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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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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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