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The history of soccer is a sad voyage from beauty to duty. When the sport became an industry, the beauty that blossoms from the joy of play got torn out by its very roots.

~Eduardo Galeano

Topics: Beauty Became Blossoms Duty Got History Industry Joy Out Play Roots Sad Soccer Sport The History Of Torn Very Voyage

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The technocracy of professional sport has managed to impose a soccer of lightning speed and brute strength: a soccer that negates joy, kills fantasy and outlaws daring.

~Eduardo Galeano

Topics: Brute Daring Fantasy Impose Joy Lightning Professional Soccer Speed Sport Strength

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The manager believes soccer is a science and the field a laboratory, but the genius of Einstein and the subtlety of Freud is not enough for the owners and the fans. They want a miracle worker like Our Lady of Lourdes, with the stamina of Gandhi.

~Eduardo Galeano

Topics: Believes Einstein Enough Fans Field Freud Gandhi Genius Laboratory Lady Like Manager Miracle Our Owners Science Soccer Stamina Subtlety Want Worker

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Biography

Nationality: Uruguayan

Type: Journalist

Born: September 3rd, 1940

Died: April 13th, 2015

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