Football (proper, e.g. Futbol, Voetbal, etc.) is the best representation of greed in modern sport. It is particularly difficult to be a fan. Before my move to England I considered the Premiership my possible medication for the lack of Jayhawks, Sooner football, the Mets, and the NBA. On my first day I realized that I would have to pay the equivalent of $300 for four channels with only FA cup and Champions League matches.
For the just the third time, the Champions league final will be played by two teams from the same country. If it were not for Vladimir Putin showing a bit of warmth, most of the Chelsea and Man U fans would not have acquired visas for the final in Moscow. On top of this, the cheapest tickets are 900 euro. Today Man U warned their fans not to travel to Moscow without tickets.
The comparison of extraordinary athleticism with that of artistic genius is appropriate. The accessibility of fans to art and sport is also an important comparison to explore. One thing that particularly bothers me about academics and artists (can a clear difference be made) is that they see sport as unworthy of artistic valuation. While there is no doubting the social significance of art and sport, it seems that people can no longer associate sport with being accessible to all social classes. Can we access the genius of Christiano Ronaldo as easily as that of Bernini or Caravagio?
--an ex-roughneck of Mr. Abromovich
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