The Beautiful Game

"Game after game after game! Now I realize what is most important in my life: Football! Show me something more thrilling than a perfect volley, tell me you've never dreamed of that immaculate strike and that passionate moment when an entire nation holds its breath. Tell me that football is not our one common language when the whole world stops for ninety minutes to be witness to that one thing we all understand.

You could tell me I am wrong, some may it is just a game. But, this is about heroes and tribes, about loyalties and devotion, it's our commitment and our passion, our battle and our belief."

 -Intro to FIFA 06

The above excerpt, arguably the best intro ever to any FIFA game, simply explains the feeling of every single footballer, no matter professional or amateur, out there. Yeah, it may be just a game from your point of view, but for us this is more than just a game. It is something that runs through one's veins. The moment we have a football, we suddenly transcend the boundaries of this world. All the problems suddenly disappear and, at least for an hour or so, all that matters is the beautiful game! All that matters is the ball at your feet. It isn't about goals either, it is just the game, it is about getting out there and dancing with the ball. It is about a beautiful dodge, about a perfect backheel, a sudden dribble out of nowhere. No, you don't need to be the greatest player to enjoy this game. It is all about the current that suddenly rushes through your body as soon as touch the ball. No matter how many times you fail, the love of the game just doesn't let you quit it. You go into the game again harder, with renewed passion. I rest my case with some awesome words from one of the greatest of the game 

"Some People think that football is a matter of life and death, I assure you it is much more serious than that."