For love of the game . . . how many athletes really play for the love of the game, putting that on top of having to win at all cost? And in the process of giving into the pressure to win, athletes forget usually about fair play, and how the sport they excel in should be a venue to building better ties with fellow athletes.
Fortunately, soccer is one of the few games in the world where fair play is preached. Okay, there are fan riots during heated soccer games, but blame such on the hooligans. That’s another topic.