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To Dive Or Not To Dive
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Written by James Palmer
If there is one thing the football media loves it’s lambasting a player who has just embarrassed himself with a theatrical dive. Old football stalwarts like Graeme Souness or Alan Hansen, who played in an era where men were men and toughness was paramount, verbally bashing players for being divers. It shows you up as less than a man, it’s not in keeping with the spirit of the game and it’s downright cheating. But this Monday night saw a shift in strategy and a point awarded for the diving team.
Ah the Champions League, or for those of us who dislike change, the European Cup. There's little doubt that this is the premier club competition of world football. And just like some great footballers never graced an international tournament, there are plenty of big clubs that have never won a Champions League. Then again, some past winners must look at the current era and be thankful that they already have a European triumph on their honours board.
I am not sure about anyone else but I found the flying banner protest at Old Trafford this week rather pathetic. Firstly because it seems a complete waste of money, it might have got a bit more media coverage then a normal banner just displayed inside the ground but I can’t see how it would influence fans more than the usual way.
Ninety quid!? For a football shirt!? Ninety f**king quid!? Are you kidding me? (Yep, it’s going to be one of those angry football articles). This week, in case you hadn’t heard, it was announced that England’s new kit for this summer’s World Cup will cost you a whopping £90. The announcement was made on Monday of this week, the 31st of March, a well-timed announcement for sure. Had it have come a day later then no one would have believed it.
In a way, we view football in the same way that we view time. Because a casual glance will show no evidence of an end or a beginning. It’s just a constant, a part of our lives and our personalities for as long as we have them. Forever existing next to us and shaping us while we have no concept of what we would do if it were gone. Wow, a little deep for this week’s football article, but there is a point to this.
