A perfectly weighted pass; a volley goal; a curled free kick that the keeper never has a chance of saving; a counter attack goal; intricate passes that make the other team look ridiculous; any back-heel that actually works; that mad scramble from a corner where you have no idea what's going to happen until somehow the ball dribbles into the back of the net; a perfectly timed tackle; a cheeky chip over the goal keeper; playing in pretty much all kinds of weather; when a substitute comes on and completely changes the balance and pace of the game...
Things I dislike about football:
* How much they get paid (completely ridiculous - how many starving and dying people are there in this world? What a difference it would make to their lives to get even 1% of a footballers' pay. It makes me sick.)
* The Bullshit. Need I say more? The rolling on the ground, the diving, the dirty dirty fouling, the pushing, the punching, the head-butting, the lies and hypocrisy. Every time it happens it hurts my soul a little more. Football is awash with liars and as far as I can tell it's just getting worse. The fact that it's actually part of the game now is depressing. It's ruining the sport.
So on the face of it there are far more things I like than dislike, but the things I dislike carry much more weight. It's a game, a sport, and these are things I love about it, but the negatives effect and impact on more than just football. People look up to footballers - they become 'celebrities'. Talk about false idols.
Bring on the Footie(y?) season... Arsenal are playing Liverpool today. Could this be the season when they actually win something? Oh to be an Arsenal supporter.
Elsewhere, the beautiful world of tennis is hotting up towards the final slam of the season. Ray-ray is playing Fed in the final of the Toronto masters. Very exciting. US Open starts on 30th August and I cannot wait.
I'll keep you blogged...
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