The Power of Football
Football. A simple game with ubiquitous power. The power to inspire. The power to unite. The power to live. I am a thirty year old male, going through what could be described as a 'third-life crisis'. Searching for purpose, desperate to feel and experience meaning beyond the daily email firefight and gym routine. An autumn escape - two of my best friends and I ventured to Germany, with little in mind other than drinking and watching football. A tested and proven formula. Having arranged our last annual trip to Barcelona, magically experiencing Barcelona lift the La Liga title in front of a full and final outing for the Nou Camp, the bar was high. The image of red and yellow confetti falling gracefully before a breath-taking Barcelona red sky; lives fresh in the memory. I left this trip in the hands of Parky, one of my longest friends and a fellow brainwashed Coventry City supporter. Expecting a Bayern vs Dortmund, German footballing feast; I was treated to Monchengladbach vs H...