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So far, I’ve been putting out pieces about matters related to what’s happening in the football world at that particular point of time. So why not take a step back? Why don’t we take a look at people/events that shaped the Beautiful Game into what it is today?  Ever since the inception of the Beautiful Game, and the evolution of football tactics, dating back to the late 19th century, the game has slowly evolved. As the decades go by, football has slowly turned into a battle of wits, as much as physicality and skill. As the years go by, players and managers alike engineer new methods in order to gain the upper advantage over their opponents. A culmination of all those ideas executed by those pioneers of football result in the metaphorical poetry in motion we view in the digital age.  Before we go any further, let me state that there is no perfect formation in football. The sport is still evolving, despite the notion that the game has reached a state of perfection. Throughout t...

Director : Francis Ford Coppola  Actors : Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert de Niro   Release : December 12, 1974    “My father taught me many things here – he taught me in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” - Michael Corleone .  As Michael Corleone was saying this now iconic quote to Frank Pentangeli (portrayed by Michael V. Gazzo), my mind turned back to the first Godfather movie, which I had watched months prior to watching the sequel (for the first of many views). The Godfather has so much cultural significance in today’s society (especially American). There’s a little part of me, though foolishly, a part that wishes they could experience the life of a Mafioso, or to be around one. Just to see what goes through their minds. Just to have a little taste of the lives they lived. That’s the effect the trilogy had on me. But then again, most gangster movies (or at least the good ones) have that effect (hats...