My knowledge of football is quite limited. Have been a cricketer myself and typical of a schoolboy's fanaticism, hated any sport that i didn't play. I became a football lover after watching Maradona play and became an addict after the last world cup.
Saturday's match between Germany and Argentina was one of the best in recent times. As i watched and smsed my brother "Germany has a 9-9-1 formation while Argentina is playing that jaded 4-4-2..", i was silently crying within, feeling strongly for that stocky man in a 'not-made-for-him' suit. We will miss this legendary footballer on the field and may possibly get to spot him only in stands hereafter. I have not seen Pele play but Maradona is my Pele. I am so used to the volatile fortunes of Indian cricket that a defeat on the field hardly ever impacts me more than a fly on my nose. This one, would for sure for sometime..
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