this is a little message to all you fans of sports who have no idea what the big picture is :P
Since the dawn of time, sports has been an age old favourite past time for many people across the globe. Whenever a match took place it was a big deal. People would rush to finish off all their work and put their game faces on cheering for their respective sides. Words would be exchanged and things may have gotten ugly during a game but once it was all over, back to routine they went. This little ritual was what I like to call a concept known as "the politics of sports". One of the classic example of this would be the tension that would rise when there was ever a cricket match between Pakistan and India. An example for all you non desi people out there who dont follow cricket, take the example of Man City vs Man Utd match. Oh and there is always my personal favourite; when one of the stadiums in Saudi Arabia accidentally played the Lebanese national anthem when playing against Syria (that was a big ouch!).
Since the dawn of time, sports has been an age old favourite past time for many people across the globe. Whenever a match took place it was a big deal. People would rush to finish off all their work and put their game faces on cheering for their respective sides. Words would be exchanged and things may have gotten ugly during a game but once it was all over, back to routine they went. This little ritual was what I like to call a concept known as "the politics of sports". One of the classic example of this would be the tension that would rise when there was ever a cricket match between Pakistan and India. An example for all you non desi people out there who dont follow cricket, take the example of Man City vs Man Utd match. Oh and there is always my personal favourite; when one of the stadiums in Saudi Arabia accidentally played the Lebanese national anthem when playing against Syria (that was a big ouch!).
