an infinity of circus movements and pre-pandemic transactions, the high expectations of spectacle are guaranteed. My …
Let's abandon any banal introduction that serves to fill lines in this article. Real Madrid's continuous exploits this season in European competition are both unmatched and unimaginable. Any praise seems minuscule in the face of such overcoming displays. However, could they have been predicted? Let's take a step aside and within the entertainment sector let's …
We are accustomed to praise silence when only noise is capable of swaying our convictions. We are in need of pause, surviving the hunt for an ultimatum, while only the rush inherent in walking over the wire enables us to show who we truly are. We live in a world in which only the present …
Italy is an amazing country. In the day to day life of its streets is present the past on which they have been cemented. Each city in which you immerse yourself ridicules the beauty of your previous shipwreck. Venice, Rome or Milan are cities flooded with flattery that incite us to evade reality. Florence, however, …
What if for a moment it were in our hands, in everyone's hands, to become professional football players? Let's imagine a society in which there are no innate abilities and we do not know luck. Everyone starting from the same starting point and each one choosing his or her more or less achievable goal. A …
What is the limit or the boundary where we stop seeing the footballer as a superhero and start considering him as an ordinary person? At the risk of being repetitive, please let's stop idealizing footballers. Let's stop praising them for the simple fact of entertaining us and end their label of untouchables. Differential treatment only …
In this article I would like, in addition to being honest, to speak in first person about my experience in this sport. By proximity, here in Spain, the performance of La Liga should not go unnoticed. The management of Javier Tebas, despite not being a character worthy of my devotion, deserves all possible praise. He …
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Why do we like football? 1. Because of its healthy, yet fierce competition, never resulting in battle. 2. For its implausible actions and dramatic denouements, never praising theatrics. Football is interesting enough without having to invade other arts. Last weekend we witnessed a certainly reprehensible act that took place in one of the most passionate …
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