Competing, the thin line that separates courage from fear. The important thing has never been to win but to show your face and become the reflection of a good example / a good example in which to be reflected. The Spanish Super Cup that, sadly and without any sense beyond the economic one, began to …
Within the surreal eccentricities that surround the circus generated by football, underneath the indecent amounts that are handled, a dark and retrograde reality is hidden. Football players are not free. They live trapped in cages whose bars are made of gold. You will think: blessed punishment, but there is nothing more unsettling than being held …
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We are so immersed in the inconsequentiality of our routines that they no longer have any meaning or reason. Gone are the whys, whens and wheres. And the curious, at the risk of being persecuted, are in danger of extinction. My goal today is to show that the important thing is to give meaning to …
How difficult it is to be rich. A truth as simple as it is materialistic. A truth that hides two dark realities: it is as complex to get to the top as it is to stay there. In this article I would like to exemplify both realities by giving them a name and surname: Serge …
Neither cyborgs nor superheroes. Football should tell the story of ordinary people who, after years of hard work, are able to build their own armor and become indestructible on the pitch. We fans do not like things to come out the first time. On the contrary, what comes easy, goes easy. So, the more complicated …
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Football survives eternal and sustained disappointments based on happy fleeting endings. How far away we feel the illusions of a past that was always better, while agony seems to take hold of us. In no case do I seek to discredit a European competition, which discovers promises and uncovers territories covered by the mantle of …
Three days ago a historic event took place. No, I'm not referring to Leo Messi's crowning as the best footballer on the planet once again. That is no longer surprising. Nor should we be alarmed by the criticism that surrounds this award and that surrounds the always envied winner. For me, and forgive my boldness, …
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Obsessed with money. But in this case, not to enrich his pockets but to improve and support the players who appear week after week on the green. His relationship with the team borders on idyll and his commitment escapes both doubt and reason. He refuses controversy at all times. He knows perfectly well when to …
Changes are not always for the better, but we will all agree that they generate excitement. Nothing is closer to a happy ending than a new beginning. Comparisons, always odious, do nothing more than to delve into the weaknesses of the legends and break the aspirations of the promising newcomers. So, let us idolize the …
Last Saturday Manchester dawned sunny, at least half of the city. No, the news is not the weather. In fact, I don't know whether it was the sun or the clouds that accompanied the busy English city on an entertaining morning of football. The war to defend the city's name was implicit. However, the outcome …
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