Sir — Putting aside all worries, this time, the world came together to celebrate the game of football. For a change, this sport garnered all headlines with murky politics and hostilities between various nations taking a backseat. It was just that 90 minutes of exciting rivalry in the soccer stadia and the goals scored that spurred the interest of the enthusiasts.
As one superstar after the other gracefully bowed out of the tournament after the exit of their countries from the championships, it was time for new heroes to storm the world stage.
As hopes soared and dreams lay shattered, a feeling of camaraderie among the fans from various nations, as they reveled in highly competitive ties featuring their countries, will, however, leave an everlasting impression in everyone’s mind.
It is nevertheless a forlorn feeling that greets the world as the Russian sporting extravaganza draws to an end. With the riveting attention the championship of football has been receiving over the past one month, it was as if the game of football was that binding factor that held the world together in an everlasting embrace of universal peace and brotherhood.
If it was not so, the world would not have stood up as one to applaud the superlative feats of teams from tiny nations in the throes ofeconomic disasters.
How one wishes there were similar sporting events like the World Cup of football that could keep the world engrossed with the nuances of the game rather than have guns and bombs deciding the superiority of one nation over the other.