Some people think football is a matter of life and death - it's much more than that!

Some people think football is a matter of life and death—I can assure them it is much more important than that.

Bill Shankly (1913 - 1981)

Scottish soccer manager.

The Sunday Times (London)

For some people, football may sound nothing. For ordinary people who just don't do sports, football can be a completely unknown world. Famous names such as Pele, Maradona, Beckham, Cruyff may sound just ordinary. Not more than that. But for some people whose lives are about football, football can mean more than just a kind of sport. It can be their desire, passion, and love which drives them crazy and makes them fall in love over and over again. Fall in love with who? It's not a "who", it's a "what". Some people just love football too much that they are willing to sacrifice everything they have just to be a loyal fan of a team. 

If you are a cable TV subscriber, there's a show in Star Sports which tells us about these magnificent fans. These fans are mostly single and divorced. Most of the reasons behind their divorce is because of their true passion for football, more than their passion for their family. It's strange but it happens. 

The statement above was by Bill Shankly, a former Scottish team manager and also a former Liverpool manager. For a true football fan, sometimes football is the only treasure to seek in life. They are willing to spend all of their money just to be able to watch their beloved team playing and even though this kind of behaviour is unacceptable, it's actually their own choice. 

What does actually Bill Shankly mean by that sentence? What he was trying to say was that football is not only a kind of sport. It's a way of life. A lifestyle. Something that drives people alive. Football is magical. Football is  so priceless that you just can't live without football. Simply, you're going to die if you don't have football in your life. It's the way some people think about football.

So, the question now does football really that priceless? For me, yes! My life would be boring if I never knew football. I am pretty grateful for the one who taught me to play as a goalie and I'm pretty grateful for knowing football. Football can be defined as the love of my life. Life without football will surely be dull. 

So, that's why I've been writing so many articles and postings about football in this blog. I just consider football so priceless for me that I do consider it as an important thing to be written in articles. Football has transformed my life really. From a naughty kid who knew nothing about football, who weren't even able to kick a ball straight, I have now changed a lot and become a fond football player who just loves to admire and play this beautiful game.

VIVA FOOTBALL

For football is the name!

For football is the beautiful game!

For football is the language of the world!