The history of football is a sad voyage from beauty to duty. When the sport became an industry, the beauty that blossoms from the joy of play got torn out by its very roots. In this fin de siècle world, professional soccer condemns all that is useless, and useless means not profitable. Nobody earns a … Continue reading From Beauty to Duty
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Forlán
Héctor Scarone, José Nasazzi, Obdulio Varela. Such names are synonymous with Uruguay's achievements from another time. Whether it were the skill and opportunism of Scarone, the brute force of Nasazzi, or the pure inspiration of Varela, each left an imprint in the collective memory of Uruguayan football lovers. Joining them is Diego Forlán. He carried … Continue reading Forlán