Our love-hate relationship with football


Without allegiances to either side, a match between Scottish champions Celtic and European giants Barcelona would surely be a great spectacle.






Without allegiances to either side, a match between Scottish champions Celtic and European giants Barcelona would surely be a great spectacle.
It is all looking good and rosy for Barcelona again as they sit at the summit of La Liga and have won three from three in the Champions League group stages. They are unbeaten in all competitions this season and look to be performing well under new coach Tito Vilanova.
Whichever club you support, there is always one fan that is persistent on starting the singing, however it is not every day you see a young child at the centre of it.
A country on its knees, austerity is taking its toll, 1 in 2 live in poverty; these are not usually phrases that you read in a blog about football. However, bear with me, as it may help to encapsulate the happiness, albeit brief, that the people of Greece felt on Saturday evening.