Day -319 WorldCup2018
I can look forward, to Russia 2018, but while I wait I can build up my own excitement by looking back.
Neymar is in the news now for being the subject of a 'when you thought
it couldn't any crazier' transfer bid by PSG. But just over a year ago
he was Brazil's hero as he scored the winning penalty against Germany
that gave Brazil their first ever Olympic football gold medal. Is he
worth $200m? Is anybody worth that much? Has the football world completely
lost any sense of reality? The answer to the last question has to be
yes (before Neymar and PSG see Manchester City's total money spent so
far on defenders). But when there are moments like this, and similar
ones at a World Cup, for that moment when that goal is scored and the
local supporters go wild, it's easy to forget the money and just
appreciate this is somebody doing what they love, and that they are
very, very good at it. And after the 7-1 in 2014, who can begrudge the
man the sheer joy of redemption for himself and his country (even if you
don't agree that anybody should spend $200m on a football player)?
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