FOOTBALL FIELD
FOOTBALL FIELD

Author(s): Vladeta Milin
Subject(s): Societal Essay, Sports Studies
Published by: Helsinški odbor za ljudska prava u Srbiji
Keywords: Vladeta Milin; sport; football; game; people's impact on the game;
Summary/Abstract: I am at a stadium. Though I am aware of importance of the match, I stare vacantly at the field. Those around me are not frenetic either. And the match goes on. Maybe the length of the match is the crux of the matter, that is of my disinterest. The match is too long to entice a stronger support from the stand. The very game is becoming monotonous. The feeling that despite all the effort and trouble we don’t have a favorable result is terribly de-motivating. The game is turning nasty with players increasingly acting as veritable brutes, and the field is so muddy that it is hard to distinguish between the players of the two teams. Yes, interest in this kind of diversion has definitely waned...

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