Football in the DR Congo: Past and Present
12/16/2008
Hi,
I'm an "aspiring" (hah!) journalist from Liverpool whose foremost love in sport is Liverpool and football. I'm also a contributor to a certain other open source website.
I've had an intense passion for football (soccer) since I was about the height of an unusually small Hobbit. I became interested in American sports after Channel Five's establishment and fondly remember that veritable home run contest between Griffey, McGwire, and Sosa.
If I'm not distracted, I hope to publish my second article, focusing on French football, and perhaps a third, more sensitive article on various historical aspects of football in Britain. I'm eager to incorporate my interest in history and current events into sports-related articles; they're usually engaging.
I have a tendency to be sentimental and extremely nostalgic, so I often romanticise those who I admired and idolised in the, hah, 1990s, while unconsciously subscibing to a more cynical perception of current sports players. Which isn't actually sentiment that I sincerely adhere to..........I think it's the cruel assault of age.
Hey!
What a year of sports 2008 has been! You may be surprised by the amount of history that was made this year! Here are the greatest sporting moments of 2008, including all sports! Your opinions and thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/95997-a-year-in-review-the-greatest-sporting-moments-of-2008
Cheers,
Barney
350 days ago
Thanks for signing up as a fan, Joel!
-- Jeff
371 days ago
Cheers for the pick Joel.
373 days ago
Hey Joel
As football fans , many of us dream of being footballers like Pele and Maradona (the legends), thats okay, but I think its time we learn a few lessons from those little kids on the street in India , with their goalposts made of sticks and bricks and their old white shirts with 'Beckham' written on it with Felt Tip Pens.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/82145-india-might-teach-the-world-a-few-lessons-in-football
thanks for reading & hope you feel the same way about football as I do
cheers
387 days ago
Thanks for the pick Joel. Much appreciated.
389 days ago
Liked the feature on Arsenal and the French starlets, hope you keep contributing to the community, good work so far. Oh, and I hope you dont get any racial discrimination because you're yellow that would be very unfair! :) (my attempt at humour!) anyway keep writing!
Ricky
391 days ago
Thanks for the POTD Joel, I appreciate it.
Welcome to Bleacher, good fun is to be had as I'm sure you know.
Regards,
Willie
396 days ago
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