Beautiful game should adopt Olympic spirit to lose its ugly side
Evening Standard
Nobody who witnessed the crowds round Hampton Court as Bradley Wiggins fulfilled his destiny can doubt that the Olympics has put football in its box. It is no longer the only sport that matters.
I know it will not last — the first kick of the Premier League season takes place six days after the Olympic closing ceremony. Even Lord Coe, good Chelsea supporter that he is, believes the nation will revert to its first love once the Games is over. Nor is such momentary downsizing of football unique to London 2012. It happens in every Olympic city.
Nobody who witnessed the crowds round Hampton Court as Bradley Wiggins fulfilled his destiny can doubt that the Olympics has put football in its box. It is no longer the only sport that matters.
I know it will not last — the first kick of the Premier League season takes place six days after the Olympic closing ceremony. Even Lord Coe, good Chelsea supporter that he is, believes the nation will revert to its first love once the Games is over. Nor is such momentary downsizing of football unique to London 2012. It happens in every Olympic city.
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