This Is Why We Love Football” — Zlatan Ibrahimović
“People in the USA always ask me why football is the greatest sport in the world. Tonight is the answer.
A nation playing at its first FIFA World Cup stood across from the defending world champions, a team filled with players who have won everything, and they never showed fear for one second.
Cape Verde didn’t park the bus and pray. They defended like lions, yes, but they also believed they could score. They believed they could hurt Argentina, and they did it twice.
Their goalkeeper refused to surrender. Their defenders never stopped fighting. Every substitution brought fresh legs and fresh belief. Even when Messi reminded everyone why he’s one of the greatest players in history, Cape Verde simply got up and fought again.
That’s what impressed me the most. They never accepted that they were supposed to lose.
This wasn’t only the first World Cup match for Cape Verde. This was a message to every small football nation around the world.
You don’t need a population of fifty million to compete. You don’t need the biggest league or the biggest budget. What you need is personality, belief and courage.
Argentina are through, and they deserve credit because champions always find a way.
But Cape Verde leave this tournament with something equally valuable. They leave with respect. Every football fan who watched this game will remember the night a tiny nation stood eye to eye with the world champions and refused to blink.”
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God I have loved watching this guy’s career and growth. Those games here in Louisville were unreal to be a part of. Even though I’m a Bengal, hope he and Ravens can pick up a chip.
🏴| The Tartan Army deserved something special.
We teamed up with the world-famous @EdinburghTattoo to give the Tartan Army a proper send-off as they head to the USA.
Come on Scotland!🤞🏴
"Hurt" is not an original by Johnny Cash. The song was written by Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) in 1994 for the album The Downward Spiral. Rick Rubin had to insist several times on Cash recording his version, at first Johnny found the idea completely insane because the original version is industrial and noisy. At 71, already very ill, almost blind and with trembling hands, Cash completely transformed the band.
The iconic video, directed by Mark Romanek, was filmed at the House of Cash (his own museum). June Carter Cash appears looking at him fondly, the video was shot in February 2003, a few months before she died (May) and Johnny himself (September).
Trent Reznor was so moved that he declared, "This song is not mine anymore." It is considered one of the best covers of all time.
That 3 by Vic in OT…. I won’t forget where I was watching it. Like the Steph vs OKC pull up 3 winner, The Malice in the Palace, Shaun Livingston injury, I’ll remember this night