{"id":2766,"date":"2016-05-16T04:28:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T22:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2016-05-16T04:28:19","modified_gmt":"2016-05-15T22:58:19","slug":"person-of-the-week-own-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=2766","title":{"rendered":"Person of the Week: Own Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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very four years, the world\u2019s finest footballers convene in a struggle for supremacy. The <\/span>World Cup<\/span><\/a> is all about who\u2019s best \u2013 the best at making passes, blocking goals, and most importantly, scoring them. Argentina fans will say that it\u2019s <\/span>Messi<\/span><\/a>, Portugal supporters will tout <\/span>Ronaldo<\/span><\/a>, and some oversmart idiot will say it\u2019s Arjen Robben, even though Netherlands aren\u2019t even playing this edition. <\/span>\n\nWhat nobody expected was that the group stages would throw up a dark horse, loyal to neither team nor nation, who would emerge as the leading goalscorer. Eclipsing the feats of living legends is impressive as hell, and warrants the honour of being named Person of the Week.<\/span>\n\nWith five goals (and no teammates) we must anoint Own Goal as the week\u2019s most entertaining personality. OG, as he likes to be known, has had the longest career of any player in this tournament, making his World Cup debut in the first-ever edition in 1930. When he scored six times in the \u201998 edition, most thought that he had peaked. But now \u2013 two whole decades later \u2013 OG is back, and is only one goal short of equalling his best-ever tally in only the first week of the tournament.<\/span>\n\nUpsets like <\/span>Croatia beating Argentina<\/span><\/a> and Mexico defeating Germany are proof that the footballing world is going through a bizarro phase. It\u2019s one of the most unpredictable World Cups in recent memory, and if you\u2019re a fan of OG like me, also one of the most exciting. OG is the hero for every <\/span>casual football fan<\/span><\/a> who doesn\u2019t know the difference between a sweeper and a full-back. We\u2019re tuning in once every four years, only so that we\u2019re not left out of the loop, expecting us to be up to date on latest transfer rumours or new prospects is just unfair.<\/span>\n\n

It\u2019s been 88 long years, and 20 World Cup campaigns of toiling in obscurity before OG could have his moment in the sun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nCheering for OG doesn\u2019t require an arcane understanding of the games myriad rules, or a <\/span>nuanced understanding<\/span><\/a> of sporting strategy. Cheering for OG is simply cheering for the ball finding the back of the net, irrespective of team loyalties. Every goal OG scores is a classic, triggering a rush of emotions that evoke a sense of tragedy, comedy, and drama at once. There is a satisfying schadenfreude to every new addition to his tally, proving to us that even professional sportsmen at the highest level are susceptible to the same stupid blunders as us. Meanwhile, OG continues his winning ways. To paraphrase Bollywood, \u201cGoal concede kar ke score karne walo ko Baazigar kehte hain.\u201d<\/span>\n\nThere\u2019s no attacking player at the World Cup right now who can hold a candle to OG\u2019s prowess. <\/span>Ronaldo<\/span><\/a>, you say? OG has no teammates, so he can\u2019t be accused of selfish play like the Portuguese captain. Perhaps you prefer Neymar, Kane, Messi, or any other grown man with a fondness for short shorts and ridiculous haircuts. Well, they might be big fish in small ponds who became prolific goalscorers in league football, but at World Cup level, none can match OG\u2019s numbers.<\/span>\n\nIt\u2019s been 88 long years, and 20 World Cup campaigns of toiling in obscurity before OG could have his moment in the sun. OG\u2019s success on football\u2019s grandest stage is a heart-warming reminder that no matter how far you go in life, one mistake could bring it all crashing down. So put on your <\/span>Brazil<\/span><\/a> jersey and start cheering for Germany, because at this party, nobody knows which way the ball will go.<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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