tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929629514733594227.post4082706876447127158..comments2013-07-05T09:32:01.111-07:00Comments on shabik: I AM WORRIED FOR SOCCER!De' Stefanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342382972600808324noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929629514733594227.post-72960193314702368112008-08-01T07:14:00.000-07:002008-08-01T07:14:00.000-07:00I stand corrected if am wrong on this one, but isn...I stand corrected if am wrong on this one, but isnt it written somewhere in the Good Book (I cant remember which chapter and verse)that money is the root of all evil? The identity crisis so suffered by the beautiful game is without doubt attributable to the love of money and commercialization of the sport at the expense of agelong traditions and cultures that defined football its different forms nad styles. Little wonder then that nowadays raw speed and power is often confused with skill and real talent (ever wodered what would you be left with if say you deprived the much talked about Cristaiano Ronaldo of these two ingredients?). On the local scene, the corporate fratenity has done more harm than good to football by repeatedly regristering institutional clubs in the Premier League which eventually fold up just after a couple of years, leaving the players high and dry bereft of any source of livelihood. My take on this is that local companies, while focusing on their core business, should consider investing on the so called community clubs as a form of corporate social responsiblity. Otherwise football's cherished culture is facing an imminent death.De' Stefanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13342382972600808324noreply@blogger.com