Student group The beautiful game (football)

what football means to me?

Over the years, Football has become more than just a game to me. It is an outlet, an escape from the stress of Secondary School and college. A way to balance hours sitting in front of a Television or Computer Screen with an instinctive need for physical activity. A chance to step back from demanding courses and know that there is more to life than exercise book. Football is all of these things, but it is more. The real reason I play the game is that it transports me to “the moment.” Every Football player knows of the moment. The moment when the world stops turning on its axis and time seems to slow down. The moment when the stadium lights overhead shine brighter than ever before, illuminating every blade of grass on the field in front of you but blocking out all visible evidence of a world beyond the two goals. The moment when you could swear, if even just for a second, that time stands still. When I find myself in this moment, it grabs a hold of me and doesn't let go. Nothing else matters not school, not work, nothing. And in that instant, I am freer than I could ever be without this beautiful game. It is in those moments when I become completely enveloped in the game that I remember why I play Football. To me, Football is many things. It is my hobby, my passion, my skill, and my identity. But most of all Football helps me find “the moment,” and for that I love it.


Freestyle (allows me to express my flair and creative skills by performing various tricks and flicks with any body part that would not normally be used in a structured game