On Sunday as I was watching the last knockings of the Olympics, the idea that the football season had started and was a few clicks of the remote away was a rather sobering thought, however I was a little alarmed at just how much the footballers were derided in comparison to the athletes.
Yes the athletes on show at the Olympics were amazing and there is a certain nobility and humility about the games and those that are involved, but trying to compare the athletes at the Olympics to Premier League footballers is a little imprudent.
The reason that the Olympics has this unique aura surrounding it is because it only occurs for two and a bit weeks once every four years, whereas the football season starts every August and ends in May (July if there’s a World Cup or Euro’s), of course football in general can learn from the Olympics in terms of the behaviour and unity of the fans and the graciousness of the athletes.
But the Olympics isn’t without its faults several athletes were sent home by their nations for failing drugs tests (including a gold medallist) and for inappropriate behaviour, and for me there are some events in the Olympics like Hockey, Basketball, admittedly Football, Equestrian, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Handball and a few others that really aren’t Olympic sports and shouldn’t be there.
I think we should just enjoy both the football season and the Olympics for what they are and leave it there.
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