Football Mercenaries

Footballers once were those men, who for their entire life, represented only one club. They were called as one man club. They were labeled as legends. Legends, who commanded respect on and off the pitch. They wore the jersey with pride. They knew that they are part of a history and legacy. They never had agents to negotiate their contracts because for them, playing for their beloved club was the prime motivation. They considered the club to be a FAMILY. But those type of footballers are on the verge of extinction.

Today, footballers have become mercenaries. The passion for the game amongst them seems to be dying. They don’t care about the club they play for. They don’t care about the history they belong to. The only thing that worries them is the amount that goes in their account every week. Some of us spend our life time trying to get what some of the footballers get in a week.

Footballers rarely show loyalty, honesty and the feeling of belongingness as we do towards our favorite club, may be that is why we are fans. They will kiss the badge on one day and then demand a transfer on the next day. Their favorite club keeps changing based on the money that can be offered. They will play in any corner of the world based on the money they can earn. For them, any league becomes The Best league if it increases their wages.

But we supporters are passionate about the clubs we support. For us The Club is important than any player. We all live in various corners of the world, some of us never see the club we support for our entire life yet we give our heart and soul for it.

They live our dream, a dream we would do anything to fulfill. They get paid to do something we would do for free.

Today, another footballer has come out and expressed his happiness for being part of a great club.

“I have joined such a great club and I want to achieve results here,” he told the official site. “I want to play football without forgetting that fact. United have so many fans and, because of that, I feel a big responsibility. That is in my mind each day. I was totally amazed by how many fans came out in South Africa and China, and how loud they were! It made me realize that United supporters are all over the world. It dawned on me how big a club United is and I feel very proud and lucky to be a part of this club.” Shinji Kagawa.

(Nowhere in article have mentioned or wanted to mention Shinji Kagawa as a mercenary.)