I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AND SHOCKED TO THE EXTREME LEVEL FOOTBALL FANS COULD GO TO EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS FOR THEIR LOVELY TEAM. THE STORY IS THE SAME FROM CONTINENT TO CONTINENT, COUNTRY TO COUNTRY; INFACT DOWN TO STREET SOCCER. IS IT THE WILD JUBILATIONS THAT ACCOMPANY EVERY VICTORY OR DISAPPOINTMENTS THAT ACCOMPANY EVERY LOSS OF A TEAM.
THIS REMAINDS ME OF A RECENT STORY FLAGGED BY A TABLOID (NATIONS NEWSPAPER) IN MY COUNTRY(NIGERIA), IN WHICH A YOUNG GUY GOT HIS LEG BROKEN AT THE ANCLE REGION, SIMPLY BECAUSE HIS TEAM(BARCA) BEAT MAN-U. IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WILD JUBILATION THAT HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY A BIKE RIDER. IT'S OKAY TO JUBILATE, BUT NOT ALRIGHT TO THE EXTENT OFCARRYING AN INDELLIBLE SCAR FOR LIFE IN THE NAME OF JUBILATION. MAY THE SOUL OF ANDRE SCOBAR(A COLUMBIAN PLAYER) RESTS IN PEACE. THIS WAS A PLAYER THAT WAS MURDERED IN HIS HOTEL ROOM BY CRAZY FANS, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF SCORING AN OWN GOAL IN USA'94 WORLD CUP!






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