Review Of Some World Cup 2014 Related Crazes

Review Of Some World Cup 2014 Related Crazes

1986 is the year when I, for the first time, got the taste of craze of FIFA World Cup. Earlier I could know something of it only through newspaper or our text book. Then, the world famous Brazilian striker Pele was the hero of us. But in the World Cup’ 86 we could know about the Argentine super star Diego Maradona. Actually, we could know him before the World Cup through TV. Then he used to play in Italian League. We also watched the play of some other great footballers like Root Gulit, Van Basten (Netherland), Mular, Cleansman (West Germany), Alamau, careca (Brazil) and so on. However, at that time Maradona was the most popular. And thus, we became the supporter of Argentina. At that time, we were teenagers and we could very well feel how and how much craze can World Cup create among the football fans especially among the young generation. Now many years have passed and instead of Maradona, today, his country boy, Messy has become the hero of football world. He has been able to create the same craze among the football fans. Everywhere he had been discussed on the occasion of the World Cup for his outstanding performance in the European Club Cup competition. Almost all the football specialists thought that like Maradona in ’86, Messy would win the World Cup Football’ 2014. They, of course, did everything but failed to smile for the last time. It was Germany that won the World Cup-2014. However, for the huge advancement of information technology, we all know very well how and what happened in the last FIFA World Cup. Today I’m not going to discuss the football matches or any football player any more. Rather I like to express some remarkable incidents or crazes that are really exceptional. The most remarkable news about the recent FIFA World Cup is that a farmer in Bangladesh who is a supporter of Germany, has sold his land and has made a three kilometers long flag of Germany with that money. The German ambassador has visited him and made him a life time member of German Football Fan Club for his outstanding craze for German Football Team. What may be the reaction of such kind of activity? Can we support such kind of craze or emotion? Answer may vary from person to person. But my personal view is that we can’t support or appreciate such kind of foolish activity. We can see many small, medium even big size flags of different countries hoisted on top of the houses, offices and shops. It is natural and it happens all over the world. It reminds us that World Cup is coming or it is going on. But in case of the farmer, it is really a foolish deed since the too long flag does not bring any benefit either for him or for his supported team. It is merely a loss of time, money and energy. I can remind such kind of another incident that happened 24 years ago when Maradona, in the World Cup 1990, was shown red card in a mach. The blind supporters of Maradona in Bangladesh called “hartal” (strike) against that decision in some parts of the country. It was proved unnecessary. What a strange country it is! Another thing that I cannot but say is the quarreling or the fighting between the supporters of Brazil and Argentina. Now a days, it has become very much disgusting. Very often they start quarreling, fighting and sometimes they are even killed. One surprising news in Bangladesh is that one supporter of Brazil team has changed his supporting team through affidavit after defeated by seven goals with Germany. How ridiculous! However, at the very beginning of this World Cup, I noticed a sad news in the newspaper that a boy was died by electric shock while hoisting a flag. It shocked me. I want to request my readers to keep this news in their heads and make the children alert about the matter during World Cup. Another thing that I should mention here is that the use of electricity rises up at the time of World Cup. At that time, the authority remains in pressure to cope with the demand. If we are a bit careful, we can save a lot of electricity. And for this, if it is possible, we should watch TV in a group instead of using it personally.  


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