Football: Media of Communication

Suppose you are walking and suddenly a football rolls over to you, your immediate reaction would be to kick the ball to the place it came from, and if you are not busy then, you would offer yourself to a team and play with them for hours and hours even if you don't know them. This is a sort of conversation where you don't have to actually know which language the person in front of  you speaks and yet can communicate with him.


As human beings, we are bound to socialize and the media for socialization include talking, hand gestures and a rather less noticed medium is sports. These sports draw so much emotions from people specially in football, fan's emotions can be intense. Whether celebrating victories or suffering defeats, the emotional rollercoaster of football fandom creates a shared experience among them.

Football has the ability to create bonds among people across various countries. The FIFA World Cup provides such a platform for people to connect with people from other religions, other cultures, other languages by having only the "passion for football" being their common point of interest. Many cross cultural relationships are formed, many stories are shared, memories created through the means of football.


The final of FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar is the best example of  how football connects people. Lionel Messi's final triumph, lifting the world cup trophy that would make him arguably the most complete player in the history of football, his desire to win was the most, followed by majority of the world population who also want him to succeed.

The final match's first half was clearly indicating that Messi's dream was finally coming true, but starboy Killian Mbappe had other plans. He wasn't ready to give up that trophy for Messi that easily. That 2nd goal by Killian Mbappe had made almost the whole world skip a heartbeat.

At the end, the beauty of the game truly shows itself. Who is he to Messi? What is it to him whether Argentina wins and France loses? These questions don't matter in football. What only matters is the celebrations, the joy or the sorrow. That is how people connect.

Bangladesh had a emotional contribution in Argentina's world cup victory. That's why the embassy of Argentina in Bangladesh was reopened after 45 years of closure. "This is stepping stone to strengthen bilateral relations between 2 nations," says Argentine foreign minister after the declaration for opening.

In a new place, it is very hard to mix with new people, finding a shared interest to mix with them and bond. From my experience I found football as my savior in this situation. After the first exchange of words I tend to ask if he watches football and if the answer is yes, then we would go on to gossip forgetting everything else. We would discuss about the Football Transfer Market, Our favorite clubs and curse our shared hated club and would laugh at some crazy and memorable football incidents. That way we bond, become friends.

Football brings joy, sorrow and also creates division among people. Sometimes rivalries can become very intense. But that is also a part of socialization. People learn to live together with their differences. Football is a media of communication for people all over the world. You might not know his language and you might not even need to know that, cause you can talk to each other by playing football.


Md. Mahir Faisal
ID:24101109 

Comments


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Engineer's Life: Expectation vs Reality

Image
E very year, many passionate students enter the field of engineering , but some end up feeling regretful after a few months. Dealing with consistent pressure can be challenging, especially when it comes to tasks such as submitting assignments, completing lab work, and taking midterms. What is worse, students come to this field believing that they don’t need to memorize anymore. Unfortunately, the reality is they need to memorize even mathematics often.   Waking up at 6 am, and then rushing to the university is a common routine for most students. Let's not even bother talking about that unfinished task they do during class. Forgetting the syllabus of the upcoming exam is a common disease for them. Sometimes students carry coffee instead of water in their water bottles. Consequently, dark circles around the eyes have become a common identifier for students who are pursuing engineering. Expectation vs Reality in Studies: When students start their first semester in university,
Read more

Esports: Can we make it big in Bangladesh?

Image
Hamim Farhat Dipu id: 24101156 section 02 We all know how crazy popular gaming is here, in Bangladesh, right? From PUBG mobile to fps shooters like Valorant, we love competitive gaming. Specially after covid-19 pandemic, gaming in Bangladesh is more popular than ever before. But is it possible to mark our names in esports glory? PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Honestly, it’s possible! We already have what it takes to make it to global. We’ve got tons of young people with talent and skills, we already have our hands on high-speed internet (low ping), proper devices and most importantly passion. Remember those packed cyber-café? Where all played Counter - Strike. Now everyone’s got their own pc where they play Valorant and PUBG. Now, before we get ahead of ourselves let’s see the difficulties of normalizing esports in Bangladesh.     Tenz Firstly, the skill diff. We already have decent skills in gaming. But that’s not nearly enough considering the global stage. I see that we’ve all got n
Read more

The Mighty Rivers : How they shaped our society, culture and litearture

Image
Aparajita Islam Shera   ID - 24101545, Section - 02 "A river doesn't just carry water, it carries life." - A.D. Posey. Besides carrying the history of Bangladesh, the rivers highlight the livelihood of the country's people. Rivers have articulated and fragmented people's lives, politics, economy, and overall Bangladesh.  The fertile field that the mighty rivers brought, introduced a settled agriculture in Bangladesh which built up our community, societal structure, demographic patterns, etc. The economy of Bangladesh mostly depends on agriculture. Most of the people in native lands associate themselves with wet rice cultivation . Industrial development progress in Bangladesh still holds on to the primitive occupation of agriculture. Bangladeshi culture is mostly river-based. Boat race, an ethnic cultural heritage of Bangladesh, represents tradition in front of the world community. The " Bhatiali " song based on the rivers originates from Mymensingh and
Read more