God was Murdered

I love movies — they’re, at times, surreal — but sport is always real — there is no make-up, no CGI, no re-takes, no filters, no pre-scripted happy endings. Sport is a lot like life — it kicks you in the balls & smiles at you — then nonchalantly whispers — “You & your balls are gonna be alright — Now get up & go again!” Ever since I fell in love with sports as a kid, I’ve believed in miracles. And life’s wicked experiences & true love have shown me there are no fairytale endings — just amazing in-betweens . Each time, I feel like crap & want to disappear into the woods & never come back to the cities filled with humans like me, I always think of the shit & years of heartbreaks even superhumans like Lionel Messi have to go through. This bloke has won a record 34 trophies, scored a record 474 goals in La Liga, won 6 Ballon d’Ors [7 th coming soon]. The shy man is a magician on the football field like no other in the game’s glorious history. Yet, he’s often r