There was much tear-jerking comment on an Argentine radio earlier today about the love Messi feels for Barcelona, and the sadness he feels for his friend and neighbour Luis Suarez who has been told he is surplus to requirements by new coach Ronald Koeman. Appearing on the same programme I felt compelled to introduce a touch of reality on the Messi/FC Barcelona saga. The current story involving Messi and Barcelona is one of egos, politics and greed, a less than edifying example for a world suffering dislocation, deprivation, suffering and …
South Africa World Cup
Few events in 2010 have the potential to go down in history as one of the achievements of the year while as likely to end in tears, as the football World Cup in South Africa. Arguably the world’s so-called ‘beautiful’ game -founded by colonising Europeans and with a global activity today dominated by the influence of multi-national sponsors, media giants and the hold that richer nations have on the lucrative transfer market-has taken much too long to reach this degree of ownership by the developing world. This is the first …