This used to be a beautiful game…
With the new season closing in I like many others, am hoping that the corruption and scandal that has dogged the past year will take a back seat to the game itself. With Ryan Giggs and so many other players being revealed to be lying two timing idiots who think they are above everyone else, football in the UK and abroad has become little more then an extended episode of EastEnders.
I’ve been on holiday the past week but thanks to www.abroadband.com I’ve been able to keep updated on all the latest footy news on my mobile phone. Despite roaming charges dropping everywhere, you can still be caught out on price which is why I switched my sim before I went away. Part of me wishes I hadn’t bothered to take my phone with me though as lo and behold, another corruption announcement came in over YouTube.
So Mohammed Bin Hammam has been given a lifetime ban from the game. Big deal; he should have been brought up on criminal charges for technically breaking the laws of several countries. It’s yet another example of senior figures thinking that they are above the rules that govern the rest of us. Think about it; if you or I had done what Bin Hammam did you can bet your bottom dollar we’d be sitting pretty in a jail cell right now awaiting a court ruling. The fact that all professional footballers and officials have to do is issue an apology these days makes me wonder how I can still enjoy the game when I know so much about how dirty it is behind the scenes. I should be talking about the new season and how the transfer market is looking, but this constant stream of corruption and scandal just keeps rearing its ugly head.
A report on the Guardian online shows just how much these corruption charges are weighing heavily on the various country FA’s minds. Who can blame them? What chance do any of us have at any international competition when we know half the matches have probably been won or lost before the whistle is even blown for kick off? With the chairman of the European Club Association calling for a revolt against FIFA it seems to be that this season just like the last is going to be dogged in controversy…and it hasn’t even started yet.
…Does anyone remember when we used to play football?…
I miss the days when the biggest news in football was the transfer of some high profile player to a rival club. Now all we seem to be hearing are new revelations about the private lives of a premiership player, his wide, their friends and anyone else the papers can sniff a good story out of. It’s disturbing and depressing at the same time. I only hope that football has already hit rock bottom. That means the only way is up…until the next scandal comes along.
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