90 Minutes of War
du Nord, April 16, 2011
Contributing Editor Graham Fox80 minutes played and you’re down 1-0 at home. The Barra Brava scream along with your lungs as you throw yourself down the pitch and onto the incoming through ball.This is it. Your chance to be a hero. Your chance to win points. Your chance to prove yourself, again, in front of friends, fans, far removed teammates in France, and a city that has cheered you on through tragedy. Your chance to earn bonus money, prolong your career, provide for your girlfriend, prove your injury has not – will not – set you back.There’s the ball, there’s the box, and there’s Gonzales, dressed in Herbalife white, his arm raised against your chest.The question is, which of your skills do you use? Cross or deceive?Charlie deceived, and for that, he’s received hate from all over the internet. Some more pretentious columnist are even claiming that he now has to show us he has the good judgment to not only not get in another car crash and watch his friends die, but overcome the title of diver (as if the t