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Totally offside!


It's that time of the world, when the only thing i get about football is the theme song.Frankly speaking, if there were no "waka waka" and "ole ola" i would flush  this FIFA business out of my head.I have lived through 6 World Cups, and what do i have to show for my enthusiasm about football? Nothing! Football has never been my cup of tea, and there was a time growing up i remember hating all that hullabaloo that comes with it.You would assume that living with 3 brothers would make me have a soft  spot for the game, but it didn't. It made me more indifferent .Thinking of  all the cartoon shows i missed all because of a sports update that had to be watched ( probably the best days of my childhood). Despite, my clueless nature about football, i've come a long way with the game..proof of which is my mysterious knowledge of footballers' names even though i don't know how their faces look like! The soccer terminologies,well, it's enough to know what a red card is, a free kick and most important of all and my favourite, the penalty!
My concentration span with any match may not be  excellent, and for a few minutes into the game i will start  picturing  a white  dot flying across a green carpet, but that's just me and football.I will support any team, as long as there's a 90% chance of winning.I will cheer when there's a goal, and in all my years of life I  have learnt to never ask questions during a game!The looks you get are much worse than being substituted ( am hoping that  being substituted is a bad thing, unless its injury)
All the same, football is football, hate it or love it, it's bringing  millions of people together and for a while it  will get insane, but no love lost!So let the games begin, or should i say KICKOFF??!!

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