Football: Beauty on the Defensive?

Some say it is Pelé, some others attribute it to Didi, even as the official credits go to commentator Stuart Hall. All are talking about ‘The Beautiful Game’. In any case, there is no doubt: football deserves that title. And, what is a better time to bend the ball around our ongoing reflection on beauty than now, as the World Cup is just round the corner? It is adrenaline season, not just in the host country, but everywhere in the world, where this ball is alive and kicking. But do the spirit on the field, carnival colours and billions of fans suffice to efface the game’s decadent environment today? The market, social inequities, and the sheer counter-effects of its worldwide success have tarnished many a vital dimension of this sport-culture. Is football still the Beautiful Game? In the next four weeks, Brazil may provide an updated response to football’s legendary equation with beauty. In this week’s Inter-actions, writer NS Madhavan returns to the early association of football with beauty, before problematising its heritage vis-à-vis the contemporary landscape of the game. Hyginus Uchenna Okoronkwo, Nigerian attorney and football enthusiast, offers a contrasting view, highlighting the organic harmony of the movements of the game, and its unequalled power to connect nations.

 http://www.lilainteractions.in/2014-6-23-football-beauty-defensive-ns-madhavan-hyginus-uchenna-okoronkwo/

Comments

Ann Chetachukwu Ubah MD said…
i think there are more to football...but i'm not a fan anyway
May 6, 2015 at 11:10 PM
yucee55 said…
Yea. It all depends on the point of view one takes a look at it.
Cheta, I invite you to join the fans of the King of Sports, it does good to the soul. :)
May 7, 2015 at 3:01 PM
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