Tuesday, June 20, 2006

90 minutes of life

A football coach one said that the game of football is much more than a matter of life and death. Sure it is, the game depicts life with the enthusiasm and vibrancy it generates off the pitch on the contrary the agony and distress of the defeated symbolises death. Football illustrates the basic principal life of survival of the fittest with the weak being laid to rest. Watching the game for ninety minutes is a experience in itself.

The zeal and enthusiasm for which the individuals play for their country, the temperament and talent that these players depict on the field is worth being inspired from. The players put their bodies heart and soul for the country they are playing for inorder to win. Sure all these players earn a lot of money and fame but it requires loads of hardwork and training. The strategic thinking and stress handling makes them our role models. The ecstacy depicted by the players,fans and the team management after scoring a goal shows the happiness and the passion the game generates and on the contrary the opposite team are distraught. The scale of the stadiums, training centers, transport facilities, security that goes behind holding a tournament of the scale of world cup is worth admiring. The world-class transport, telecommunications, tourism and sporting infrastructure, the people are the pre-requisites that make a world cup successful. So a lot of pre tournament preparation and hardwork is required not only from the players but by the hosts as well. Due to all of this excitement, uncertainities and hysteria "the beautiful game" is no doubt the most watched sport, with the world cup being the worlds biggest event with its fan following all over the world being enormous. The passion with which the people follow the game makes the host country the center of the world for those four weeks.

Football just like life has had share of mysteris as to how German purposefulness,Brazilian artistry have proved almost equally effective, while English passion and fanaticism has only brought home the trophy once. The Spanish flair and dazzle has never brought home the trophy inspite of its league being regarded as the best in the world. The hand of god and the goal that won england the world cup remain controversial and puzzle fans still.

This game is all things to all people. It reduces us to tears, laughter, elation, anger, pride. Why it even reduces me to writing this nonsense without fear of embarrassment as I know people would think this is all rubbish, atleast a lot of indians will being cricket fans. I like cricket but the excitement this game generates for me doesnt match cricket. Football is the greatest thing in the history of the world ever.

In the end lets hope that when its all over at 9 July may the best team win as long as its ENGLAND!!!!

2 Comments:

Blogger radiohead said...

Its a game of passion . The game rocks .. nd its excitement watching it .

nd theres lot to learn frm it frsure .
infact evry thing teaches u something or the other ..

2:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

do you know why indians can't play football. don't say physical fitness.. that's bull shit. It is because they don't want to.
"Football is the greatest thing in the history of the world ever."
preposterous!!!
my birth was the greatest thing in history of the world ever.

4:51 AM  

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