‘Everyday Football Fouls’ Fulfils Your Dream Of Acting Like A Hysterical Soccer Player In Real Life
The pain! Oh, the pain of it all!
The World Game produces some wonderful displays of skill, courage and passion that dwarf everyday life. These moments are what make soccer worth watching — the moments where, with tears of fake agony in their eyes, professional athletes paid millions of dollars each year decide to eke out a small advantage over their opponents by throwing themselves gracefully to the turf like dying swans.
North America’s growing interest in soccer, due in large part to US goalkeeper Tim Howard’s heroic and meme-inspiring defensive effort against Belgium, has spawned this wonderful short by Canadian production company Fourgrounds that explores the question: what if regular people reacted to soft touches and mild breezes in the same Oscar-winning manner as the average soccer player?
Next time someone brushes me in Woolies, I’m taking a dive. Get me some litigation money.