Football - THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

Monaco, 29th August 2008. The most dramatic moments of football happened there. Stade Louis II became the silent witness that viewed the loss of the champions of Europe. Manchester United, the champions of 2008 Champions League, lost to Zenit St. Petersburg. What a night for Zenit! What a frustrating night for Manchester United!
Again, this proves a lot to all football fans spread around the world. The ball is round and it will always be round!!!!! There's nothing decisive in football before the final whistle blows and this major shock in Monaco was another perfect example of this saying.
Manchester United, as a much tougher side, proved their class by controlling the whole game. But football is never identical with a lot of control, it is always identical with the word "GOAL"! It didn't matter who was the better side that night in Monaco because there will always be one winner and being a better side doesn't always guarantee that you will be on the winning side.
That shock was a major heart breaker. Not only for me, but to 75 million people around the world who was expecting to see their favourite team winning the first European Super Cup Title it was a disaster. A disaster which could prove to be lethal for the players mentality. I'm saying mentality because football in its most basic context is never just a physical game, it's about the PASSION! The passion which drives men crazy and not to mention to fall in love with this game. I, am a man, who has fallen in love with this game.
That night, was a historical night for Zenit and also for Man United, who was proven to be number two once more when it comes to the Super Cup.
There's nothing left to say for this kind of game. A game ends when the final whistle blows but the magic of that game, or could be mentioned as the magic of football, is everlasting and never ending. That night would be remembered forever and even though it was a frustrating and a disastrous night for Manchester United, it would still be mentioned as a beautiful game.