Why football ?

[diskoviolente 425]

Hey folks,

i want to get a little discussion going, about the general reasons why everyone is such a football fanatic.

I thought about this after the recent results and all the misery and emotional pain watching football is getting

us into every now and then (with Chelsea too often sometimes, i think). What are the reasons everybody

is keeping on doing what we are doing. Being a fan, being commited, talking ourselves out of the "bad patch"

the club is having, so on and so forth.

Speaking personaly, football for me is a substitute for something else in my life, like a spiritual side. I am not religious

or a strong believer, i doubt a lot of stuff society is offering, i am a very critical person - but not when it comes to the old

kickball. For me, it is more than a hobby or something, it is not a religion either, but close to that. I mean how´s it possible

that loads of us sitting around the world, getting up at crazy times in the night just to watch the game on rocky streams ?

Another reason is that football is helping me with personal issues i have. Watching and playing footie is something that has a

massive impact on my personal life and helps me getting along with some bullshit things in my life. It is not like thinking "yes, it is an interessting scenario and i am approaching the whole thing from a more academic point of view" but being like a complete emotional explosive sometimes.

i´d like to hear your thoughts about this.

i am interessted

[termninja 5,290]

That is actually a question for which I can't give a clear answer. It is simply something that I'm in love with. As you love a certain girl - the way she talks, looks, smiles and thinks that's how I love football between all other sports. I like the teams, players, positions, tactics, goals, dribbles, transfers and everything it brings with it. It has something special, and other sports are just boring to me when you compare them to football.

I've been playing it whole my life, both on the pitch and on the PC and consoles while watching games week and week out. It's just a way of life to me.

It is truly, a wonderful game.

[manpe 10,861]

because my life is boring and it's a nice time filler

[Melanicus 5,208]

[Jusek 2,031]

For me, with football and ice hockey I can forget the everyday concerns like school etc.