http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/29/what-im-reading-july-29-2007/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:12:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/29/what-im-reading-july-29-2007/#comment-1552 Libero Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:37:23 +0000 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/29/what-im-reading-july-29-2007/#comment-1552 When people call this the beatiful game, it's not only because of the splendor of the sport, the beauty of the skills and the wonder of the goals, the sight of individual talent shining amidst the brotherhood of the team, the heart stopping drama that we can witness and be hypnotised by --- it's also because for so many reasons it often embodies so much more than itself. It's all an illusion because ultimately football cannot change the world; but when Iraq can win a major trophy, for one moment, the world can seem beautiful again amidst all the horror. It really is the beautiful sport, the magical game. When people call this the beatiful game, it’s not only because of the splendor of the sport, the beauty of the skills and the wonder of the goals, the sight of individual talent shining amidst the brotherhood of the team, the heart stopping drama that we can witness and be hypnotised by — it’s also because for so many reasons it often embodies so much more than itself. It’s all an illusion because ultimately football cannot change the world; but when Iraq can win a major trophy, for one moment, the world can seem beautiful again amidst all the horror. It really is the beautiful sport, the magical game.

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