The motto for this year’s World Cup has been “Time to make friends.” Now with the Finals set, anyone in the world would agree that playtime and friendship is over.

To be the Champion of the World, you must be the strongest, the best, and the most skilled. Wouldn’t you agree?

So, can we toss the smiles and handshakes out the window? Can France and Italy line up in the Thunder-dome with the motto, “Two will enter; only one will leave?” Hey we are about to crown the best players in the world. I don’t think we are going too far. People have gone to jail or worse for less.

Please Zidane and Buffon, on Sunday, when it is do or die, please no extra long hand shakes before the game because there is really something at stake. That is not being unsportsmanlike, just serious and focused.

So let’s squint your eyes and grit your teeth because only one can go beyond Thunder-dome.

Kamal de Gregory
Soccer Luminary
www.4skills.com

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